Hamilton County and Surrounding Counties Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic
Sunday, March 22nd
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223
Hosted in the Caracole Offices
Residents of Hamiltion County & surrounding counties can receive help with name changes and birth certificate corrections, if available.
Trained attorneys and notaries will be available all day to help complete forms and answer any questions.
What we’ll have:
- Trained volunteer attorneys
- Trained volunteer notaries
- Community Resources
Who is eligible:
For name change:
Residents of Hamilton County, or surrounding counties, for at least 60 days
For correction of birth certificate sex marker:
Residents of Hamilton County, or accepting surrounding counties, for at least 30 days, and born in Ohio.
(SUGGESTED)
WHAT TO BRING:
Your questions!
Government-issued photo ID
Copy of birth certificate
Financial assistance will be available for those who qualify. Applications will be taken on site.
Can't come, don't worry, sign up for our virtual monthly clinics or look through our how to guides here:
https://www.transohio.org/legalclinic
TransOhio Legal Services Update
TransOhio has run the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic for over 10 years. In that time, we have helped over four thousand trans Ohioans update their names and gender markers on identity documents.
Over the years, we have had various partnerships with other organizations to help support us in this important work. At this time, we’ve decided TransOhio's legal services will no longer be partnering with Equitas Health in any official capacity. This partnership has been extremely valuable in the past, but it is no longer in the best interest of our community (and hasn't been for some time). We will not be discussing this further at present.
We are excited to continue running our monthly virtual version of the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic and frequent in-person pop-up clinics. Our clinic will ALWAYS be free and available to all trans Ohioans, run by and for trans Ohioans.
3/4/2026
Get Free Legal Clinic Services: https://www.transohio.org/legalclinic
Kansas Trans ID Invalidation: What You Need To Know
In February 2026, Kansas state legislature passed a law that invalidates all state IDs, driver’s licenses, and birth certificates if the sex has been updated to be anything other than what was assigned at birth.
This is retroactively invalidating existing legal identification documents.
This is a hateful, intentional attack on trans people.
No law to do this has been introduced in Ohio.
If anything like this comes up in Ohio in the near or distant future, you will not be in it alone. TransOhio is making contingency plans.
We remember when we couldn’t update our IDs in Ohio and we refuse to go back.
2/26/26
There’s only ONE more day to submit your public comment on proposed federal rules that will bar parents of trans youth from receiving Medicaid and/or CHIP (Children’s Health Insuance Program) funding AND revoke hospital funding if trans patients are treated in alignment with WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) standards of care! The deadline is Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
Visit https://tinyurl.com/us26cms for more information
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"TransOhio opposes HB 693 because, aside from being blatantly transphobic, it undermines evidence-based child welfare protections and is not in the best interest of Ohio’s children, cis and trans alike."
HB693 has been introduced, it is not law, it is not currently being implemented.
What would it do IF it becomes law?
Change the Ohio Revised Code!
Redefine “affirming” as only affirming sex/gender that aligns with sex assigned at birth. “Affirming” a child would not be classified legally as abuse, unsafe, or not within the child’s best interest (regardless of actual best interest).
It would forbid state agencies from removing children from anti-LGBTQ homes or punishing anti-LGBTQ parents/foster parents. Change Child Welfare laws and state family court laws making the whole system less safe.
It would NOT directly limit care, it would effect access to care.
It would NOT take children from parents who are supportive of them
For more information: https://www.transohio.org/calls-to-action
Lucas County and Surrounding Counties
Birth Certificate & Name Change Clinic
Monday, February 23rd
12 PM to 7:30 PM
1301 Jefferson Ave, Toledo, OH 43604
Hosted in the Equality Toledo Offices Above Planned Parenthood
Residents of Lucas & surrounding counties can receive help with name changes and birth certificate corrections, if available.
Trained attorneys and notaries will be available all day to help complete forms and answer any questions. Snacks will be available and the food pantry will also be open.
What we’ll have:
- Trained volunteer attorneys
- Trained volunteer notaries
- Free lunch and snacks
- Food pantry will be open
- Community Resources
Who is eligible:
For name change:
- Residents of Lucas County, or surrounding counties, for at least 60 days
For correction of birth certificate sex marker:
- Residents of Lucas County, or accepting surrounding counties, for at least 30 days, and born in Ohio.
(SUGGESTED)
WHAT TO BRING:
- Your questions!
- Government-issued photo ID
- Copy of birth certificate
Financial assistance will be available for those who qualify. Applications will be taken on site.
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FILING:
- $100 - name change (Lucas)
- $85 - birth certificate correction (Lucas)
- $70-95 - name change (Wood)
Update on Cincy Children's:
There has not been a raid of patients' medical records.
This has been confirmed by people who we trust.
Pressure from the Federal government is immense, and we do not know for certain what will happen with the patients grandfathered in from HB68 in the near future at Cincy Children's. Some hospitals around the country have already closed their youth gender clinics from this pressure, even though the laws have not changed.
All families should talk with their doctors. And if additional resources are needed, please reach out to us directly.
As always, we continue to urge families to come to us or other community partners for verification of rumors rather than going to the press first.
For more information and details on how you can submit comments before the 2/17/26 deadline on the heinous proposed Medicaid and Medicare Rules:
https://www.transohio.org/calls-to-action
Emergency Fund Update:
As we pass having had the fund for two years we want to check in with the community about how the fund is serving them, and find ways to both improve and keep what is working.
We have shared over $160K of community donated funds with over 4k trans community members. These funds are helping people with healthcare, housing, food, transportation and getting out of emergency situations.
Some people don't need funds, they just need help navigating other resources. Average funds shared are $200, some people get less, some get up to $500 depending on the urgency of their situation.
Since this is a community fund, we want the community's input on what to do next. The quantity of people applying and the urgency of those requests is increasing. Many of our volunteers are themselves trans people who have needed emergency assistance at some point. We rely on fundraisers and all community donations to keep the fund open, it is 100% community funded. If you're interested in hosting a fundraiser please feel free to email transohio@transohio.org and/or tag us.
Please fill this out before 2/14/26 to share your input on what we should do next to meet this moment and the next.
This questionnaire is for all trans community members in Ohio both those who have participated in the emergency fund and not.
https://qr.codes/7tX2qk
(Form hosted in Cryptpad)
Important Medicaid Update
- We have been getting increasing reports of Medicaid denials for gender affirming surgeries. These are coming primarily from those with CareSource.
- We are still gathering information and figuring out how best to support folks with Medicaid.
What we know:
- CareSource has officially changed their policy about gender affirming healthcare coverage, other plans have not.
- Appeal your denials! They are not final, and appeals can work.
- Work with the clinic coordinators, your doctors & finance councilors at hospitals for plans
If you have information on denials to share as we continue to gather information, please email us at transohio@transohio.org
Join tgmione at
the Transgender Michigan Job Fair on Thursday, Febuary 26 from 1-4pm at Affirmations LGBT Community Center in Ferndale, Michigan.
After discussing the possibility of the court being closed on 1/26 with court personnel we have made the decision to move the clinic to Monday February 2nd. We are sorry for any inconvenience, but ultimately decided it was better to reschedule with notice than potentially having to do so last minute. We hope to still see you all, just a week later.
Let’s finish #NoNameCallingWeek strong by choosing empathy, respect, and positive words—today and every day!
Stand up for others, be a good friend, and remember that kindness is always the right choice! Every person should feel free to be themselves!
#NoNameCallingWeek
The Dept. of Health and Human Services proposed two anti-trans rules.
The rules would:
1️⃣ Prohibit federal Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for youth
2️⃣ End Medicaid/Medicare funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minor patients.
This is yet another attempt from the Federal government to intervene in the private medical decisions of trans youth and their families.
READ THE REDACTED TRANSCRIPT WITH ALL LIES AND MISINFORMATION REMOVED:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RsS5zk-t6xE0joYZSjQd2yERBbglgSNB/view?usp=sharing
TAKE ACTION: The public comment period for both rules are OPEN.
You can make your voice heard if you have capacity. Urge HHS to drop the rules at the links below:
Information to help with your comments: https://transequality.org/news/act-now-protect-our-healthcare
Comment through HRC’s Portal: https://act.hrc.org/page/183931/-/1
Comment Directly: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23465/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-hospital-condition-of-participation-prohibiting-sex-rejecting
Health Secretary RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz unveil new restrictions on gender-affirming transitional care for minors receiving Medicare or Medicaid.
Read the transcript HERE: all lies have been redacted
Nonredacted transcript and video from 1/5/26: https://www.rev.com/transcripts/restrictions-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors
Further updates and actions will be posted here:
https://www.transohio.org/calls-to-action
Be mindful of your words and speak with kindness and respect. Small changes make a big difference, and our differences are what make us special!
#NoNameCallingWeek
Words are powerful—use yours to encourage, include, and support others!
#NoNameCallingWeek
