This gay grandpa was fined $16k for protesting trans youth suicides, and he would 'do it again'
James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.
July 11, 2025
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James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.
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The Democratic governor called the bills "mean-spirited."
Idaho's Republican attorney general said that signs telling children "Everyone is Welcome Here" are actually "political statements."
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Speaker Mike Johnson pushed through the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," that will disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ people.
The 21-year-old had alerted authorities she had planned to use the restroom as a protest against the state's anti-trans laws.
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About 15 percent of LGBTQ+ adults received SNAP benefits in the past year.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said over the weekend that the Senate package is projected to add $3.3 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade.
Republicans are stripping those who served their country of medical care.
“It’s hard to get bipartisan letters, let alone legislation, on topics involving the LGBTQ+ community,” Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said. “But this one touches a nerve."
The nonpartisan arbiter of rules compliance rejected parts of the Republican so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”
The Global Respect Act would allow sanctions against those who commit human rights violations against LGBTQ+ people.
The state's Republican Attorney General pressured the city into withdrawing an ordinance on the books since 2021 that bans conversion therapy for minors.
The New Mexico congresswoman continues to get under the Georgia Republican's skin. “Madam Chair, calm down," she said to Greene.
Mark Robinson is mad Republicans wouldn't "stand up and fight for him" after he admitted to being a "black NAZI."
Kat Cammack doesn't believe Florida's abortion ban was at fault for her near-death experience, but instead blames Democrats for "fearmongering."
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