General Information

• Know Your Rights: A Guide to Understanding Protection for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming people under the New York State Human Rights Law (by: Empire Justice Center)

• Know Your Rights: Transgender People and the Law (by: ACLU)

• Tips for Trans People interacting with Police (from the Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

• Whole Body Imaging FAQ  (by: National Center for Transgender Equality)

• Nothing but the Truth: Busting Common Myths about Transgender Rights  (by: Lambda Legal)

• Transgender Terminology & Pronouns  (by: GLAAD)

• Transgender Rights Toolkit - A Legal Guide for Trans People and Their Advocates (by: Lambda Legal)

Criminal / Police Encounters

• Know Your Rights: Tips for Trans People Dealing with Cops  (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

• "Serve! Street Safety for Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Youth"  (by: Center for Urban Pedagogy)

• "Know Your Rights for Women of Color & Trans People of Color"  (by: Incite National)

• "Transgender Know Your Rights W/ NYPD"  (by: New York Legal Aid Society)

• Know Your Rights: A Guide to Fighting Discrimination Against Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming New Yorkers (by: Empire Justice Center)

• Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice Fails Transgender People (by: Center for American Progress)

• Tips for Trans People interacting with Police (from the Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

Discrimination

• How to File a Complaint  (by: New York City Commission on Human Rights)
• Know Your Rights: A Guide to Fighting Discrimination Against Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming New Yorkers (by: Empire Justice Center)

Employment

• Sample Letter to Employer re: Transgender Discrimination & Harassment  (by: Transgender Law and Policy Institute)

• Your Rights: Gender Identity Discrimination  (by: Workplace Fairness)

Housing & Care

• Housing & Shelter Project  (by: TLDEF)

• Did you know… that it’s illegal to discriminate against transgender or gender nonconforming people in New York City? That this law applies to homeless shelters?  (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project)  Also available in Spanish

• Know Your Rights Manual for the Transgender Community: Housing Law  (by: National Lawyer's Guild)

Immigration

• Know Your Rights:  Your Immigration Rights / Trans Immigrants in New York  (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project)  Also available in Spanish

• Immigration Issues for Trans Individuals (by: Lambda Legal)

Name Change / Gender Changes

• New York City Civil Court: Name Changes  (by: New York State Unified Court System)

• Name Change Forms & Requirements  (by: New York State Unified Court System)

• Name & Gender Change Guide for Residents of New Jersey  (by: National Center for Transgender Equality)

• The Name Change Project  (by: TLDEF)

• Understanding the New Passport Gender Change Policy  (by: National Center for Transgender Equality)

• Fact Sheet: Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth in Schools (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project) 

• Know Your Rights: Transgender Youth In Foster Care  (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

• Your Healthcare Rights: Trans Youth in New York  (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project) 
  Also available in Spanish

• How to Legally Change Your Name (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project) A brief guide for trans people in New York City

• How to Legally Change Your Name in New York City (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project) A comprehensive guide for trans people in New York City

• How to Change Your ID Documents for Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, and Intersex (TGNCI) Individuals  (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

• Name and Gender Change Post Election (by: Nation Center for Lesbian Rights)

• Fast and Legal Name Changes for Persons Under 25 through PCYP (by: PCYP Urban Justice Center)

Hotlines & Online Support

• GLBT National Help Center - Free and confidential peer support and local resources

• GLBT Trans Teens Online Talk Group - A weekly online peer support group for trans teens aged 12-19

• Trans Lifeline - Telephone peer counseling service providing identity affirmation and crisis support

Incarceration

• Supporting Incarcerated Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

• Name Changes for Transgender Adults in New York State Prisons - A Do It Yourself Guide (by: Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

Schools and Education

• Know Your Rights: Schools (by: National Center for Transgender Equality)

• Know Your Rights: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students (by: ACLU)

• Know Your Rights: Transgender People and the Law (by: ACLU)

• Office of Civil Rights Discrimination Complaint Form (by: United States Department of Education)

• Separation and Stigma: Transgender Youth & School Facilities (by: Movement Advancement Project)

• Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Student Guidelines (by: NYC Department of Education)

• Guide to Updating and Amending School Records (by: Lambda Legal)

• Guide for Transgender College Students (by: Lambda Legal)