GMA's Will Ganss slams his Texas hometown for vote to revoke LGBTQ+ protections
Good Morning America's Will Ganss has a message for his hometown as it considers voiding LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination policies.
October 22, 2025
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Good Morning America's Will Ganss has a message for his hometown as it considers voiding LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination policies.
Arlington could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections next month.
"I don't understand why we celebrate what used to be a crime not long ago," Jonathan Shelley said at an Arlington City Council meeting in Texas.
Arlington, Texas, could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections.
It's not the first time a preacher from the Stedfast Baptist Church has made the news over calls of violence against LGBTQ+ people.
There were notable wins in both red and blue states, with Texas moving toward sending a lesbian to Congress and Burlington, Vt., electing a lesbian mayor.
The church has been in the news after advocating the death penalty for LGBTQ+ folks practicing the "sodomite deception."
In a recent sermon, one preacher warned gay men will often have their intestines "fall out because of their actions."
The church, which has advocated for violence against LGBTQ+ folks, can't seem to find space even in red Texas.
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