--- title: Chase Strangio Is on the 2020 TIME 100 List description: Find out why Chase Strangio is one of the 100 most influential people of 2020. canonical: https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888158/chase-strangio/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-09-22T23:44:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-05T07:45:42.513Z og:title: Chase Strangio: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 og:description: Find out why Chase Strangio is on this year’s list og:url: https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888158/chase-strangio/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb04572f30f02bbcb/698a124c22fb854697e2b6bb/time-100-Chase-Strangio.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Chase Strangio: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chase Strangio: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 twitter:description: Find out why Chase Strangio is on this year’s list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb04572f30f02bbcb/698a124c22fb854697e2b6bb/time-100-Chase-Strangio.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 22, 2020 # Chase Strangio > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: TIME100 | Chase Strangio [Watch (HLS stream): TIME100 | Chase Strangio](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/B9m94Ioc.m3u8) (2:47)  _Published 2020-09-23. ACLU Attorney Chase Strangio is on the 2020 TIME100 list_ by Laverne Cox  Naima Green for TIME I have never felt such a crystal-clear sense of purpose as I did when I took [Chase Strangio](https://www.aclu.org/news/by/chase-strangio/) as my guest to the [2019 Emmys](https://time.com/5683559/emmys-2019-recap/). Our job that night was to use the power and profile of the Emmys red carpet to let the country know about what Chase called the [most important case for LGBTQ+ civil rights](https://time.com/5694518/lgbtq-supreme-court-cases/) in his lifetime. This year, Chase, the deputy director for transgender justice at the ACLU, was part of the legal team representing [Aimee Stephens](https://time.com/5834375/aimee-stephens-trans-activist-dies/), the plaintiff in the very first case involving transgender civil rights to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. The [landmark 6-3 decision](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/gay-transgender-workers-supreme-court.html) ruled that firing someone from their job because of [their sexual orientation or gender identity is sex discrimination](https://time.com/5554531/equality-act-lgbt-rights-trump/) and a violation of the [Civil Rights Act of 1964](https://time.com/2891282/civil-rights-act-1964-50th-anniversary/). This is a monumental decision from the high court and has legal implications far beyond employment. Chase’s expertise as a trans person himself was integral in crafting the arguments that won the case, and in painting the beautiful humanity of trans people for the court. Chase’s vital legal work and his selfless activism on behalf of LGBTQ+ folks has been essential in shaping [my own activism](https://time.com/5857573/laverne-cox-disclosure-documentary/). When I haven’t had the language to explain what was at stake, the consequences and implications of discrimination, I have turned to Chase’s writings, tweets and interviews. I have had the privilege of being able to call or email him. He picks up the phone. He writes back. Chase has the fortitude to speak with clarity on the messy contradictions and limitations of our legal system, while simultaneously wielding the powers of that system to help the most vulnerable. Now he is being heralded as the lawyer behind the biggest LGBTQ+ legal victory in history. 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