{"id":354790,"date":"2022-06-13T07:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/lgbtq-law.html"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:46:58","slug":"lgbtq-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/lgbtq-law.html","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ Legal Resource Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    LGBTQ+ Legal Resource Hub<\/h1>\n

    LGBTQ+ laws are human rights for anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, nonbinary, or other gender expressions.<\/p>\n

    FindLaw has resources to help you find accurate, updated, and completely free legal answers. Our legal resource hub covers topics from changing your legal name to transgender athletes to navigating discrimination in the workplace.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    Find a Qualified Attorney Near You<\/h2>\n \n Search by legal issue and\/or location\n <\/p>\n \n Enter information in one or both fields. (Required)\n <\/p>\n
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    Start With the Right Information.<\/h2>\n

    Learn about the laws that protect LGBTQ+ people and their rights. Many areas of state and federal law are changing through advocacy — or still pose problems for the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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    \n \n Adoption and Same Sex Families\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Same Sex Adoption Cases\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n The Respect for Marriage Act\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n The Importance of Wills for Non-Traditional Families\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Important Legal Documents for LGBTQA+ Families\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n
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    \n <\/i>\n \n Transgender Legal Issues<\/span>\n <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n\n
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    \n \n Transgender People and Bathroom Access Laws\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Laws on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Laws and Policies for Transgender Athletes\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Do Insurance Compaies and Medicaid Cover Gender-Affirming Care?\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n
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    \n \n Laws That Affect LGBTQ+ Older Adults\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Access to Public Benefits and Social Security\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Aging With Dignity While Living With HIV\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n LGBTQ+ Older Adults: Living With Alzheimer’s and Dementia\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Advance Planning Tools for LGBTQ+ Older Adults\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n
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    \n \n Suing a Business for Discrimination\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Housing Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ+ Renters\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n The Equality Act\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n LGBTQ+ People in the Military\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Living With HIV: Legal Protections\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Hiring an Attorney in the LGBTQ+ Community\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Students\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n Gender Identity at Schools: Legal Issues\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n \n How to Change Your Legal Name and Gender Marker\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    Is My LGBTQ+ Concern Civil or Criminal?<\/h2>\n

    LGBTQ+ civil cases and LGBTQ+ criminal cases take place in two different courts<\/a>. Civil cases are typically between private individuals or organizations. Criminal cases are prosecuted by state officials. Learn the key differences<\/a> if you aren\u2019t sure where to start with your legal concern.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Find free legal answers at FindLaw\u2019s LGBTQ+ Legal Resource Hub. Learn about changing your legal name, discrimination, trans athletes\u2019 rights, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41135,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"app\/Http\/Controllers\/Templates\/LandingPageController.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_autodraft_ids":[],"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"_sb_is_suggestion_mode":false,"_sb_show_suggestion_boards":false,"_sb_show_comment_boards":false,"_sb_suggestion_history":"","_sb_update_block_changes":"","_is_real_time_mode":false,"_realtime_collaborators":"","footnotes":"","cf_checklist_status":["Alt Text for All Images","Category Assigned","SEO Title Length"]},"categories":[2750],"tags":[],"state_laws_tags":[],"flmsa":[],"class_list":["post-354790","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-lgbtq-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354790"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":396625,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354790\/revisions\/396625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354790"},{"taxonomy":"state_laws_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state_laws_tags?post=354790"},{"taxonomy":"flmsa","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/law-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/flmsa?post=354790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}