Chattanooga mayoral candidate Christopher Dahl is apologizing for lewd, sexist and homophobic social media comments.
Dahl, a Libertarian activist running in the 2021 mayoral election, has been called out for comments to a local lesbian during his failed 2017 campaign for county commission.
On a post about Dahl’s new mayoral campaign, former Hamilton County Democratic Party Chairwoman Khristy Wilkinson commented, “Remember that time you told my lesbian friend that what she really needed was a good bedding down? Yeah, you’re not getting this vote & hopefully my LGBTQIA brothers and sisters take notice.”
The exchange sparked dozens of replies among people supporting or criticizing Dahl. Wilkinson’s husband Lane posted a cropped screenshot of the comments in question.
Using a vulgar term, Dahl indicated that the woman needed to have sex with a man.