However, according to, Adkins later claimed (in an email sent to Lenny Curry, the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida) that his “what they deserve” comment was not a reference to Orlando, but “My tweet was strictly meant for the Jacksonville group that has made my life a living hell since I served on the panel and opposed the. I see them as getting what they deserve!!” The next day, Adkins tweeted that he’d “been through so much with these Jacksonville Homosexuals that I don’t see none of them as victims. This was an attack on America.” Later that day, he tweeted a photograph of the White House (which then-President Obama ordered lit in the rainbow colors of the LGBT flag to honor the shooting victims) under the caption “Everybody flying Gay Colors that’s Stupid. I know y’all want some special attention yall are Sinners who need Jesus. On June 13, he said (capitalization and other errors lifted from the original) “Dear Gays, Go sit down somewhere.
On his (now-private) Twitter account, Adkins responded with a series of tweets referencing the Orlando massacre.
How You Can Help Ukraine: Verified Charities, GoFundMe & Ways to Support UkrainiansĪdkins’ first brush with national notoriety came shortly after the Jmass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
