The Human Rights Campaign today pressed for a Florida lawmaker to apologize for his meanspirited remarks to a group of gay and lesbian students that he welcomed on Monday into his office. Specifically, HRC urged members of its online Action Center to contact Trovilion and ask him to apologize for berating the recent graduates during the incident first reported by The Tampa Tribune .
Good people can find a way to disagree without having to resort to threats and name-calling.
On Monday, Trovillion welcomed to his office several Orlando-area high school students who were involved in Equality Florida Youth Lobby Day 2001, an event to promote awareness of the discrimination faced by students on campus. They planned to offer their views on the challenges of being gay in Florida's schools. During the meeting, the lawmaker launched into a shockingly, mean-spirited tirade against the young constituents, according to The Tampa Tribune . You are going to cause the downfall of this country that was built on Christian principles. You're throwing your life away.