A Utah Republican candidate for the Legislature used a slur to describe transgender people on a recent episode of a local conservative podcast.
During the discussion, Harvey and Lee were insulting Gov. Spencer Cox for being a “RINO” or “Republican in name only.”
The conversation later shifted to critical race theory and whether Black people supported “the gay agenda,” particularly the addition of black and brown stripes to the LGBTQ+ pride flag. When reached by telephone, Lee refused to answer questions about his comments. He later responded to a message sent to his Facebook page saying he was not interested in speaking and called The Salt Lake Tribune “fake news.”Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah, called the comments from Lee and Harvey part of a worrisome trend among Republicans.
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