Gingrich: Gay People Need to Be More Tolerant

Former House Speaker-turned Presidential wannabe-turned Fox News personality Newt Gingrich thinks homophobic people deserve to freely express their anti-gay views without fear of discrimination the same way gay people think they deserve equal rights and freedom from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. Gingrich explained this theory on CNN’s Crossfire during a discussion of former Giants running back Derrick Ward’s offensive tweets about how much it offended him to see Michael Sam kiss his boyfriend on ESPN after being drafted to the St. Louis Rams. “You talk about how you want to be inclusive...That’s repression, that’s not inclusive,” Gingrich said, referring to death threats Ward has received in response to his comments about the kiss. When Jamal Anderson, a former football player and another guest on the show asked, “Is it repression to try to teach them to be understanding and open to people, especially when you talk about people they have not been exposed to?” Gingrich replied, “Shouldn’t you also be teaching people who are gay to be open and understanding of people?”