Posted on 04/24/2015 9:19:22 AM PDT by VinL
The gay New York City hoteliers who recently played host to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) have their own controversy to deal with: Activists are calling for the boycott of their properties, including a gay hotel and establishments on Fire Island.
Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass (pictured with Cruz), two gay real estate moguls who run numerous vacation properties marketed towards the LGBT community, spoke with The New York Times yesterday about the reception they held for the presidential candidate. During that meeting, they mainly discussed foreign policy, while alluding to a possible shift (or private opinion) in Cruz’s thoughts about gay marriage. Nevertheless, the fact that they held a reception (not a fundraiser) for Cruz, a staunch opponent to same-sex marriage, was enough to tick off the gay community.
Within hours, a Facebook page calling for the boycott of the Fire Island Pines Establishments and the Out NYC Hotel, all owned by Reisner and Weiderpass, gained more than 2,500 followers, its wall filled with angry messages blasting the two for selling out their ideals.
“Weiderpass, an out gay man, held a ‘reception’ this past weekend for Senator Cruz,” said the first post on the page. “The question, among so many others, is, WHY???!!!”
“It was arranged to help Cruz get major donors to his campaign,” wrote another. “Claiming it was anything else is pure bullshit. Pure. Bullshit.”
Reiser and Weiderpass were forced to defend their party on Facebook, with Reisner pointing out that he’d hosted a Ready for Hillary fundraiser at Out NYC. “Senator Ted Cruz and I disagree strongly on the issue of gay marriage, but having an open dialogue with those who have differing political opinions is a part of what this country was founded on,” he argued.
“I have been a major supporter of gay causes and gay charities for two decades. People on both sides of the aisle need to be able to communicate with one another even when they ideologically disagree,” Weiderpass wrote, pointing to his past work in the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. “The fact that Senator Cruz accepted the invitation to my home was a step in the right direction towards him having a better understanding of who I am and what I believe in.” He subsequently took that post private.
Late last night, Cruz reiterated that he was still very much anti-gay marriage, arguing that it was just a talk with some gay people, guys.
Tribal thinking will only further divide us.
Facists.
LOL well that didn’t take long.
Almost makes me wonder if this wasn’t a brilliant intentional move by Ted Cruz to expose the left.
I looks as if the LGBT community is about as tolerant as the Cruzers.
how intolerant!
Don’t they think that people should be forced to serve everyone even if they disagree?
Or else that would be prejudice or something.
These idiots would kill their own to maintain the agenda.
It’s all about the agenda.
So let me get this bull****, “tolerance” carp straight. It’s NOT okay for a Christian to refuse to bake a homosexual wedding cake but it is okay for homosexuals to refuse to host a reception for normal, straight people. That’s some weird carp. Double standards really suck. Must be a “gay” thing.
He’s positioned himself well here.
With an attitude like that, the LGBTEIEIO Community might not allow him to remain a homosexual...
;-)
good point. Being firm on principles but flexible on methods will give rise to many such opportunities.
No tolerance form the gaystapo.
talk about a backfire
The reason public opinion on gay marriage has moved into positive so quickly: Lose your job or your livelihood if you don’t agree with us.
It’s not really a change in opinion. People have families to support.
This kind of blackmail should be illegal, just as secondary boycotts are.
“Tribal thinking will only further divide us.”
Good.
We need more polarization, more choosing of sides, more extreme tactics. We need to start thinking of each other as enemies, rather than countrymen with whom we disagree.
It’s time to take the gloves off and get this business started. When the dust settles, we will rebuild what we once had.
Now, now...supporters of Ted Cruz are very tolerant. And we look forward to welcoming you on board, once you’ve made public declaration of the error of your ways.
-:)
Homos destroying homos. In this case, there is no down side.
I fear for these two guys. When our side gets mad we vent but we know when to let our foot off the gas. It’s not the same case with extreme lefties. They take their anger to a whole different level that goes beyond verbalizing it, and we’re talking about the rabid gay activist crowd here. It’ll be worse because these two guys are fellow travellers.
Another small step towards pounding on Lot’s door.
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