Cox’s viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

[JakeStarkey]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

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Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

 

[Compost]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

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Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

 

[irosie91]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

so true------and so many support ALL EFFORTS FOR ENFORCE PRIVACY LAWS
SO RESTRICTIVE-----that the hands of the FBI and other policing agencies are completely bound. The FBI can listen to my phone calls-------I do not mind at all

 

[JakeStarkey]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

Absolutely wrong. Move along.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

so true------and so many support ALL EFFORTS FOR ENFORCE PRIVACY LAWS
SO RESTRICTIVE-----that the hands of the FBI and other policing agencies are completely bound. The FBI can listen to my phone calls-------I do not mind at all

And no civilian has the need for such weapons. Just unnecessary.

 

[Compost]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

Absolutely wrong. Move along.

Says who? You, and touchy feeling Cox, who just now figured out that homosexuals are people too?

 

[Correll]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

I'm older than this fool, and it didn't change my feelings on the mass murder at all.

Does that mean I'm doing something right?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

Absolutely wrong. Move along.

Says who? You, and touchy feeling Cox, who just now figured out that homosexuals are people too?

You talk out of your ass as usual. Good on Cox who realized he had some repenting to do and has committed to doing better. To all of those who have long supported the LGBT movement: good on you. To you who will still oppose: we will stomp you metaphorically into the mud.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

I'm older than this fool, and it didn't change my feelings on the mass murder at all.

Does that mean I'm doing something right?

You are unimportant in what you think is the point. You have demonstrated you will lie and deny it in order to get where you want. Partisan hacks like you are a shit on humanity.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

Absolutely wrong. Move along.

Says who? You, and touchy feeling Cox, who just now figured out that homosexuals are people too?

Show us exactly where you have said that before and that you never said they were asking for special treatment.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Now is the time, in this campaign, to stomp the antiLGBT forces into the mud.

 

[Correll]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

I'm older than this fool, and it didn't change my feelings on the mass murder at all.

Does that mean I'm doing something right?

You are unimportant in what you think is the point. You have demonstrated you will lie and deny it in order to get where you want. Partisan hacks like you are a shit on humanity.

I never lie.

And we see from Jakey what this "atonement" will get for Cox and/or the Republicans.

Nothing but more bile from the Hard Left.

 

[JakeStarkey]

You are male PoliticalChic: you lie all the time and then whine when called on it.

 

[Correll]

Now is the time, in this campaign, to stomp the antiLGBT forces into the mud.

And this is why Cox is a fool.

Because the entire LGBT agenda is NOT about the LBGT, it is about using victimhood and Politic Correctness as a partisan political weapon.

He reaches out, and Jake takes it as a sign of weakness and a signal to attack.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

so true------and so many support ALL EFFORTS FOR ENFORCE PRIVACY LAWS
SO RESTRICTIVE-----that the hands of the FBI and other policing agencies are completely bound. The FBI can listen to my phone calls-------I do not mind at all

And no civilian has the need for such weapons. Just unnecessary.

Yeah? Who died and left you in charge?

 

[Correll]

You are male PoliticalChic: you lie all the time and then whine when called on it.

And again, all you have is personal attacks and spin.

"Whine"?

 

[Compost]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

Absolutely wrong. Move along.

Says who? You, and touchy feeling Cox, who just now figured out that homosexuals are people too?

You talk out of your ass as usual. Good on Cox who realized he had some repenting to do and has committed to doing better. To all of those who have long supported the LGBT movement: good on you. To you who will still oppose: we will stomp you metaphorically into the mud.

Stomp away, Buttercup. People who don't apologize for something they didn't do, don't need to repent. You and Cox want to emote all over the place, knock yourself out. Here's the thing, this isn't about LGBT. The guy who killed the people in the bar is the bad guy. The rest of us are too busy keeping our heads down so we aren't the next victims of a terror attack that could have been avoided, than to play your Look at Me! I'm not a Hater, game.

 

[Correll]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

-----

Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

Absolutely wrong. Move along.

Says who? You, and touchy feeling Cox, who just now figured out that homosexuals are people too?

You talk out of your ass as usual. Good on Cox who realized he had some repenting to do and has committed to doing better. To all of those who have long supported the LGBT movement: good on you. To you who will still oppose: we will stomp you metaphorically into the mud.

Stomp away, Buttercup. People who don't apologize for something they didn't do, don't need to repent. You and Cox want to emote all over the place, knock yourself out. Here's the thing, this isn't about LGBT. The guy who killed the people in the bar is the bad guy. The rest of us are too busy keeping our heads down so we aren't the next victims of a terror attack that could have been avoided, than to play your Look at Me! I'm not a Hater, game.

Well, very close.

I recognize that odds being what they are, it is unlikely that I will personally be a victim of an attack.

Which is not very important to me, as I am strongly against other Americans being murdered also.

 

[Kondor3]

Editorial: Cox's viral Orlando sentiment could be contagious

I have Spencer Cox once met, I don't know him, but I am so very proud of him and that he is our LtGov in Utah.

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Cox said he had a "change of heart," and he went on to provide a two-question litmus test for fellow Utahns:

"How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That's the easy question. Here's the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we're doing something wrong."

At 40 years old, Cox is arguably at the generational cut-off age. Those older tend more toward fading attitudes toward gay people, and those younger are not so encumbered.

And for those freed of those old encumbrances, there comes a rush for course corrections. The right to marriage was among the most prominent, but it was not the beginning or the end of what is needed to bring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns to full equality.

If Cox wants to continue this transformation — for himself and others — he'll have ample opportunity. He could start by pushing a bill to make it clear same-sex couples cannot be treated differently in adoption cases. A bill like that died in the Utah Legislature after lawmakers claimed same-sex couples legally can be treated differently in adoption/foster-care cases. They can't.

Cox also could work for passage of a Utah hate crimes bill as a welcome reaction to one of the most heinous hate crimes in the nation's history. Such a bill died in the Utah Legislature this year after some misguided pressure from the LDS Church.

Churches, too, are working through this change, and, by virtue of the First Amendment, they can do it at their own pace. In the meantime, no person of faith need fear a hate crimes law.

While Cox's words bounce around the planet, it is his actions that will bring change at home. He has shown the courage to follow his heart.

It's a very nice that Cox has had this epiphany. Meanwhile, most people aren't making this senseless terror attack about themselves, nor about the sex lives of the people killed by a scum bag named Omar Mateen. Most people are simply horrified that these people were attacked at all, by a man who the FBI had in their sights.

Absolutely wrong. Move along.

Translation: "You don't think like I do, so, shut up." - typical LibTard mentality (so-called)...

 

[Kondor3]

...Cox said he had a "change of heart"...