Clint McCance, the school board member from Midland, Ark., who recently encouraged gays to kill themselves on his Facebook page, said Thursday night on CNN that he plans to resign his seat:
“I’m sorry I’ve hurt people with my comments,” McCance told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “I’m sorry I made those ignorant comments and hurt people on a broad spectrum. …
“I would never support suicide for any kids,” McCance said. “I don’t support bullying of any kids.”
“The words I used were unfortunate … but they can’t be taken back,” he said. “All I can do now is extend my apologies for my poor speech.”
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Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement:
“Clint McCance’s decision to resign from the school board is a step forward for the community he represents. We are hopeful the wounds that were inflicted will soon be healed. What remains troubling is that Mr. McCance focused his regret on particular word choices not the animus behind those words. We hope he will take this time to reflect not only on the language he used but on what he can do to make the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people better.”
The only thing he’s sorry for is the bad publicity. He wanted to be the next Moosehunter.
Well let me say it then… Homosexuality is a dangerous and unnatural practice. It is one of the leading causes for the spread of AIDS and other STDs and homosexuals are amongst the highest in suicide and depression. A person is not born to engage in homosexual relations any more than a person is born to engage in theft, murder, or even which type of music they listen to. “https://queersbychoice.com” is a good reference. Please take considerable care in your decision to follow the homosexual lifestyle, the choices you make define you and who you are, nothing else. btw, I’m not resigning my job, so stuff it.
Steve S, fuck off and die a slow, painful, lonely death in a hole.
The ONLY reason you are saying you are sorry is that you got caught.PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
Steve S:
Homosexuality is not “a leading cause for the spread of AIDS” any more than heterosexuality is a leading cause for the spreading of ignorance. AIDS, unlike you, doesn’t discriminate.
Also, I think I’d rather get my info from the CDC rather than a site called “queersbychoice.” https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/transmission.htm
As for McCance, HOW DID THIS GUY GET ELECTED TO A SCHOOL BOARD? I’m dying to see what his campaign lit looked like. He must’ve had the best editor on the planet because I can’t imagine anyone voting for a guy who is that guilty of slaughtering the King’s English. I envision: “Vote for me becosed I will have the kids doing good work for thereselves and queer kids can kill thereselves. Herp de derp.”