Charlie Stadtlander's Apology For His Anti-Trans, Anti-Drag Queen Statements Isn't Enough
by: Autumn Sandeen
Tue Jan 06, 2009 at 17:00:00 PM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=DE647DC151240A0DF78FE20A2264F2BD?diaryId=8939Back when I was a Pentecostal (waaaaaay back in the 1970's), I got it drilled into my head what the difference was between saying you're sorry and repenting. Saying you're sorry was an admission of doing a wrong thing, while repenting meant you first said you were sorry for what you had done, and then you made a commitment to yourself not to do repeat the act. It didn't mean you actually never repeated the same type of wrong act again, but it meant that you had the intent of behaving better, and not repeating your bad acts.
So when I hear those "I'm sorry I got caught," "I'm sorry that you were offended," or even the "I'm sorry I was wrong" apologies if they don't come with a "and this is how I plan on changing my behavior" comment -- well, I take all of these kinds of apologies with a grain of salt. And, it's because there's no real repentance in the apology.
Welcome to the Charlie Stadtlander apology to transgender people and drag queens. Charlie Stadtlander, a former Republican and leader of Log Cabin Republicans groups in Missouri and Atlanta, is planning to run for the District 6 seat on the Atlanta City Council. He's expected to formally announce his candidacy this week.
