Texas State Rep. James Talarico, Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat, did not walk back his past woke statements that God is “nonbinary” and that there are “six” sexes, but said he expressed regret for phrasing his comments the way he did.

“I think what I’ve regretted is kind of how I phrased certain things because it obscured the point I was trying to make,” Talarico told The New York Times. “I’ve said a lot of things in the State Legislature over the course of four terms. I’ve been in marathon hearings that lasted 24 hours. So there’s a lot that’s said, and I certainly regret not articulating my position more clearly, in a more straightforward way, to say what I actually mean. I’m not a perfect person.”

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