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GOP lawmaker said trans people "harm" children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. [View all]
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gop-lawmaker-said-trans-people-harm-children-now-hes-going-to-for-child/South Carolina state Rep. RJ May (R) — an anti-LGBTQ+ politician who has accused drag queens and transgender people of harming kids — was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to five counts of distributing child sex abuse material (CSAM).
May — who was honored by the anti-LGBTQ+ “parents’ rights” group Moms for Liberty in 2023 as its Legislator of the Year — first denied the charges after investigators found evidence that he had shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who sentenced May, said the CSAM he shared was “more severe” than any other she had ever seen before, WIS-TV reported.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gop-lawmaker-said-trans-people-harm-children-now-hes-going-to-for-child/
To the surprise of NO ONE with two brain cells to rub together.
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