California Rural Legal Assistance
LGBTQ+ Program at CRLA seeks to improve the quality of life and access to justice for LGBTQ+ people living in rural California. The LGBTQ+ Program combines free direct legal services with community outreach and education, community leadership development, technical assistance, and collaborations with other CRLA staff and legal services providers to provide trauma-informed, culturally sensitive services to address the complex legal needs of LGBTQ+ communities across rural California.
Staff are bilingual.
LGBTQ+ Program Practice Areas
- Name and Gender Marker Corrections
- Immigration
- Education
- Employment
- Housing
- Healthcare
- Public Benefits
Web: https://crla.org/programs/lgbtq
Watsonville location:
21 Carr St.
Watsonville, Ca 95076
Tel: (831) 724-2253
Salinas Location:
3 Williams Road,
Salinas, CA 93905
Tel: 831-757-5221
San Francisco Human Rights Commission (HRC)
If you feel you have been discriminated against on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, or HIV/AIDS status, HRC could help you. After you file a complaint HRC will help investigate and mediate the situation to assure that your rights are not denied.
25 Van Ness Ave., Rm. 800
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-252-2500
TTY/TDD: 800-735-2922
Fax: 415-431-5764
Email: hrc.info@sfgov.org
Web: www.sf-hrc.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
The nation’s legal center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education. In addition, NCLR provides representation and resources to gay men, bisexual, and transgender individuals on key issues that also significantly advance lesbian rights.
870 Market St., Ste. 370
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-392-6257
Fax: 415-392-8442
Email: info@nclrights.org
Web: www.nclrights.org
National Center for Transgender Equality
The National Center for Transgender Equality is a national social justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people. By empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence policymakers and others, NCTE facilitates a strong and clear voice for transgender equality in our nation’s capital and around the country.
1325 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Web: transequality.org
Tel: 202-903-0112
Transgender Law Center
The Transgender Law Center (TLC) is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities. Every day we connect transgender people and their families to technically sound and culturally competent legal services, increase acceptance and enforcement of laws and policies that support California’s transgender communities, and work to change laws and systems that fail to incorporate the needs and experiences of transgender people.
870 Market St., Rm 822
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-865-0176
Fax: 877-847-1278
Email: info@transgenderlawcenter.org
Web: www.transgenderlawcenter.org
