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It is a brutal reality that trans women of color face at disproportionate rates, often without justice, recognition, or societal outrage. #tdor #blacktranslivematter
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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This Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember and honor our trans siblings who’ve lost their lives to anti-trans violence.
Let’s recommit to fighting systemic oppression, while we also recommit to cultivating our resilience.
#RestInPride #trans #TDOR #TransDayOfRemembrance
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Trans Day of Remembrance is today.

The link below gives details of just some of the #trans, #nonbinary and gender nonconforming people we have lost in the past year.

#SayTheirNames #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025

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Remembering Our Dead - Reports - TDoR 2025
1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Say their names. 🕊️🏳️‍⚧️🕯️

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance – a day to honor and remember the trans lives lost too soon from violence and discrimination. This graphic includes the 326 names of our siblings lost around the world this past year.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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We are applauding the ten religious traditions who collectively announced support for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people this week!
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Master Sergeant Logan Ireland & @shannonminter5.bsky.social spoke with @nbcnews.com about a new lawsuit we filed with @gladlaw.bsky.social against the Trump administration for rescinding the retirement benefits of 17 transgender servicemembers for being transgender.
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Transgender members of the Air Force sue government over losing retirement pay
YouTube video by NBC News
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November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Trans people have always been on the frontlines of movements that have worked toward equal rights for all of us. Now, we must show up for our trans siblings. 

#TransAwarenessWeek
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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In honor of Transgender Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance, Heightened Scrutiny will be available to stream from 11/13 - 11/20/25. gathr.com/vod/9320a621...
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Today, we honor all who have served – including transgender servicemembers who remain committed even as they face being pushed out of the military. To learn more and to share other stories of courage, service, and sacrifice, visit CourageToServe.org. @nclrights.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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From November 13-19 we recognize Transgender Awareness Week - a time to especially focus on understanding trans people and the issues that this community faces. On November 20 we mourn our trans siblings lost due to violence and discrimination.
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Today SCOTUS did the right thing by denying review of a case that sought to challenge the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. It’s a major relief for so many in the LGBTQ+ community, who have seen relentless attacks on their dignity and equality in recent years.
Supreme Court Denies Review of Case Challenging the Freedom to Marry. Photos of same sex couples and their families. Marriage Equality has positively impacted countless families, businesses, and society at large - and there is no reason to disrupt that. WhyMarriageMatters.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Some books to add to your list this Native American Heritage Month!
There’s a Book for That: Native American Heritage Month
There’s a Book for That: Native American Heritage Month #TeamPRH
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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#minterland Sad but great information here and a good way to keep updated with the wonderful work Shannon and NCLR are doing each and everyday. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.

www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
A women's soccer star is the target of an anti-trans activist - Outsports
Barbra Banda's peers in the NWSL stood up for her when the head of an anti-trans fashion brand tried to demean her.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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"Today's decision permitting the Trump administration to deny transgender people accurate passports is not the final word on this issue. This is a preliminary ruling. We will continue to fight for safety and equality for our community." - @shannonminter5.bsky.social
NCLR STATEMENT Screenshots of an NBC News article titled: Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender people" by Lawrence Hurley “Today's decision permitting the Trump administration to deny transgender people accurate passports is not the final word on this issue. This is a preliminary ruling. We will continue to fight for safety and equality for our community." - Shannon Minter, NCLR Legal Director. A picture of shannon is next to his name
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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On Tuesday voters made clear that LGBTQ people should be supported, reproductive justice should be defended, and that women should lead! ✊
2025 election recap: women, lgbtq rights, and abortion access were front and center. Photos of recently elected Mary Sheffield, Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill at the bottom of the page
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Go vote - it's Election Day!

Voting in state and local elections has a huge impact on LGBTQ rights nationwide, as most of the discriminatory bills we challenge originate in state legislatures.
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The imminent future of SNAP - the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - remains uncertain, but you can CERTAINLY always take action to address food insecurity:
🍓: Contact your member of congress!
🥬: Pressure USDA on social media
🥘: Join anti-hunger efforts!
TAKE ACTION Cutting SNAP will cause millions people - children, families, the elderly, low income folks, and LGBTQ people - to be food insecure. urge your member of congress to take action! congress.gov/contact-us USDA has the authority to make sure all SNAP benefits go out on time — there’s no reason for people to go hungry. Pressure USDA on socials and tag: @SecRollins @USDAgov JOIN ANTI-HUNGER EFFORTS: - Support food banks - Be an advocate for local and state funding of food assistance - Check in on neighbors - Host a food drive in your community or workplace - volunteer at a soup kitchen
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Did you know this about SNAP ( the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)?
SNAP helps approximately 42 million people put food on their tables. Based on a program created during the Great Depression as a way to solve the twin problems of agricultural over-production & widespread hunger & malnutrition, the Food Stamp program, which eventually became SNAP, was a federally funded initiative that allowed people to use their benefits to purchase food from local groceries, which had the additional benefit of strengthening local economies in poor & working class communities. SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP has improved nutrition and health outcomes for people who utilize these benefits exponentially. It is a vital lifeline helping individuals and families to escape poverty. The people who count on SNAP benefits - the working class, the elderly and people with disabilities, almost two thirds of whom are families with children - will go hungry without these benefits.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Protest tomorrow at Fenway Health at noon over abandoning trans youth. If you're in Boston, come out and support.
A colorful flyer with a textured background promoting an event titled “Paint and Protest for Trans Care.” The text reads: “Saturday, 11/1, @12pm - 1340 Boylston St. - @ProtectTransFutures.” It invites people to join for an afternoon of sign making, chalk art, and hot chocolate to show support for gender-affirming care at Fenway Health. It states the protest welcomes community members of all ages and encourages bringing friends, kids, and neighbors. It also mentions that those unable to attend can donate art supplies by contacting @ProtectTransFutures on Instagram. At the bottom, bold text reads: “OUR GOAL: Bring the Boston community together to show Fenway Health that we won’t turn our backs on trans youth. Healthcare is a human right.” Logos for ACT UP Boston and Protect Trans Futures (PTF) appear at the bottom.
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Intersex justice = accountability & reparations for decades of medical harm.

#IntersexAwarenessWeek #WhyWeShowUp
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Everyone deserves to eat! 

Find out how to give and get help as November 1st looms closer. ➡️
Everyone deserves to eat! Access to food shouldn’t be political A bowl of soup is below the words. NCLR: National Center for LGBTQ Rights logo sits at the bottom center.
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Intersex rights = bodily autonomy for everyone. 💛💜 We all deserve the right to make informed choices about our own bodies. That’s why we show up.  #IntersexAwarenessWeek
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Get plugged in and organized this weekend!
Ways to protect your community from ICE: Distribute “Know Your Right” cards Organize to deliver food to people afraid to leave their houses because of ICE Join your local ICE watch patrol or organize one if one doesn’t exist in your area. Make & share art in person & on socials Learn how to identify ICE vehicles and save the rapid response number to your phone. Attend trainings, meetings, and rallies. Follow organizations and collaboratives on social media who are doing on-the-ground work. In NCLR colors, the two sentences "Immigrant rights are LGBTQ rights!" and "LGBTQ rights are immigrant rights!" alternate all the way down the page.
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM