John “JK” Kenworthy allegedly made public comments to Park City Council member Tana Toly who is running for reelection, which prompted dueling letters — one strongly condemning the alleged comments and the other condemning the first letter as “misinformation.”
So what did Kenworthy say?
I spoke to Beth Armstrong (my spouse), Danny Glasser, and Toly, who were all at the meeting. Each recalls Kenworthy saying essentially he would be Toly’s big brother on the council and would guide her decisions, that Beth and Tana reacted with surprise at the statements, and that Tana accused Kenworthy of mansplaining and being disrespectful.
Fritz Edelstein (the second letter co-author) said he “relied on the transcript” to write the letter. I asked what he heard, and he emphasized he just relied on the