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Council reviews request to study fund for covering legal name and ID change costs for transgender residents
Summary
A communication from Councilor Burnley flagged the financial burden of identity-document changes for transgender and nonbinary residents and asked the city solicitor to examine a possible assistance fund; an online deputy director from the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition urged action.
Councilor J.T. Burnley on Tuesday presented a communication asking the city solicitor to examine whether the city could create a fund to help Somerville residents cover the cost of legal name changes and identity-document updates.
Burnley said costs can include court filing fees, real ID updates and passport amendments. "These are costs that ultimately stack up and become…
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