Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities—especially communities of color, transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, immigrants, and youth—are disproportionately living in poverty and being targeted for violence. Additionally, institutional homophobia and transphobia create barriers to housing, health care, public benefits, employment, and financial stability.
LGBTQ+ clients worked with NYLAG on legal issues ranging from name changes to estate planning last year
NYLAG’s lawyers have strong partnerships with the LGBTQ and social services communities, and can
help in the following ways:
With the Equal Protection of Law Amendment on New Yorkers’ ballots in November, Heather Betz, Director of NYLAG’s LGBTQ+ Law Unit, provided context for the amendment to CityLimits as it pertains to the LGBTQ community.
NYLAG is proud to highlight the socially conscious law firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for their continuous support of NYLAG’s LGBTQ+ Law Project. With support from Orrick and their commitment to racial, economic, and social justice, we were able to provide 534 New Yorkers with free civil legal services on 715 cases in the last year.
Christian Ferreira, an actor, activist, and social media influencer is featured in this article from Smash after being selected to share his story at NYLAG’s 2023 annual gala.
