Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, struggled to keep his composure at a vigil Monday evening in Salt Lake City for victims of the rampage

Repercussions from the Sunday massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub have been many in the past few days. But one of the most unusual came when a politician apologized for his past homophobia.
Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, struggled to keep his composure at a vigil Monday evening in Salt Lake City for victims of the rampage, the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The emotional and riveting speech has rippled across social media and is being applauded by some in the LGBT community.
Cox started on a light, self-deprecating note, saying "I recognize fully that I am a balding, youngish, middle-age straight, white, male, Republican, politician... with all of the expectations and privileges that come with those labels. I am probably not who you expected to hear from today."
Then he admitted that bullying may have played into his younger years, particularly to those who were gay.