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Welcome to the LGBT Practice Area section. All legal services programs serve diverse populations of clients, including individuals who are LGBT. LGBT people often experience poverty and face unique obstacles based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Here you will find information about a variety of topics that pertain to low income LGBT clients.

Resource Library Materials: Browse the library by category by clicking on a link in the sidebar to the left. If a listed category also has subcategories, you can find out what these are by clicking on the plus sign. Or use the search, particularly if you want information on cross-substantive issues. Please forward suggestions for content to pquirion@gbls.org

LGBT issues across the nation: If you are interested in following the status of major litigation or pending legislation, you can visit the following sites:

Latest Content

Hispanic LGBTQ Individuals Encounter Heightened Discrimination

Lindsay Mahowald, The Center for American Progress
The 2020 CAP survey shows disparities in access to services, benefits, and mental health care for Hispanic LGBTQ individuals.

Information for LGBTQ Veterans and Servicemembers

Lynn Girton, Veterans Legal Services
Many LGBTQ individuals have served in the military and have encountered discrimination based on their LGBTQ status. Indeed, in the period between the end of WWII and the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT), approximately 114,000 servicemembers were involuntarily discharged based on…

The Iowa Guide to Changing Legal Identity Documents

University of Iowa Law and Policy in Action Clinic for the University of Iowa LGBTQQ Health Clinic
A Handbook and Roadmap for Transgender Individuals Interested in Changing Their Legal Name and Gender on Government and Personal Records and Accounts. From the intro: In this day and age, every person must show some form of identification to open a bank account, apply for a credit card, borrow…

National Resource Center on LGBT Aging

LGBT Aging Center
The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is the country's first and only technical assistance resource center aimed at improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults.  Click the "go to website" link below to access resource…

Paying an Unfair Price: The Financial Penalty for Being LGBT

Movement Advancement Project
The new report "Paying an Unfair Price: The Financial Penalty for Being LGBT" in America documents how LGBT people in the United States face clear financial penalties because of three primary failures in the law:  lack fo protection from discrimination, refusal to…