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National Center for Womxn loving womxn Rights

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www.nclrights.org
(415) 365-1335
Executive Director: Imani Rupert-Gordon

Mission

NCLR is a national legal organization devoted to advancing the civil and human rights of dyke, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.

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A bright see for Bev and me has been working with NCLR to resolve our case against Friendship Village. We’re thrilled that Friendship Village no longer has its discriminatory policy, and that no other same-sex couples seeking to exist there will move through what we experienced.
Bev Nance and Mary Walsh

Justice, Access + Equity Fund

NCLR’s major new campaign, the Justice, Access + Equity Fund, will support the work being done at the intersection of social justice and civil rights issues, through the lens of LGBTQ rights.&n

National Center for Lesbian Rights

Target demographics: NCLR serves more than 5,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual people and their families in all fifty states each year, including LGBT seniors, immigrants, athletes, and youth. And our impact litigation serves all LGBT people in the United States.

Programs: Family Law: securing legal recognition of same-sex couples (marriage rights, civil unions, domestic partner benefits, partnership protection documents), and LGBT parents (child custody, second-parent adoption, guardianship, pre-birth decrees, visitation, alternative insemination, child support); Youth: providing legal representation, advocacy, information and back on behalf of LGBT youth who suffer discrimination or maltreatment in the mental health, infant welfare, criminal justice and teaching systems; Immigration Project: providing legal representation, support, assistance and collective education to LGBT immigrants, and advocating for equitable immigration and asylum laws and policies; Elder Law Project: providing public learning and workshops on issues of special concern to LGBT elders, including Social Security, domestic boyfriend benefits, estate planni

Areas of immigration legal assistance:Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Habeas Corpus, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, U visas, Aggression Against Women Act (VAWA) petitionsTypes of immigration legal services provided:Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Visibility at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Phobia Interviews), Representation before the Immigration CourtOther areas of legal assistance:Civil Rights, Knowledge, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Life Planning, Prisoners, Public Benefits, TaxesNon-legal services:Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Understand Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other servicesPopulations served:Detained individuals, Home Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender

How to Get Help

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Hours	Monday 9 am - 5 pm Tuesday 9 am - 5 pm Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm Thursday 9 am - 5 pm Friday 9 am - 5 pm

Who We Are

National Center for Queer woman Rights is focused on issues akin to sexual orientation or gender identity/expression (LGBT issues). National Center for Lesbian Rights has a helpline that provides legal resources and information (but not legal directions or representation) to callers on a wide range of legal issues that affect members of the LGBT community.

Who We Serve

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Is this organization approachable by wheelchair?	Yes
Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?	No

Type of Help

This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:

Brief Advice
Self-Help Materials
Other

Last Review and Update: Jan 25, 2017