NCLR plaintiff Captain Gordon Herrero is being forced to appear before a panel that will kick him out of the military for being trans, ending his position as a West Point math instructor. Captain Herrero is one of the brave servicemembers challenging Trump’s trans military ban.

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has just gutted the section of the Voting Rights Act that was created to protect the equal voting power of racial minorities.

@francostevens.bsky.social – and the magazine she created in 1990 with a team of volunteers – overcame skepticism and obstacles to fulfill her dream of telling lesbian stories.

Last night during the #TIME100 gala, @shannonminter5.bsky.social met fellow honoree Hilary Knight (you know, the GOAT in women's hockey, fierce leader in the movement for equal pay, & advocate for investment in girls' programs).  This was a Lesbian Visibility Week moment we didn't know we needed! 🥹

Tonight, NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter will one of the 100 most influential people honored at tonight's #Time100 Gala. You can livestream the red carpet on TIME's YouTube channel, X page, or Instagram feed starting at 6 p.m. ET tonight.

Join NCLR tomorrow at 12 p.m. PT for a virtual panel detailing the latest developments in family law and how these challenges stack up against the historic fights led by NCLR.  This webinar qualifies for 1 hr. of Elimination of Bias MCLE credit in CA. bit.ly/LVWPanel

It's Lesbian Visibility Week! Swipe for more info on lifting up queer women & join us for our virtual briefing on the current family law landscape for LGBTQ people—the issues & challenges we’re facing now—Thurs. at 3PM ET/ 12PM PT. CA CLE credit available: www.nclrights.org/event/curren...

Thank you to @gladlaw.bsky.social Executive Director Ricardo Martinez for authoring a beautiful tribute to NCLR Legal Director @shannonminter5.bsky.social for the 2026 TIME100. time.com/collection/1...

#minterland this is a wonderful article about our dear Shannon. I can’t begin to even put into words the happiness this has brought me seeing our friend honored this way. 🩵🩵🩵🩵

Congrats to @shannonminter5.bsky.social , who deserves this honor and recognition for his incredible advocacy

All around good person - animal rescuer and civil rights lawyer.

Congrats @shannonminter5.bsky.social! Learn about his not-so-secret other life as a cat and dog rescuer at minterland.org.

On Wednesday, TIME recognized NCLR's Shannon Minter as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. @cwnewser.bsky.social of @advocate.comexplains what this recognition means in this moment for the LGBTQ community.

NCLR's Shannon Minter has been named to TIME's annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.  Swipe to see what some of @shannonminter5.bsky.social's colleagues had to say. 

Well, this is just the best news ever. I can't imagine a more deserving person. A fantastic lawyer and true mensch.

Shannon is one of my heroes. I worked with him so can attest to his brilliance, dedication - and modesty. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 well deserved!

This sums up @shannonminter5.bsky.social perfectly 😂

Oh, my goodness, Shannon! Huge congratulations for this wonderful and well-deserved honor. I am very proud to be one of your followers. #Minterland

Congrats Shannon! 🌈

Congratulations @shannonminter5.bsky.social !!

Shannon's dogs and cats are most definitely proud! 🥰

Congratulations Shannon! @shannonminter5.bsky.social

This is such a ray of sunshine in a dark time! Well deserved and creates great visibility for all of us trans folks fighting the good fight! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

So thrilled to see my former colleague Shannon Minter receive this very well deserved recognition as one of the 100 most influential people in 2025. His relentless and dedicated commitment to striving for dignity and justice for all people is deeply inspiring. Congratulations Shannon and thank you!

#Minterland! Look, it’s our very own @shannonminter5.bsky.social 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 ❤️🥰🎉🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

yeah Shannon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Such an honor, @shannonminter5.bsky.social ! Congratulations!

I don't have many heroes, but Shannon Minter is definitely one of those few. He is one of the most inspiring leaders and one of the best attorneys that I've ever known.

A huge congratulations to @nclrights.bsky.social's Legal Director Shannon Minter on being named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2026! 🎉 This recognition is so well deserved, and we're grateful for our continued partnership. https://bit.ly/4tOVhlV

We’re thrilled to announce that TIME has named NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2026.

We’re thrilled to announce that TIME has named NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2026.

TUNE IN: NCLR Attorney Rachel Berg will be arguing this morning before the 9th Circuit in our challenge to Arizona’s law requiring transgender people to have surgery to update their birth certificate (Roe v. Herrington). Listen here: www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-o...

Congratulations to NCLR + @gladlaw.bsky.social plaintiff Maj. Erica Vandal, journalist @danming.bsky.social, @evidentmedia.org, and @pbs.orgfor a News & Documentary Emmy nomination for "Fighting to Serve."

"The decision doesn't say that it is safe, ethical, appropriate, or even legal, & in fact, the decision went out of its way to say that it can be harmful & that patients could still bring malpractice claims.” - NCLR's Legal Dir. @shannonminter5.bsky.social on @npr.org's 1A the1a.org/segments/unp...

The L Word's Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey’s New York Times bestselling book, "So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All" will be getting a TV show!

Surrogacy laws in the United States vary by state-to-state, and many rules are unclear. NCLR's Ming Wong tells @axios.comwhat parents need to know for their families.

(1/3) This week, the Supreme Court's conversion therapy decision in Chiles v. Salazar focused on the construction of Colorado's statute. The Supreme Court did not endorse conversion therapy or say that it is safe or now "legal."

Missed it? Watch @shannonminter5.bsky.social's segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Trying to make sense of this week’s Supreme Court conversion therapy decision in Chiles v. Salazar? NCLR Legal Dir. @shannonminter5.bsky.social breaks it down w/ @deanobeidallah.bsky.social & explains why this might not be the last word & how we are fighting back. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued their opinion in Chiles v. Salazar. Listen to this @strictscrutiny.bsky.social episode where @shannonminter5.bsky.socialbreaks it all down:

Please listen 👇 @nclrights.bsky.social is full of brilliant, hard-working legal and policy experts. Shannon is a smart, hard-working, big-hearted legal expert. Thank you @strictscrutiny.bsky.social for this important discussion. Means so very much, especially today. 💜🏳️‍⚧️💜

Breaking: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, holding that Colorado’s law protecting youth from conversion therapy likely violates the First Amendment.

Fighting for Transgender people means fighting for a better world.  Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️

(1/2) Police testified that they can't enforce it. It's bad for business. And a Republican elected official stated that it dehumanizes transgender people. Idaho government overreach will now extend into private restrooms, the only law of its kind in the country.

The gender pay gap is widening--for the first consecutive year since the 1960s. Today, we urge employers to commit to stop this trend that turns back the clock by committing to greater pay transparency and to ending disparities, particularly the vast disparities faced by women of color.

This virtual discussion is happening today! Register here: www.nclrights.org/event/nclr-w...

This Thursday at 12 p.m. PST, join us for a discussion on the findings in the LGBTQ+ Women’s Survey, the current realities of LGBTQ women’s health & safety, & the systemic challenges impacting lesbian futures. Register here: https://www.nclrights.org/event/nclr-womens-survey-virtual-briefing/

The Trump administration is imposing new and unthinkable cruelties on incarcerated people--and we are fighting back. Read more in @theadvocatebr.bsky.social from NCLR Legal Director @shannonminter5.bsky.social.

TODAY: We just helped California families sue Rady Children’s Health to fight back against hospitals stopping transgender youth care.  

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is running a conversion therapy program. We are calling on everyone — not just those who are transgender, not just those who have loved ones in prison — to recognize what it represents and to oppose it.