" michigan attorney general mike cox has declined to comment directly about shirvell 's comments . "
 
i have a problem with the fact that chris is a homosexual .
mr. shirvell 's personal opinions are his and his alone and do not reflect the views of the michigan department of attorney general , " cox said in the written statement provided by his office to cnn 's " ac 360 " tuesday night . "
learn more ( cnn ) -- for nearly six months , andrew shirvell , an assistant attorney general for the state of michigan , has waged an internet campaign against college student chris armstrong , the openly gay student assembly president at the university of michigan in ann arbor .
armstrong told cnn senior legal action he may pursue .
armstrong has supported gender - neutral housing at the university for transgender students who have n't had sexual reassignment surgery .
shirvell acknowledged protesting outside of armstrong with " resign " written over his face .
cnn 's martina stewart and ed payne contributed to this report .