( CNN ) -- A Michigan mayor has apologized for anti-gay comments she apparently posted on Facebook over the summer . `` Yes I said it , yes I accept full responsibility , '' Troy , Michigan , Mayor Janice Daniels told CNN affiliate WDIV on Monday . `` Yes I regret it , yes I am sorry . '' A group of student demonstrators gathered outside Troy City Hall on Monday in protest of Daniels ' comments and had called for her to step down . According to a screen grab of Daniels ' entry , dated June 25 , the posting reads , `` I think I am going to throw away my I Love New York carrying bag now that queers can get married there . '' The posting came after New York became the sixth state in the union to legalize same-sex marriage . Troy City Manager John Szerlag also chimed in Tuesday to address the scandal . `` The City of Troy is the second most diverse City in the State of Michigan and we are extremely proud of and enriched by our diversity , '' he said in a written statement . `` Personal comments made by the mayor and any individual Council member are just that . '' But others continued to express their outrage over the comments . Denise E. Brogan-Kator , executive director for a Detroit-based gay rights advocacy group , said the mayor 's language `` shows obvious contempt for gay people . '' Daniels , a Tea Party candidate , was elected to office last month . Her Facebook page has since been removed .
A Michigan mayor apologizes for anti-gay comments on Facebook . `` Yes I regret it , yes I am sorry , '' Mayor Janice Daniels told a CNN affiliate . A group of student demonstrators gathered outside Troy City Hall on Monday . The posting came after New York became the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage .