--- title: Orlando Shooting: Republican Leader Calls for LGBT Tolerance description: Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox apologized for the way he previously treated gay people and called for more tolerance after the Orlando shooting canonical: https://time.com/4370475/orlando-shooting-vigil-utah-spencer-cox/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-15T19:55:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:28.352Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Utah Lt. 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TIME spoke to families of mass shooting victims - here are their thoughts and prayers for Orlando families_  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jun 15, 2016 7:55 PM UTC  Utah Lt. Governor Spencer Cox speaks before members of the Utah House and Senate along with several hundred gay and lesbian rights supporters in support of a non-discrimination bill at the Utah State Capitol on February 26, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah Lt. Governor Spencer Cox speaks before members of the Utah House and Senate along with several hundred gay and lesbian rights supporters in support of a non-discrimination bill at the Utah State Capitol on February 26, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jun 15, 2016 7:55 PM UTC Speaking at a candlelight vigil for victims of the Sunday [shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando](http://time.com/4368674/orlando-shooting-omar-mateen-2/), Republican Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox apologized for the way he previously treated gay people and called for more tolerance. “May we leave today with a resolve to be a little kinder,” Cox said. “May we try to listen more and talk less. May we forgive someone that has wronged us. And perhaps, most importantly, try to love someone that is different than us. For my straight friends, might I suggest starting with someone who is gay.” Here are his [full remarks](https://medium.com/next-right/tribute-to-orlando-c014acd6fb3f#.pn31b14kn) from the vigil on Monday in Salt Lake City: --- > “” --- **Read more:** [Republicans, Start Saying ‘Gay’ When You Talk About Orlando](http://time.com/4368916/orlando-shooting-republicans-gay/) --- > “” --- ## Transcript [00:00] I just want them to know, there was nothing that they [00:04] could have done to keep this from happening. Try not [00:07] to feel guilty about that and then beat themselves up [00:09] about that. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [00:17] I will never say I know what you're going through. I will [00:19] tell them that I have a sense of what that pain feels [00:22] like. I'm hurting with you. I am so, so sorry, [00:27] and I will promise you that I will Commit my efforts to [00:31] do anything and everything in my power to prevent this [00:34] and stop this from happening again in your honor now. [00:42] I just want them to know that we're here for them. [00:44] We're here for them to yell at, to cry with, to [00:48] hope with, to plan with, if there's anything that we can [00:52] do We will be there for them. [ MUSIC ] First thing [00:57] I would tell them to do would which would [01:01] be probably the hardest thing in the world. In spite of [01:03] what this young man did, they're gonna have to forgive [01:06] him. That's the first step to experiencing and peace, [01:10] any kind of comfort. To forgive him so that they can [01:13] get him Out of their minds and out of the lives. Some [01:16] folks will say that if the [01:21] horrors of the tragedy of Newtown didn't do it what [01:24] will? And I disagree we need to be top to bottom or [01:28] bottom to top. We have to not allow our legislators. To [01:32] do nothing. Keep that anger. The anger that I feel [01:35] every day, the anger that other people feel every day. [01:37] Take time to grieve, but then make a choice to act. [01:41] Dear Lord as right now [01:45] I'm crying out to you for those who are heavy on my [01:49] heart. Those people in Orlando. I pray for your grace. I [01:51] pray for your mercy, your peace, your [01:55] love. We have a responsibility to our fellow humans to [02:00] take up this cause in whatever way we can, whatever [02:03] way works within our lifestyle and do something. Doing [02:06] nothing should not be an option for anyone ever again. [02:09] [ MUSIC ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4370475/orlando-shooting-vigil-utah-spencer-cox/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4370475/orlando-shooting-vigil-utah-spencer-cox/"},"headline":"Utah Lt. Gov. 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