October is LGBTQ History Month. To the trailblazers who came before us: we see you, we thank you. To the next generation shaping the future: we are with you. While the fight for equality continues, it is fortified by our enduring spirit and unyielding joy.

🚨TODAY! There’s still time to join UCLA’s Williams Institute & the Dukeminier Awards Journal for a panel on the best LGBTQ legal scholarship of the year. Winners present on topics from abortion/trans care bans to erasing nonbinary data. 📅 Sept 17 | 3 PM EST RSVP: bit.ly/Dukeminier2025

🚨TOMORROW! Join Williams Institute and the Dukeminier Awards Journal for a panel on the best LGBTQ legal scholarship of the year. Winners present on topics from abortion/trans care bans to erasing nonbinary data. 📅 Sept 17 | 12 PM PT RSVP: bit.ly/Dukeminier2025 Approved for 1 hr CA MCLE credit.

The 2025 Dukeminier Awards winners present their groundbreaking work on LGBTQ law. Articles explore trans rights, gender-affirming care bans, and challenging the gender binary. Sept 17 @ 12pm PT. RSVP: bit.ly/Dukeminier2025 (1hr CA MCLE)

Our book club returns TONIGHT with a twist! Instead of one book, we’re doing a show & tell. Share whatever’s moved you recently. See you at 7:30pm ET! 🔗 meet.google.com/wtm-wgth-iyp

📚 The first NTBA book club of the season is just 5 days away! We’re kicking things off with a fun, low-pressure “Show & Tell” night. Come share whatever has been sparking joy to you lately. 🗓️ Monday, September 8th ⏰ 7:30 PM ET 🔗 Join via Google Meet: meet.google.com/wtm-wgth-iyp

Join NTBA for our 4th annual rebuke to the Court's war on trans rights. Deadline to apply is near! Contact Kristen Browde: [email protected] Why join? NTBA's Jessie McGrath: "A highlight of my 40-yr career." bit.ly/4IwSfOE

Hiring: Law Clerk for NY Court of Claims Judge Seth M. Marnin. Duties: Legal research, drafting orders/opinions, proofreading, cite checks, court assistance, case mgmt. ADR possible for mediators. Apply: bit.ly/3HDAcbR More opportunities: www.transbar.org/job-opportunities

NTBA's book club is back - and this time, it's show and tell style! Instead of focusing on one book, we'll open the floor to share whatever has been speaking to you lately: songs, books, podcasts, poetry, art... you name it! No prep required. Join us: meet.google.com/wtm-wgth-iyp

📣IT’S HERE! Tonight’s the night to recharge, reconnect, and celebrate with your NTBA community! We’ve got Henrietta Hudson , ALL TO OURSELVES, from 6-8 PM EST. There’s still time to buy tickets→ bit.ly/4m4wqXB ✅ $30 = 3 drinks + bites

Just 2 DAYS until we take over Henrietta Hudson! RSVP NOW for NTBA’s exclusive Social in NYC! Recharge & reconnect with us this Monday, July 28th (6-8 PM EST) at the iconic Henrietta Hudson. $30 ticket = 3 drinks + food 📍 438 Hudson St, New York 🔗 bit.ly/4m4wqXB

RSVP NOW for NTBA’s EXCLUSIVE Social at NYC’s iconic Henrietta Hudson! 🗓️ July 28, 2025 | 6-8PM EST 📍 438 Hudson St, NY 🎟️ $30 = 3 drinks + food 🔗 bit.ly/4m4wqXB ✨ Private venue • Recharge with community Can’t attend? Use RSVP link: Select "0 tickets" to donate & support our mission!

Connect with hundreds of LGBTQ+ parents, kids, extended family, and allies at this celebration hosted by Family Equality and COLAGE. DATES: July 26 - August 2, 2025 LOCATION: Provincetown, Massachusetts (the unceded Native homelands of the Wampanoag Nation) 🔗https://www.ptownfamilyweek.com/

Support Queer & Trans Incarcerated Folks with Black and Pink Volunteer or become a penpal: 📬 Process mail (open, read & upload letters) 📝 Send advocacy letters to support members' needs 🗂️ Update addresses for 20k+ members Make a difference: form.jotform.com/242826333513...

Current NTBA co-chair, D Dangaran, spoke with the State Court Report of the Brennan Center for Justice about Skrmetti, emphasizing paths forward. Read here: bit.ly/40byZ1A Sign up for the State Court Report newsletter: go.statecourtreport.org/subscribe

🚨 RECORDING LIVE: NTBA's Skrmetti Debriefing Feat. Alexander Chen: 🔹 Decodes ruling's dangers 🔹 Explains trans youth impacts 🔹 Answers advocates' Qs WATCH: youtu.be/9QlL9xPD43Y Huge thanks to Alex Chen & all who joined! Stay connected for critical conversations: www.transbar.org

As we honor the legacy of the past and celebrate the resilience of the present, Juneteenth reminds us that liberation is a flame we must keep lighting. Happy Juneteenth!

🚨UPDATED LINK The decision in United States v. Skrmetti is out. Join NTBA, TONIGHT at 9:00 PM ET, for a virtual rapid response briefing with Alexander Chen, Founding Director of the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic at Harvard Law School. Join us at 9:00 PM ET 🔗https://bit.ly/4jXfZuK

Join @pointofpride.org #SummerOfTransJoy! Celebrate Pride by supporting life-saving gender-affirming care for trans folks. DONATE→ Help raise $10k (secure.givelively.org/donate/point...) SHOP → Merch by @adamdblake.bsky.social (www.bonfire.com/store/point-...) FREE→ Coloring sheets & more!

Join the Justice Union! Harvard Law's Systemic Justice Initiative launched this rapid-response group of law students/lawyers to resist authoritarianism. Volunteer your legal skills OR request policy/law support if you're an organizer/lawyer. Details: systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

Join the Justice Union! Harvard Law's Systemic Justice Initiative launched this rapid-response group of law students/lawyers to resist authoritarianism. Volunteer your legal skills OR request policy/law support if you're an organizer/lawyer. Details: systemicjustice.org/2025/02/the-...

Seeking Raffle Donations for TGNCNBI Commissary Fundraiser! The Trans Prisoners’ Rights Coalition is holding a fundraiser on June 12 at Starr Bar in Brooklyn. The coalition is seeking a few more raffle donations! To donate please fill out this form (docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...)

Join NTBA + Alexander Chen, Harvard LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic Founding Director, for a Skrmetti decision debrief, the evening after the ruling drops. 🔴 Q&A on impacts for our community. 📅 Watch inboxes for more JOIN: bit.ly/45EyFMe

Care IS our legacy. Join Transgender Law Center & @lambdalegal.org TONIGHT as we prepare for the Skrmetti decision threatening trans healthcare access. 🗓️ Tues June 3 • 4pm PT/7pm ET* 🔴 LIVE: [https://m.youtube.com/@TransLawCenter] Learn what’s at stake & how to mobilize.

Happy Pride Month 2025!

Know Your Rights Guide for Pride Protest Month! Pride is a protest. We are proud to share this resource that summarizes tips and guidance for people how to stay safe and protect our people during public action and demonstrations. Check it out: bit.ly/4mFJhk4

Join NTBA at the 2025 SCOTUS Group Admissions Ceremony! Get sworn into the Supreme Court Bar on Dec 2, 2025 in DC. Together, we’re not just asking for a seat at the table. We’re claiming our rightful place in the highest court in the land. Stand Tall. Be Seen. Make History. 🔗 bit.ly/3FEDxX0

🎶National Trans Joy & Resistance Association Playlist The NTBA has put together a collaborative playlist for you to rage, cry, find solace, and embolden yourself to keep going through the fights to come this Summer and beyond. Listen now: open.spotify.com/playlist/5oR...

🚨Protect Grammy’s Place Grammy’s Place, which offers housing for black trans women & founded by trans activist Tamika Spellman, is seeking financial support. They have recently had to adjust their living situation due to zoning & inspection issues & are looking for one time support: bit.ly/43s1LMf

Highlighting the ACLU Fighting to Defend the Rights of All People Even in challenging times, the ACLU is standing strong against unjust policies, proving that resistance is possible. Learn more & support the ACLU: bit.ly/4drKEyF

The NTBA Book Club’s next meeting will be on 4/28. We'll be discussing The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice is Justice for All by Shon Faye and sharing art, music, poetry, or other creative works by trans artists. The meeting link remains the same: meet.google.com/was-wanv-zme.

Grammy’s Place - a trans led home and mentoring program for black trans and non-binary folks (link under this text to grammysplaces.net) - seeks your help in maintaining its programming. To learn more visit: (www.patreon.com/posts/trans-...).

GLSEN: Day of NO Silence From the ’90s Day Of Silence: a protest against LGBTQ+ erasure to 2025’s Day Of NO Silence: a protest in opposition to the erasure of LGBTQ+ people, especially trans/nonbinary people, from public life. Silence is no longer an option! Visit @glsen.bsky.social to learn more.

LAW STUDENT NTBA MEMBERS: Fordham Law School’s Advocates for Trans* Law Students (ATLS) chapter and NTBA prepared this survey in connection with a joint ATLS and NTBA. Please take a few minutes to fill out the completely anonymous survey before April 15th.

Today, we honor the courage, resilience, and vibrancy of transgender individuals around the world. To our trans siblings: You are seen. You are celebrated. You are enough, exactly as you are. Today and every day, we stand with you in the fight for equity, respect, and joy. 🏳️‍⚧️

International Transgender Day of Visibility 2025: Join NTBA + Allies for Action, Celebration & Joy 1️⃣ Name Change Day with The Failla Commission 
Link: bit.ly/4c7NOHh 2️⃣ TDOV Rally Link: bit.ly/3FWk6J1 3️⃣NTBA’s TDOV Gathering Link: bit.ly/4iX56ZB

🚨 Join NTBA 3/28 @ 12pm ET! ACLU’s Harper Seldin will break down Trump’s executive orders and the response from the trans rights movement. Register below to join the conversation. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣Advocacy for Trans People During and After Incarceration: March 28-29th, 2025 You’re invited you to a workshop on Advocacy for Trans People During and After Incarceration, which will occur March 28-29, 2025 in San Francisco and online. Register at: www.jotform.com/250005908020...

We’re pleased to share more about Maxime Matthew, one of the valued member of our board of directors. Maxime (they/he) brings a wealth of experience and expertise and we’re excited to have their insights and leadership guiding us forward. Learn more: www.transbar.org/board

NTBA co-chair D Dangaran is convening an informal gathering on the Trans Day of Visibility at the National Mall in Washington, DC. 🗓️March 31st ⏰5:45pm gathering time Around 7pm we will either disperse or head to another location for a meal if there is interest. Visit: bit.ly/4iX56ZB

Given light of the overwhelming and ever-changing legal landscape, the NTBA wanted to share a public resource that tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions. This tracker is ran by Just Security. To learn more visit: www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

Join NTBA on March 28, 2025, for a town hall featuring guest speaker, Harper Seldin of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project and others (tbd), at 12pm EST. We will go over the Trump executive orders and the response from the trans rights movement. Join us: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🏛️We’re making history and bringing more Trans Lawyers to the Supreme Court! Mark your calendars: The NTBA’s 2025 U.S. Supreme Court Group Admission Ceremony is officially set for Tuesday, December 2, 2025! Stay tuned for more details!

Victory Empowerment Fellowship The Victory Empowerment Fellowship is a six-month fellowship for LGBTQ+ leaders of color and/or transgender leaders who seek to expand their campaign skills and policy-making power. To learn more: victoryinstitute.org/programs/vic...

📚✨ NTBA Book Club Meeting Tonight! ✨📚 Join us TONIGHT at 7 PM for our virtual book club discussion of 'The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice is Justice for All, by Shon Faye via Google Meets! See you there! 🔗 meet.google.com/was-wanv-zme

“They will never, no matter what happens, take trans joy away.” Our resilience is in our joy. No politician can take that from us.

Trans people have power in our resilience and joy. We're not going anywhere.

🌟 Calling All Attorneys and Law Students! 🌟 NTBA is looking for passionate individuals to join our Mentoring Program for trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) law students and new attorneys. Prospective mentors and mentees should fill out the brief application at www.transbar.org/mentoring/

📚 Save the Date! Our next book club meeting is now on Feb 10 at 7 PM EST (was Jan 27) via Google Meets. We’re discussing The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye & sharing creative works by trans artists. 🔗 meet.google.com/was-wanv-zme Can’t wait to see you there! 🌟

🏳️‍⚧️Trans Joy✨ Highlights from NTBA’s Winter Social & Historic SCOTUS Admissions Ceremony! Relive the pride & progress of our community. Special thanks to Jessie McGrath for capturing these moments. View more: bit.ly/4hhX4u9