for Area Transgender Community
Free Clinic for Philadelphians Seeking a Legal Name Change Due to Gender Transition to be Held this Saturday, February 1
st
at 1pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA –
On Saturday, February 1
st
, 2020 at 1:00 pm the
LGBT Rights Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association
in partnership with the Community
College of Philadelphia will be hosting a free clinic open to the public for members of the Philadelphia-area community seeking a legal name change due to a recent gender transition.
Clients of the clinic are required to register by Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM. A link to the online registration can be found at this web address:
https://forms.gle/aaTZaPvkNBpGbNzp7
.
The clinic will be staffed by volunteer attorney members of the Philadelphia Bar Association and will offer pro bono, culturally competent legal services to those transgender, non-binary and gender nonconforming individuals seeking a legal name change.
Prior to the clinic, from 10:00 am – 12:15 pm the LGBT Rights Committee will be hosting a continuing legal education (CLE) training for members of the Philadelphia legal community, “Legal Name Change in Philadelphia: Serving Low-Income Members of the Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Nonconforming Community.”
The training will focus on equipping local attorneys on how to provide pro-bono representation to low-income Philadelphia residents seeking a legal name change relating to gender identity. The CLE training is free only to those attorneys who commit to volunteering for the free legal name change clinic and will also take place at the Community College of Philadelphia’s Center for Business & Industry. Attorneys wishing to participate in the CLE training can
register online
.
“For many members of the trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming community, a legal name change is not merely a choice, it\’s a necessity,”
said Robert Ian Evans, co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s LGBT Rights Committee.
“Presenting identification documents that do not match an individual\’s identity can lead to confusion, discrimination, harassment, and even violence. Although some individuals may have the resources necessary to proceed through the legal requirements, many members of our community often face barriers limiting access to a name change and the benefits the come with it.”
WHAT:
Free Legal Name Change Clinic for Philadelphia Area Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender Nonconforming Individuals
WHO:
Hosted by the LGBT Rights Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Community College of Philadelphia
WHEN:
Saturday, February 1
st
, 2020 from 1:00 pm until 5:00 PM
WHERE:
Community College of Philadelphia
Center for Business & Industry
1751 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130