For Communities
QLaw Foundation believes that our LGBTQ2S+ communities are inherently powerful and creates community-centered resources and legal education to supplement on-going community knowledge sharing. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions/suggestions about any materials or if you would like any printed copies.
VIDEOS
The Equality Act passed the US House in 2021 and now moves to the US Senate for consideration. QLaw Foundation, the GSBA, and the Washington State LGBTQ Commission joined forces to bring more clarity to what the Equality Act is, how the community can be involved in supporting it, and what impact it will have on LGBTQ Washingtonians.
Our keynote conversation from Falltacular 2020, ACLU attorney Chase Strangio and National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Imani Rupert-Gordon talk about LGBTQ+ civil rights cases and movements, and how our communities are paving a path forward with love and guidance from our elders.
Need help? Check out our Family Matters Legal Clinic
This session is a panel discussion with community leaders focused on how to invest resources, time, and energy into movement building work with community, especially Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) communities. Panelists will address how legal system partners can best work with community members in a way that centers community needs and community-oriented justice. Panelists will speak from their lived experiences about the importance of movement building, identify where system partners need to plug in, and how to work towards dismantling the status quo.
This webinar is for any LGBTQ+ worker whose job has been impacted by COVID-19 and seeks information about unemployment benefits. Join us if you work for a private business, you are an independent contractor, or you are not sure if your employment is eligible for benefits.
RESOURCES
OOPS! The links to our community resources did not make it over when we launched our shiny new website! We are working as quickly as we can to fix the situation. If you need us to send you one in the meantime, let us know!
QUEER AND TRANS ESTATE PLANNING
Documents for your Estate Plan and Healthcare Directives
- Healthcare Directive – Fillable Form, Fillable Form for Transgender People, Signing Documents, HIPAA Release
- Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)- Form, Instructions
- Mental Health Care Advance Directive- Fillable Form
- Durable Financial Power of Attorney- Fillable Form, Fillable Form for Transgender People, Signing Documents,Revocation
- Last Will and Testament – Fillable Form, Fillable Form for Transgender People, Signing Documents
- Directions for Disposition of Remains and Funeral Instructions – Executors Info, Notification List, Directions for Remains, Signing Documents
- Instructions for Completed Estate Plan
If you need individual help, contact us!
QLaw Foundation LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic: Sign up online here or contact us
QLaw Foundation Referral Network:
For us to evaluate your legal referral needs and make the best effort to find an appropriate referral for you, please complete the intake form.
Dusty Weber LaMay, J.D. from Lavender Rights Project guides you through your health care directives and all the forms you need to think about if you need to be admitted to the hospital or can’t make decisions for yourself.
You can also download the PowerPoint presentation if you don’t have time to watch the full video!
