Arkansas School Board Member Who Said Gays Should Kill Themselves To Resign

Clint McCance, a member of the Arkansas school board who used his Facebook page to proclaim that he’d only wear purple if gays committed suicide, is resigning his post.

Gay rights groups had been calling for McCance’s ouster. McCane’s posting was in response to a campaign to show solidarity after several gay youths who had allegedly been bullied committed suicide.

McCance told Anderson Cooper that his remarks were “too harsh…too emotional.”