Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll made a bad situation worse with her comments about the accusation by a former staff member that she caught Carroll and an aide in a compromising position.
Carletha Cole claims she walked in on a sexual encounter between Carroll and Carroll’s travel aide, Beatriz Ramos. Cole worked as an administrative assistant to Carroll.
â┚¬Å”The problem is that when you have these accusations that come out, it’s not just one person you’re attacking. It’s an entire family,â┚¬Â Carroll said at the July 14 opening of a campaign office for Mitt Romney. â┚¬Å”My husband doesn’t want to hear that. He knows the type of woman I am. I mean, my kids know the type of woman I am. For 29 yearsâ┚¬â€ÂI’m the one that’s married for 29 years. The accuser is the one that’s been single for a long time. So usually black women that look like me don’t engage in relationships like that.”
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Carroll’s comments have sparked feedback from a number of key LGBT channels.
Equality Florida executive director Nadine Smith published an opinion piece – Dear Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll: Yes, you do look like a lesbian.
Angry posters have flooded Carroll’s Facebook page with comments and demands for an apology.
HuffPost Gay Voices launched a #ThisIsWhatALesbianLooksLike hashtag campaign on Twitter, encouraging lesbians to submit photos of themselves.
They’ve compiled a number of them into a slideshow. (Scroll down to see.)
What do you think? Were Lt. Gov. Carroll’s comments out of line?
