Whitman Walker Health Helping Trans D.C. Residents Get the Right IDs

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Whitman Walker Health Helping Trans D.C. Residents Get the Right IDs


Posted by Shani Hilton on Jun. 5, 2012 at 3:07 pm


http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/06/05/whitman-walker-health-helping-trans-d-c-residents-get-the-right-ids/

http://www.translawdc.org/#!clinic



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MetroWeekly notes that the Whitman-Walker health center—a health care clinic with a focus on HIV and LGBT patients—will be hosting a bimonthly legal clinic to assist transgender residents with the legal side of transitioning;

The ''Name and Gender Clinic'' will be held every other month – following initial June and July – and will allow clients of WWH to meet one-on-one with trained attorneys from Trans Legal Advocates of Washington, who will provide counseling and assistance with processes for changing one's name and gender in public records and other official documents, such as driver's licenses, passports and birth certificates.

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Whitman-Walker Launches Transgender Legal Clinic


Free clinic will help clients with name and gender changes for official documents


By John Riley | Published on May 31, 2012, 3:34pm | Comments


http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=7429


Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center specializing in HIV/AIDS and LGBT health care, announced today that it will provide a free, ongoing legal clinic for transgender clients beginning in June.

The ''Name and Gender Clinic'' will be held every other month – following initial June and July – and will allow clients of WWH to meet one-on-one with trained attorneys from Trans Legal Advocates of Washington, who will provide counseling and assistance with processes for changing one's name and gender in public records and other official documents, such as driver's licenses, passports and birth certificates.

''Having identity documents, Social Security and other legal records that accurately reflect one's name and gender is so vital for any transgender person to live, work and thrive in our community,'' said Don Blanchon, Whitman-Walker's executive director, in a release announcing the clinc. ''The processes and procedures to make changes to these documents can be burdensome and confusing. As part of our ongoing commitment to care for the transgender community, we are proud to offer this service that will make a difference in people's lives.''