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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.
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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.
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@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.
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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! 🥹
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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.
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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
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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...
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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.
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Shannon Minter: The 100 Most Influential People of 2026
Find out why Shannon Minter is on this year’s list
https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/shannon-minter/
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19 days ago
#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. 🩵🩵🩵🩵
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Writer of Wrongs 🧙♀️📓🖊️
19 days ago
Congrats to
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
, who deserves this honor and recognition for his incredible advocacy
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PNW Lark
20 days ago
All around good person - animal rescuer and civil rights lawyer.
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Kitty
19 days ago
Congrats
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
! Learn about his not-so-secret other life as a cat and dog rescuer at
minterland.org
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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.
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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.
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Shannon Minter: The 100 Most Influential People of 2026
Find out why Shannon Minter is on this year’s list
https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/shannon-minter/?filters=Pioneers
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Ellie Margolis
20 days ago
Well, this is just the best news ever. I can't imagine a more deserving person. A fantastic lawyer and true mensch.
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Nancy SF
20 days ago
Shannon is one of my heroes. I worked with him so can attest to his brilliance, dedication - and modesty. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 well deserved!
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This sums up
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
perfectly 😂
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Martha Smith
20 days ago
Oh, my goodness, Shannon! Huge congratulations for this wonderful and well-deserved honor. I am very proud to be one of your followers.
#Minterland
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Kat Rohn
20 days ago
Congrats Shannon! 🌈
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Katharine Nyhus
20 days ago
Congratulations
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
!!
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Shannon's dogs and cats are most definitely proud! 🥰
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Brigitte Otto
20 days ago
Congratulations Shannon!
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
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Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen
20 days ago
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! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Courtney Joslin
20 days ago
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!
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Sasquaatch68
20 days ago
#Minterland
! Look, it’s our very own
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 ❤️🥰🎉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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@housegecko44
20 days ago
yeah Shannon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kathryn Lucht
20 days ago
Such an honor,
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
! Congratulations!
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Abby Louise
20 days ago
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.
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20 days ago
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
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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.
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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.
20 days ago
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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...
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Streaming Oral Arguments
https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-oral-arguments/watch/?id=15587416080392
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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."
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"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...
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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!
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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.
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Surrogacy laws are all over the map
Confusing, varied local rules can determine everything from whether agreements are legally binding to who is recognized as a parent at birth.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/29/surrogacy-state-law-different
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(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."
about 1 month ago
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Missed it? Watch
@shannonminter5.bsky.social
's segment here:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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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...
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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:
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SCOTUS Not Cool With Colorado Ban on Conversion Therapy
Podcast Episode · Strict Scrutiny · S7, E26 Bonus · 33m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scotus-not-cool-with-colorado-ban-on-conversion-therapy/id1469168641?i=1000758507619
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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. 💜🏳️⚧️💜
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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.
about 1 month ago
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Fighting for Transgender people means fighting for a better world. Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️
about 1 month ago
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(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.
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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.
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This virtual discussion is happening today! Register here:
www.nclrights.org/event/nclr-w...
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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/
about 1 month ago
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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
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons is running a conversion therapy program. We must not let it stand
Opinion: The Trump administration is imposing unnecessary cruelty on incarcerated transgender people who have nowhere to go, writes NCLR legal director Shannon Minter.
https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bop-transgender-conversion-therapy
about 2 months ago
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TODAY: We just helped California families sue Rady Children’s Health to fight back against hospitals stopping transgender youth care.
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Families File Lawsuit to Stop California’s Rady Children’s Health from Cutting off Health Care for Transgender Youth
New lawsuit follows the temporary restraining order secured by Attorney General Rob Bonta to keep care in place and protect transgender youth from discriminatory denial of medically necessary care SAN DIEGO, CA — Today, California families publicly filed a lawsuit against Rady Children’s Health...
https://www.nclrights.org/about-us/press-release/families-file-lawsuit-to-stop-californias-rady-childrens-health-from-cutting-off-health-care-for-transgender-youth/
about 2 months ago
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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.
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