Legal

Transgender Law Center:

LGBTQ+ Bar State and Local Affiliates:

Legal Service Organizations (Lookup by Address/City):

Lambda Legal’s Help Desk:

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders’s GLAD Answers:

National Center for Transgender Equality’s Know Your Rights:

  • For Survivors of Violence: https://transequality.org/know-your-rights/survivors-of-violence
  • NOTE: : also includes resources for Airport Security, Employment (Federal), Employment (General), Health Care, Housing and Homeless Shelters, Immigration Documents, Medicare, Military Records, Passports, Public Accommodations, Restroom Access for Transgender Workers, Schools, Social Security

FORGE’S Frequently Asked Questions About Sexual Harassment of Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals in the Workplace:

The Northwest Network’s LGBTQ Domestic Violence Legal Toolkit for Advocates:

RI Local Resources

Susan T Perkins – LGBTQ+ lawyer:

Susan Perkins operates in RI, MA, and Ct for LGBTQ+ matters, including divorce and family. Susan Perkins provides free consultations for LGBTQ+ individuals who experience: partnership agreements, criminal offenses, or need a power of attorney. Susan has been handling same-sex divorce matters before same-sex marriage was passed in Rhode Island.
Website: https://www.susantperkins.com/
Call: 401-324-2990

Women’s Law:

Despite the name, Women’s Law serves all genders and individuals. The goal of Women’s Law is to ensure all people in the United States know their rights surrounding domestic and sexual violence, or any other legal matters. They have paired with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to ensure they are informed and taking the right steps to help survivors. Women’s Law has an email hotline where individuals can e-mail questions about specific legal questions, and they will respond in 1-5 business days.

Some services include:

  • Information about laws and rights
  • Immigration resources
  • Information about abuse
  • Email hotline

Website: https://www.womenslaw.org/laws/ri