New York Politician Resigns After Suggesting Gays Be Sent to an Island
said gay people should be sent to an island, where they’ll die out, has resigned from the Albany County Legislature.George Langdon IV, a Republican, resigned Monday and issued a second statement of apology, after his first one last week, Albany’s Times Union newspaper reports. Albany County includes the city of Albany, which is New York’s capital.“I again express my sincerest apologies to all those who were hurt by my rash and thoughtless statements,” he said.