Chapter 10: Surviving Trump, a guide for LGBTQ youth

Not Losing You is a two minute PSA micro-movie supporting trans youth in the wake of unrelenting anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping the U.S., and during the 2024 election season. The story: Following an argument earlier that day over what clothing a trans daughter can wear and what name she can use, a farmer-father makes a decision that will change both of their lives. Length: 2:11

Our country has made a choice about who should be president — and while this is obviously not a choice many of us would've made, and certainly not trans and LGBTQ youth — this is democracy and this is life. Now we live it. Hundreds of thousands of trans and LGBTQ youth, the families, friends and allies out there, are all asking a similar question: How do we survive? Length 11:41

The Not Losing You film project was started over a year ago because anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislations sweeping the country were causing real harm to trans and LGBTQ youth — and sometimes that harm was fatal. If Trump is elected things will get much worse. An attack ad is included and information on how to support the Not Losing You PSA film project. Length: 6:11

Trans and LGBTQ youth need our support like never before -- and especially in the aftermath of the presidential election. Learn more about the Not Losing You project, a 501c4 social welfare non-profit organization. Length 1:00

Google, the fourth largest corporation in the world, is censoring trans and LGBTQ youth content and labeling it as “shocking content.” James knows this is true ‘cause he just received a “Notice of Disapproval” from Google for his promoted trans and LGBTQ youth video on YouTube. Now that Google has been found guilty of being a monopoly, it is more important than ever to explore censorship at this media giant. Length: 7:07

Pennsylvania State Senator Ryan Aument responds to my protest against him at the PA State Capitol and I respond back to him. I make a comparison to what senator Aument and thousands of GOP leaders across the country have been doing to trans and LGBTQ youth by pouring toxic poison into our national waters. I also include clips from the Steven Soderbergh movie, "Erin Brokovich." Length: 6:34

A man with a large instrument reads comments by trans and LGBTQ teens worried about the upcoming election. These are real comments by teens and young adults we received on our video to support trans and LGBTQ+ youth during the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Teens talk about their fears surrounding the upcoming 2024 election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Length: 1:16

In this episode, James Lantz tells the audience that he has been arrested at the Pennsylvania statehouse trying to bring awareness that five Trans and Non-Binary youths have died by suicide in the last 18 months, in Lancaster, PA. Lantz asserts that State Senator Ryan Aument who serves Lancaster County is culpable in these youths’ deaths. Length: 3:01

James Lantz is invited to talk to Amber LeMay on AmberLive.tv on supporting LGBTQ teens and youth amid the wave of anti-Trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric sweeping the U.S. James talks about what inspired him to create this web series, his commercial project to support LGBTQ youth during the upcoming election, as well as his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer. Length: 27:05

Yet another tragic suicide of a Trans youth in Lancaster PA: an extraordinary young man named Ashton Clatterbuck. PA State Senator Ryan Aument, who serves Lancaster, authored legislation called worse than Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Clips from “Alien” and “Rebecca.” An open question is posed to Senator Ryan Aument. Length: 11:53

In this playful and irreverent sketch, JK Rowling herself takes center stage and apologizes to trans youth for her anti-trans statements. As she grapples with accusations of transphobia and cyber-bullying, JK proudly declares her credentials, reminding the audience that she is the mind behind Harry Potter. But things take a turn for the absurd when she is interrupted by a mysterious and seductive canine-wolf who embodies the darker impulses within us all. Length: 2:34

Fungi and the Death of Three Trans Teens. A little bit about Lancaster Pennsylvania. Local community leaders implement national strategies to subjugate local trans and LGBTQ teens. News clips. A comparison is made to the HBO series, “The Last of Us.” Length: 4:49

Why tell a story about Trans teen suicide? The filmmaker is warned away from the story and shares personal experience with depression and suicidal thoughts. Two movie comparisons: “The Hours” and “Ordinary People.” Length: 3:49

Three Trans Teens in Lancaster Pennsylvania die by suicide in a single year. A church deacon says of one of the victims: the enemy was mental illness. Anti-trans rhetoric is implicated. Trump’s statement on gender affirming care. A note on gender conformity. Length: 4:37