Florida GOP Rep Sorry For “Gay Isn’t Permanent” Claim

Florida Politics reports:

Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia resurfaced on Twitter Thursday, offering an apology to those she offended by suggesting earlier this month that being “gay is not a permanent thing.” Garcia’s remark came during Senate debate over a bill (HB 1557) that would implement classroom restrictions on instruction about sexuality and gender. The assertion drew immediate backlash, and even sparked protests outside her Miami office.

In a statement, Garcia apologized to those offended by the comment during debate over the measure, which critics have dubbed as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — a slogan Republican lawmakers decry as misleading. “My comments in no way were intended to generalize or disregard the experiences of any member of the LGBT+ community,” Garcia wrote. “I was trying to explain my very personal life experiences and did not properly articulate my sentiments.”

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From my first post about Garcia.

Garcia went on to spout fake statistics about LGBT suicide rates and told a story about a trans woman who prefers to date women. Which proves something, apparently.

Garcia is the founder of Latinas For Trump, for which Trump rewarded her with a Homeland Security post.

She was elected to the Florida Senate in November 2020 in the now-infamous “ghost candidate” scandal in which votes were siphoned away from the incumbent by a man with same last name. Garcia, allegedly, was not involved in the plot which has resulted so far in one arrest.