A city council has apologised after one of its members told a gay man that he would “spit on his grave” after he “dies of AIDS”.
The apology came from the city council of Echo, Oregon, after Councillor Lou Nakapalau made the comments online.
He got into an argument with filmmaker Joe Wilson, an out gay documentary maker.
Nakapalau wrote: “When you croak of AIDS (Anally Injected Death Serum) I’ll spit on your grave.”
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The post was deleted by the Councilmember after a controversy ensued.
He also edited other posts to remove profanities.
Nakapalau also apologised individually, but the City Council took a vote and decided to apologise also.
“The Echo City Council would like to extend its sincerest apology to those who were offended by comments made by a council member in a Facebook dialogue reported by the East Oregonian,” a statement from the council reads.
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“Comments of individual council members on their personal social media accounts do not have any endorsement or approval of the council as a whole nor do they represent city policy.”
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