How to file a name and/or gender marker petition in New York courts

We are law students who help people self-file their name/gender marker change petition in New York civil court. We are not lawyers and cannot give you legal advice or legal representation.

The resources provided on this site either come directly from the New York Courts website or were created by our team. All of this information is publicly available.

Forms & Documents

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Free Name & Gender Marker Change Petition Assistance in NY. We’ve got two events next Saturday night! 🕺🏻🕺🏻
Come join ATLS for a coffee & snack break on Wednesday, December 4th at 10am as we listen to the oral argument in US v. Skrmetti. This event is for Fordham Law students as a safe space for TNBGNC students and their allies to be in community toget
You know all our disclaimers about how we aren’t lawyers and can’t offer legal representation? Well we are actually trying to become lawyers 😂 which means it’s time to STUDY! Check out our events (posted on insta) or our website (
Preliminary December Name Change Petition Assistance Schedule! Here’s where you can find us in December. We have a few more host locations/organizations that we are working with to schedule events, but those might get pushed to January. Thank
Our next info session will be on ZOOM! Saturday, November 30 at 10am. This session is both for people who are learning about the petition process AND new volunteers! Please RSVP (link in story) to receive the Zoom link 24 hours beforehand. As we exp
This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn and honor those we have lost to anti-trans violence. To our community, thank you for being here. We’re not giving up, and we hope you won’t either.