Name Change/Gender Marker Change Workshop and Q&A with Charlie Arrowood, Esq.

Join the Adelphi Pride Committee, the Center for Student and Community Engagement, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Department of Social Work, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Gender & Sexuality Alliance on April 5th from 1-2:15 PM in the UC room 113/114 or on Zoom to learn about the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and to learn about the process one has to go through to legally change their name and gender marker.

Charlie Arrowood (they/them) is an attorney licensed in New York state. They primarily provide transition-related legal services to transgender clients, including name and gender marker change assistance. Charlie previously served as Name Change Project Counsel at the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), where they managed the Name Change Project’s advocacy efforts and provided technical assistance to TLDEF’s pro bono partners.

Charlie is a Commissioner on the Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts, the Chair of the LGBTQ Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association, and a board member at Gender Equality NY. Charlie is also the recipient of the LGBT Bar Association of New York’s 2021 Community Excellence Award and was named one of the National LGBT Bar Association’s 2021 Top 40 Lawyers Under 40. They are a parent of two and graduate of Tulane University (B.A. History, 2009) and New York Law School (2013).

We hope to see you there!

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