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City official resigns after shocking remarks saying LGBTQ+ people spread "diseases" [View all]
A city planning commissioner in Washington state has resigned after outcry over shocking anti-LGBTQ+ comments he made at the beginning of Pride Month.
At a June 1 meeting of the Sammamish, Washington, Planning Commission, Wassim Fayed responded to recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging training he and fellow commissioners attended last month.
“People were created certain ways. But then to club certain people who choose a certain lifestyle and say they are among the minority, I don’t believe that is the right thing,” Fayed said. Citing his Muslim faith, he voiced his opposition to Pride Month, calling LGBTQ+ people “some of the most wealthy, the most connected people.”
...Video from the meeting was posted to the City of Sammamish YouTube channel on Monday, and according to KIRO 7, the clip made its way to Reddit as well. On Monday, the city released a statement condemning Fayed’s comments. Sammamish Mayor Kali Clark, the city’s first openly LGBTQ+ elected official, accepted Fayed’s resignation the same day.
At a June 1 meeting of the Sammamish, Washington, Planning Commission, Wassim Fayed responded to recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging training he and fellow commissioners attended last month.
“People were created certain ways. But then to club certain people who choose a certain lifestyle and say they are among the minority, I don’t believe that is the right thing,” Fayed said. Citing his Muslim faith, he voiced his opposition to Pride Month, calling LGBTQ+ people “some of the most wealthy, the most connected people.”
...Video from the meeting was posted to the City of Sammamish YouTube channel on Monday, and according to KIRO 7, the clip made its way to Reddit as well. On Monday, the city released a statement condemning Fayed’s comments. Sammamish Mayor Kali Clark, the city’s first openly LGBTQ+ elected official, accepted Fayed’s resignation the same day.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/city-official-resigns-after-shocking-remarks-saying-lgbtq-people-spread-diseases/
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