What We Do

FreeState Justice provides legal services to low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Maryland residents.

We provide assistance with the following types of cases:

Name changes
Gender marker changes on birth certificates or State-issued identification
Discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing, health care, school, public accommodations, and prisons/detention centers
Family law matters, including divorce or dissolution, child custody, child support, adoption
Legal protection from harassment or harm, including intimate partner (domestic) violence,

In addition to cases that are handled by FreeState staff, many of our clients are served by members of our volunteer attorney network.

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