Erie City Councilmember Ed Brzezinski issued an apology Sunday evening for his comment during a city council meeting. <\/p>\n
In a letter to the editor of Erie Gay News, Brzezinski issued a brief apology for the meeting on June 2, saying he never meant to offend people with his remark.<\/p>\n
In his apology, Brzezinski said he’s never had a problem with the choices people make in their lives and that everyone has the right to make decisions based on their beliefs and happiness. <\/p>\n
Brzezinski came under fire from citizens and drew condemnation from Council President Dr. Tyler Titus after a heated exchange during a June 10 city council meeting prompted Titus to remind Brzezinski to limit interruptions, to which he replied: “yes ma’am.” <\/p>\n
Erie Gay News Editor Michael Mayler clarified the date in the apology, saying he believes Brzezinski was referring to the meeting on June 10. <\/p>\n
Dr. Titus is openly transgender and goes by they\/them pronouns and condemned the comments on his own social media page following the meeting. They were not addressed individually in Brzezinski’s apology. <\/p>\n
At an ensuing meeting lasting an estimated five hours, the city said 58 people spoke up to address council and Mayor Daria Devlin issued her own apology. Brzezinski, a Democrat, also faced calls from his own party<\/a> to apologize for the incident in June. <\/p>\n The full apology can be read online here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Previous Coverage: <\/p>\n