I am shaken to my bones by the e-mails, texts, postings and phone calls of the past few days. I made a terrible mistake. I was ignorant, naive and much too quick in accepting a request to co-host a dinner with Cruz at my home without taking the time to completely understand all of his positions on gay rights. I’ve spent the past 24 hours reviewing videos of Cruz’ statements on gay marriage and I am shocked and angry. I sincerely apologize for hurting the gay community and so many of our friends, family, allies, customers and employees. I will try my best to make up for my poor judgement. Again, I am deeply sorry.”
— Gay Hotelier Ian Reisner in a note posted to his Facebook page to address the furor about his association with antigay presidential candidate Ted Cruz, which included hosting a dinner in his home and which led to AIDS/HIC fundraiser Broadway Bares canceling its show at the Reisner-owned 42 West
Tommy Fiorentin Howell-Owasso
Start by inviting working poor LGBTQ
Scott Hummel
uh huh because we should never have any sort of interaction with those who think differently than ourselves. the next thing you know, people will be telling me bruce jenner is a hero for glbt community..
Randy William Ash
Whimp. Either you had a valid reason for doing this or you didn’t. No one as wealthy as you is that stupid. But people like you with money run away like singed puppies whenever your wealth is threatened… Again I say it Whimp…Pathetic, pointless, greedy, little punk.
Brian Richards
The â??apologyâ?, clearly crafted by their sleazy PR firm (R. Couri Hay), is incredulous. How stupid does this man believe we are?
Chuck McKiernan
He’s probably really sorry for the dead 23y/o in his bathtub too.
Eric Jimenez
How about giving the money for same sex marriage causes – Republican will know that their money was given for the cause they hate the most… that would be a good apology
Robert Hillyer
How about if he takes any money he promised Ted “Not My Real Name” Cruz and doubles it and gives it to Audre Lorde Project or something?
AJ Sarabia
I don’t believe him.
Jeffrey Thomas
Ignorance is no defense
Ives Meagher
Bye Felecia..
Stuart J Rogoff
Not nearly good enough.
Nich Jon Schluessler
Omg. Who cares. People are allowed to think what they want even if it is shitty. I think good for him for being the better man and hosting him.
throwslikeagirl
Too late, dude.
Ai-Quoc N. Heller
Dumb
Milton Appleby
Apologies are easy to say. Actions are a different story. His behavior is disturbing. The boycott should continue and any business should be given to those that have no hidden agendas.
1EqualityUSA
Very sincere sounding apology. Still has crazy eyes.
Thom Walker
How could any gay man not know what Cruz believes. You foolish man
Terrence Houlihan
FUKTARDâ?¦APOLOGIZING SINCE HE GOT CAUGHT!!!!! AVOID HIS CLUBS!!! HE IS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY!!!!
OrchidIslander
Sometimes even the most well-intentioned good guys make mistakes. His apology appears heartfelt and sincere. Personally, I’m inclined to cut him some slack. However, he should realize that his next forays into the body-politic will be highly scrutinized.
Joey Boyd
Yeah when he saw how much it was going to start affecting his wallet. Sniveling little kiss ass thinks he can side up to every side and win…? No honey that’s not even remotely how it works. You fucked up. you know it. Now make amends.
Nich Jon Schluessler
Yeah so why hate back? It just makes conversations of people arguing and making more hate towards each other.
Nich Jon Schluessler
Everyone is allowed to think their own way no matter how idiotic it is to others.
Nich Jon Schluessler
Omg why can’t a person just like people because they want to. Who are any of you to decide who should talk to Who or hang out with. It’s why this world is so fucked up in the first place.
Nich Jon Schluessler
A person can’t even just be a nice person without some on trying to ruin it or them or anything just because thats how they want it.
Mason Boggs
Please Queen ! You really think everyone is this stupid ? Too little too late. Talk to the hand now
Ummmm Yeah
This was nothing but Israel funneling money to a war monger they think they can control. These swine no only betrayed gays, they betrayed American. Boycott them out of this country.
Jory Adamson
Part of me hopes that all their business go belly up and they have to file for bankruptcy, but then I think to myself what about all those who for them and most likely working paycheck to paycheck
darian
When you make your money off of the gay community the get in bed with someone who calls same sex marriage “a real danger to our liberty” did you really thing the people you got rich from would applaud you?
Eric Scheir
His apology. Bullshit!!!!
Jayden Lundquist
Log cabin queen.
Adrian Lehman-Sizemore
does not matter I wont go stay there
darian
When you make your money off of the gay community then get in bed with someone who calls same sex marriage “a real danger to our liberty” did you really think the people you got rich from would applaud you?
Frank Croix
Too late…you’re an idiot.
Jessica Naomi Weiss
So if we do not want gay bashers to refuse service to us, then gay business owners should not refuse service to even the most awful of the awfulist gay bashing christonazis like Cruz. Ian Reisner should not apologize. If gay business owners do not refuse service to gay bashers, only then can we hold gay bashers accountable for refusing service to us.
Paul Leonard
A day late for that .
Kelvin Johnson
Unless he can’t read or whomever reads to him is dumb.Why the hell would he even talk to Cruz,who himself is a waste of skin.I’m not sure he could be that ignorant still those that have money like that tend to live in their own little worlds.Maybe he needs to take a break from his and open his eyes…
Marque C. Black
Cricket’s!!!!!!
Tom Gouzoules
They apologize because they are losing business not for any sincere reason.
Matthew Simonds
I call big stinking pile of BS
Gordon King
A terrible mistake? Dude, really?
Paul Bourbon
@Scott Hummel: This is not about interacting or not interacting with someone who merely “thinks differently” than we do. This is a person who actively seeks to make public policy and laws which hurt our community and keep us second class citizens, unequal under the law. No way should we EVER sit down and break break with, talk, or even give money to ANYONE who has clearly made it their agenda to do this to us. He needs to be defeated and replaced with someone more reasonable and open.
James Houser
You think. No really!
Robert Young
Gay republican I’ll bet
Xzamilio
Bitch, please!!! Reviewing videos, my ass.Forget about being under a rock… you’d have to be the damn rock to not know what his position was on gay marriage and all of the vitriolic crap he has said. I don’t even care that he hosted a dinner with the man, but at least have the balls to stand behind your stupidity instead of trying to backtrack with this hollow ass apology. He only has ONE position on gay rights: NONE.
Although his face gives off the position of prissy bottom.
Manny Apostol
If it’s truly a terrible mistake I expect to see all that money he made from this go to marriage equality causes. Every single cent. Then I’ll believe him.
Scott Osburne
Well now he’s just showing us that he is stupid. Seriously? You don’t do any research on the positions of the candidate you’re raising millions of $ for? Unbelievable.
Saint Law
Wot on earth did the idiot expect?
jwtraveler
@Jessica Naomi Weiss: So Ms. Je Suis Juif/Never Again, by your analogy if we don’t want Nazis to commit genocide against Jews, we shouldn’t deny said Nazis the right to use our hotels, restaurants, auditoriums and stadiums to organize, recruit and fund-raise because, of course, that would be just as bad as what they’re doing.
So much for the mythology about Jews being intelligent.
jwtraveler
@Eric Jimenez: Screw gay marriage. Those organizations have cash coming out of their nostrils. How about throwing a little to poor, young LGBT people of color who are living on the streets, prostituting themselves for cash to buy food, doing drugs to numb the pain and committing suicide out of desperation; you know, the people who REALLY need it.
Randy Moore
You are a successful business man! How can you expect us to believe that you were that ignorant!!!!
jwtraveler
I looked at the NY Times article to get a better understanding of what this event was all about.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/politics/at-new-york-reception-ted-cruz-is-said-to-strike-different-tone-toward-gays.html?_r=0
Apparently Mr. Reisner and his “partner” are rich, right-wing, pro-Israel, gay whores.
And frankly, Cruz’s opposition to gay marriage is the least of the reasons why anyone should be against him.
Steve Rosenberger
Ya think?
Bob Kellerman
Silly arrogant queens!
northwest
Reisner knew exactly what he was doing when he met with Ted Cruz, he just didn’t figure on the blowback of his boneheaded move. EVERYONE knows Ted Cruz is a fire-breathing homophobic nutbag.
Jeffrey Jeannotte
No
Nathan Young
He’s manipulating the situation. He knew he could just ask for forgiveness later because he knows the community is full of suckers. No pun intended.
inbama
What would you get if Steve Rubell and Roy Cohn had a baby?
Nich Jon Schluessler
Omg. You guys are so negative. I just think we should be above their pettiness and move forward rather than give them our time worrying about their stupid moronic beliefs. I’m not saying actively go out and break bread with them just act like a human being if you get stuck having dinner with a person rather than act like them.I mean come on. You don’t have to hate a person because they hate the way you are. Just go on being happy with you and move on.
Carson Link
What an ASSHOLE
Kevin White
Apology not accepted…. His true color (GREEN as in selfish greed shade of money) came out. Continue to boycott his businesses… Speaking of boy, what ever came of that kid that died in his apartment of a drug overdose….
Louis Anthony Pauza III
“too quick in accepting a request to co-host a dinner with Cruz at my home without taking the time to completely understand all of his positions on gay rights.” Aka you’ll open you’re home to any media hungry whore, which is what you have now become. So you’re essentially a Kardashian.
Low Country Boy
I am trying to see his side of it, but, damn! Has the man not turned on a freaking TV, read a newspaper, or got on the internet in the past fews years? WTF???
Eric Marc
there is no apology big enough when betray your own kind
John Wesley Anderson
Didn’t we see this guy on an episode of million dollar listing New York? Seemed like a jerk then. Nothing changed.
David M Sanford
lies 24-7
Alex Rothwell
Was he thinking or what was he thinking ?
Miguel Hollywood
https://www.facebook.com/LeftAction/photos/a.163594537018870.33966.139398939438430/963370093707973/?type=1&theater
Michael Gluck
Boycott
dsp
What planet is he from? Didn’t know what Ted Cruz stood for? Give me a break!! On his FB page, he has been deleting many comments. Mati, on his FB paige says he feels sorry. (Cry me a river) but comments can not be posted. Theese two are priviliged rich gay idiots who have dug their hole, now they need to jump in! Where did I put my shovel…….?
RIGay
I don’t buy it. No one is that blind to NOT know who and what Ted Cruz is.
Jim Langford
Gay republicans love their money more than they love themselves. These guys are only sorry they got caught and it’s now threatening their cash flow. They could care less about anything else. Boycott them until they are broke – it’s the only thing that matters to them and the only thing they’ll understand.
Philip Neumann
Gotta love that the Right says we’re intolerant, but they denied The Log Cabin Republicans access to a convention as recently as a month ago. So do they or don’t they care about gay Republican votes/dollars? I just don’t tolerate hatred of people based on who they are – being hateful and so unbending in your religious beliefs is something you can choose to change, so how is it intolerant of me to protest your meetings or businesses if you’re using your changeable beliefs to put people down and force people to be silenced and marginalized?
Speaking of The Log Cabin, in 20+ years of existence, what have they done to bridge the gap or even support any of the gay community’s causes? If anything, it’s gotten worse in the past 10 years from the far-Right (even with the court advances we’ve seen, Republicans aren’t changing their tune one bit about us). TLC Republicans are in it for the cash, plain and simple.
Giancarlo85
@Scott Hummel: Is lying the best you have?
This has nothing to do with different viewpoints. The Republican party actively seeks to limit our rights. What Ted Crux has forgotten is that we are people too. This apology is half assed and not sincere at all. This guy is more concerned about his business profits. Too little, too late.
And I highly doubt he didn’t know what Ted Cruz stood for. Ted Cruz’s views are well known and well documented. Cruz would not only hurt gay people, he would hurt this entire country. His views are a detriment to everyone.
@Nich Jon Schluessler: I am sorry but you are wrong on so many levels. These Republican idiots are in a position of power and that id what makes them so dangerous… Not just to us, but to everyone including the naive idiots that vote for them. I am sorry, but they cannot be ignored. They must be confronted.
Jeff Eiselman
Ya think??? $$$$$ SMH!
Chris
It’s pretty clear from the original New York Times article reporting on this non-fund-raising event that, the hosts and guests were there because of Mr. Cruz’s politics concerning Israel. However, there is no way Ian Reisner did not know about Cruz’s position on gay marriage; here is a quote from the original NYT article:
“Mr. Reisner, asked about the possible dissonance between his gay activism and being at an event for Mr. Cruz, said he did not agree with the senator on social issues. Same-sex marriage, he said, “is done — it’s just going to happen.”
I, for one, don’t accept Reisner’s apology since his claims about not knowing Cruz’s positions on gay rights are demonstrably false. There is now way that he could have answered NYT’s questions about those positions without already knowing about them.
Giancarlo85
@Jessica Naomi Weiss: You are clueless. What does this have to do with refusing service? This was a political event. I cannot stand these right wing trolls who come on here, make one post and never defend the crap they post.
dommyluc
Oh, bull-f**king-shit! The rampant homophobia of Ted Cruz and the other Teabaggers has been front page news for months now. So these clueless, lying mofos say they were aware of his political stance on Israel and foreign affairs – which was supposedly their reason for inviting him in the first place – but had no-way-in-holy-hell any IDEA about Cruz’s hatred towards gays, let alone that of his even crazier father.
Yeah, this apology rings about as true as a cardboard bell.
Marcello Caira
This man thinks we are more stupid than Ted Cruz…. So sorry, try again
Nich Jon Schluessler
I didn’t say support.
Nich Jon Schluessler
Omg forget it.
Theodore Syrette
*deposits Cruz cheque* “I’m sorry folks”
Tony Felts
They’re always “sorry” when they get caught.
Milk
Is he hurting for douchebag & garbage designer clothes? Good! In the old days of Games of Thrones, he will be executed and all his assets will be seize. That’s the consequences of a traitor who get caught. So consider yourself lucky and still have your millions.
Aldo Ramiro Garcia
You are sorry because you are loosing money not because you care about our cause
Norris Rogers
Is he a republican or not?
Brett Cheuvront
They always sorry when they either get caught, or people start a boycott and they are going to loose money!
David Friend Horn
I may be repetitive because I haven’t read the posts below, but watching this man on Million Dollar Listing NY, I kind of assumed he was the worst kind of person, a liar and opportunist
jason smeds
Oh, poor Ian Reisner is shaken to the bones, is he? Poor, poor dear. I think that anybody who sees his face and teeth would be shaken to their bones.
Terrance Knox
Gay elites have collaborated with their haters since before Roy Cohn. Gay republicans have always existed, and I say support the party that You believe in. But in 2015, to be in a room with a high profile guy like Cruz and not even challenge him…that’s pathetic. Its basically a stamp of approval, same as saying I have no issue with his stance on LGBT issues.
Once people show you who they are, believe them!!! In his ⤠Ian doesn’t really get why this matters to do many. For something like this you don’t apologize on Facebook!&$@ have a press conference, a town hall at your hotel, be genuine…
Joe Condiracci
I’m sorry but it is hard to believe anyone could possibly be this stupid.
Cam
There are a few problems with his apology.
1. Cruz is not the first anti-gay politician he met with, and he was asked before why he was supporting anti-gay politicians. So this type of thing was already on his radar, but he didn’t care.
2. When he was about to open his “Gay” hotel in NYC, the publicity site accidentally had the video that he used to convince people to come in as investors. Right there in the video it said that gays were a group that was willing to pay more for similar services than others if they felt that the services were directed at them. So he was marketing to straights, that he would take advantage of gays.
3. Lastly, his “First” response to this was to lie and claim that he had also hosted a ready for Hillary event and was just being even handed, but the media busted him on the lie. That event had simply rented a room in a hotel he owns, he didn’t sponsor it and he wasn’t there. So first he lies, then when he gets caught for THAT he waits a few days, does nothing, then when several major events cancel his venues he apologizes.
Why not apologize a few days earlier, BEFORE all the events started cancelling? Easy, BECAUSE HE WASN’T SORRY! And he still isn’t, he is just pissed that he is getting bad publicity from several high profile events cancelling his hotels.
He will still donate to anti-gay politicians if he can get away with it.
Nikki Hatch
idiot
Ronbo
The love of money is the root of all evil, Mr. Reisner. Now… fuck off and disappear.
Alex Cameron
Gay queer right are not world wide so why allow bigot homophonic twats sorry language to stay in his establishment we are not equally one day
acutepbos
My wish people would focus on the idiocy of this “apology” and not its sincerity. With elections becoming more and more about money in the wake of Citizens United, then ignorant rich people are going to have more of a voice in the process than ignorant middle-class people. Get money out of politics and the candidates will have to answer much more for their obstructionist, destructive, homophobic rhetoric!
Doug Kerr
He realized that this would hurt his business so of course he apologized.
Thomas Riccobuono
I don’t for a minute believe a word of his apology. He’s another Roy Cohn. A rich, conservative, asshole who had sex with men and loathed the idea he gay. I say BULLSHIT!!
Fiore Joseph Barbini
Too little too late.
Rick Caffey
To late..
Skip Fillers
Isn’t Ian also the one who was partying w/college boy bartender from Bar-tini who over dosed in his apartment?
Scott Barnes
Who hosts a political fundraiser/event for a candidate whose views they don’t understand? I call bullshit. He doesn’t care about us as much as he cares about damage control to his business.
John P Farinhas
Dumb ass
Michael Jarboe
Now they’ve gone out and hired Paula Dean’s publicist? If you’re politically savvy enough to invite politicians and presidential candidates to your home, and gave them show up (!!), you know all about them.
What you did might have been foolish, but don’t play us for fools.
Alexander R. Rodriguez
And the Gay Fascists claim another scalp. The intolerant, loutish thugs who ganged up on this guy simply because he was in favor of a dialogue with a political opponent don’t really care where Ted Cruz stands on gay marriage. This was an exercise in curing apostasy. It was directed at one of their own who dared violate the ideological purity demanded of these close minded bigots. In their worldview, there is no “dialogue,” there is no “compromise,” nor is there any room whatsoever for anyone to have a stray independent thought cross their minds. The lock step adherence to their cause must be total and without questions asked.
Dennis Mitchell
Liar….
Matt Defo
Cruz is such and A HOLE !!!
William Clements
Yeah. Mistake. That’s it. Mistake…
Bill Hohn
The damage is done, the money raised, and soon all will be forgotten as the chic NY crowd returns to see and be seen, their lives fabulous as ever until the next outrage surfaces and they again strike an indignant pose
orcanyc
Actions speak louder than words!!!
onthemark
“Ted Cruz? Sorry, I thought he said Tom Cruise! … What, that’s not good either?”
Bauhaus
@Nich Jon Schluessler:
You sniveling little shite, go sing kumbaya with your oppressors.
Todd Burke
Terrible mistake is an understatement. He’ll be sory alright!
Pablo Maine
Damage is done, your evil and always will be satan spawn
Bauhaus
@Cam:
You aptly said: “He will still donate to anti-gay politicians if he can get away with it.”
You nailed it.
When we point out the obvious, bootlickers like @Nich Jon Schluessler: attempt to label us “intolerant”.
Mark A. Modano
Sorry, too little too late – damage done!
Jonathan26
@Terrance Knox: Roy Cohn is a very apt comparison of this man who makes no secret of his Republican politics.
Bauhaus
@Alexander R. Rodriguez:
Look who shows-up! The number one anti-gay bootlicker! Big surprise, you mouth-breathing piece of detritus.
Jonathan26
@jwtraveler: Bravo! @Cam: Yes.
Tom LaBarbera
Yes, it was a terrible mistake for his pocketbook!
neonjon
As most of you already know, the Grove suffered a major fire this spring. Although the Beach Hotel was destroyed, the Ice Palace will be open this summer. Without complaints coming from the hotel about the noise, lets hope they turn the Palace back into a dance club again. To rebuild, Cheery Grove needs our support now, more than ever. You can always walk over to the Pines, for a few hours, to gawk at the pretty, superficial boys. Then come back to the Grove and party with the “real
” folks!
Sou Seuasingnouane
Ya think?!?! DERP!
DCFarmboi
Taking him totally at his word, we have a problem in our society where some people are so wealthy they can throw their money at politicians before having any significant knowledge as to where they stand on issues. And then we are told that private business is always the model of efficiency because business owners would never waste their money.
Chuck Duncan
I believe they’re both sorry … for all the money and stature they’re losing.
Gerald Schroepfer
Self hating homos.
Paul Law
I doubt his sincerity. I’d be more inclined to believe that he’s sorry that he got caught.
Andrew Hwang
Please. If you’re going to apologize, don’t insult our intelligence by telling us you only just read about Ted Cruz’s positions. And it isn’t even the first time you hosted an anti-gay politician.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ian-reisner-ron-johnson
Carter McCallister
Not a word!
Martin Jeff
Nope. He’s only sorry it’s hitting him in his pocketbook.
Jim McCoy
It always amazes me when someone disrespects who they are in their soul. And for what?
IcarusD
So many unanswered questions here. “I was ignorant, naive and much too quick in accepting a request to co-host a dinner with Cruz at my home…” Request from whom? Don’t tell me Ted Cruz’ campaign approached him completely out of the blue. In previous statements, he keeps saying it wasn’t a fundraiser … but he doesn’t say whether he or anyone else wrote checks beforehand to make the dinner happen. Very strange.
Bob Charbonneau
He’s pretty but he isn’t too bright.
Joe Conrad
No. All of a sudden he’s smart in business and dumb in politics? If you saw this asshat on Million Dollar Listing last season you’d get all you need to know about him.
Paul Gordon-Sheridan
How freaking ”Detached” could they be. Do they not open a newspaper or even listen to what the man says in any of his speeches? Are they so rich that they no longer are even a part of reality? Even with the apologies and so on, I still do not think people of this ilk deserve any support from the gay community, as they are too dense to even understand reality.
Raúl Hernández
I smell BS! Glad to know the boycott is still on as of today!
Kieran
Sounds like they foolishly allowed Cruz’ pro-Zionist campaign rhetoric to trump his anti-gay rhetoric and record. GAY CIVIL RIGHTS MUST ALWAYS take precedence over petty ethnic politics in the US.
inbama
And he brings up the Holocaust as defense.
If he’d have been born back then, judging from his support of fascist Cruz, he’d have been a member of the Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst.
Rick Caffey
To little to late
Jon Stewart
Nope.
tricky ricky
@Scott Hummel: @Alexander R. Rodriguez: pull your head out of cruz’s *ss and go troll somewhere else. ted cruz is a reprehensible Canadian trying to pass himself off as a patriotic American when in reality he thinks he’s the second coming like his whack job preacher daddy keeps telling him he is.
QJ201
you know this issue is HOT when Queerty sets a record for comments on a post
Mark Frazer
LoL idiot!
Tommy O'Brien
Did he give money to Cruz? If not what is the big deal. If you don’t talk to people and expose them to things, there is no chance to change opinions
Lee-Gwen Booth
Um, what? He didn’t know Ted Cruz’s stance on gay issues? Yeah, that’s plausible.
David Heath
Not excepted !!!
Goettafabulous
What these two idiots have done is allow a clown car, far-right fringe moron to portray himself as a “big tent republican”. And by claiming its all about Israel, they attempt to make any criticism thereof an example of smoldering antisemitism.
Now they’re simultaneously apologizing to the community that they’ve offended, and becoming mascots for the far right’s hatred of gay people in general.
Well played boys.
Goettafabulous
It hunk the guy dying in his bathtub is neither here nor there.
Kids like drugs. I certainly did. Everyone was willing to give him a pass on this at the time, (as they should have), because when an adult takes drugs they assume the risk themselves.
I think the outrage over this is because it is a reminder of how tenuous the bonds of solidarity are in the gay community, where class trumps all, and money and politics are rarely allied with social justice.
dommyluc
A respectful response to Mr. Reisner, sung to the melody of the “Ode To Joy” from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig von Beethoven:
Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you – royally!
Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you – endlessly!
High culture, bitchez!
Jack Delaney
Only if you are really, really, brainless.
Deon Letsoalo
Jesus Christ! This “community” is more whiny than my 2-year-old nephew. Really? What do you want him to do? Get on his knees and beg for your forgiveness? Will your “forgiveness” (BARF!) feed him? A man has to eat, and money is still money. (Assuming he’s getting paid, of course). I too would have hosted it and I wouldn’t be apologetic about it, however, HE regrets it, and he apologized for it. A far better man than I am–I don’t apologize to anyone. Get over it. It happened! Sheesh!!!
Ricky Jaramillo
Sorry it was not a mistake, They knew exactly what the were doing and who they were hosting in their home. Ted Cruz has spoken his views out and loud, and has been all over the news and Internet, and all over social media. They are not fooling anyone gay, or straight. Their only worry is about losing money period and the empire they built for themselves.
Michael James Smith
it was for the money
Transiteer
Is he sure he’s gay?? He didn’t know about Cruz?????? Someone revoke his Gay Card please.
Richard Golden
just like any other republican they void themselves of facts
Daniel Perkovich
This really was a terrible mistake. What was he thinking????
I am Gay (just like you), Black, HIV-Positive, and Back Bitches!!!
@Saint Law: “Wot on earth did the idiot expect?”
Answer: You to come through with donations that you promised on you filthy, anti-gay, gutter-bucket Nazi!
And oh look, there’s Giancarlo… What were the chances of that coincidence? Still masquerading as 2 different online identities I see bitch! Two-faced becomes a literal term where your crumbling ass is concerned!
I am Gay (just like you), Black, HIV-Positive, and Back Bitches!!!
@Giancarlo85: “You are clueless. I cannot stand these right wing trolls who come on here, make one post and never defend the crap they post.”
Bitch, but clearly you’re the one that’s so clueless! You’re nobody for even a “right wing troll” to have to defend themselves to, and those are just basics creep! You still are in denial that you only troll everyone that you two-facedly want to have sex with… Then you troll them for information, and back story about their sex lives, and lastly try to shame them out of it! Hack troll bitch! Rape much you demented, internet, psycho stalker?
Buy a clue your damned self you two-faced, fake bitch, jealous whore! You still are in dire need of those anger management classed that you yourself so insanely projected about to this “diseased” nig*er, and on this very website not even too long ago you clueless douche! You are aware that this a woman this time? Pathetic faggot!
Patrick Laney
Idiot…
I am Gay (just like you), Black, HIV-Positive, and Back Bitches!!!
@Giancarlo85: “Is lying the best you have?”
Well, isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black whore?! You really should watch all of your two-faced insults you lame-faggot douche bag! You’re not very in favor of anyone who rejects your cu*t ass on accounts of your being as low the filth as Ted Cruz is! Atleast I bet Ted Cruz isn’t a confirmed rapist…
I am Gay (just like you), Black, HIV-Positive, and Back Bitches!!!
@Giancarlo85:”I am sorry but you are wrong on so many levels.”
Well, I’m sorry, but you’re the pot calling the kettle black! And twice whore?! You really should watch all of your two-faced insults of yours you lame-bitch faggot! Did you ever get those anger management classes that you were speaking so highly of whore? Yes, or no? Because you look like your back peddling now! Atleast Ted Cruz isn’t the confirmed rapist that you are… Oops!
“I am sorry, but they cannot be ignored. They must be confronted.”
Yeah, bitch? But then clearly you’re not even the “equalizer” needed to get the job done cu*t! Your idea of taking your gloves off is finding a gay, black man, making sure that he’s hiv-positive first, and then picking a 1-sided fight with him! And you still lost whore; with 1 hand tied behind my back…
Don’t get scared now bitch! You like to pick unfair fights don’t you? Take your fucking gloves off you pathetic whore! I’m not even the victim you need me to be!
David Red
The only thing that he is sorry about is that he is now losing money because of kissing Cruz’s ass.
Cam
WAIT?!?!?!?
A few people have mentioned that this guy Reisner was on Million Dollar Listing New York, it took me a few minutes, but I remember the guy!
He was the nut-job who kept making weirdly rac-ist remarks to the Puerto Rican Real Estate agent and was really sleazily hitting on the guy while he was working for him!!!!
That guy came off like a somewhat insane racist meth addict with a side of being a little bit rapey.
I am now not one bit surprised that this is the same guy.
DCFarmboi
As far as I am concerned, the Republicans are welcome to keep both Ian Reisner and Bruce Jenner.
Cam
WAIT?!?!?!?
A few people have mentioned that this guy Reisner was on Million Dollar Listing New York, it took me a few minutes, but I remember the guy!
He was the nut-job who kept making weirdly rac-ist remarks to the Puerto Rican Real Estate agent and was really sleazily hitting on the guy while he was working for him!!!!
That guy came off like a somewhat insane rac-ist meth addict with a side of being a little bit rapey.
He was nearly unwatchable. A really horrible person.
I am now not one bit surprised that this is the same guy.
darian
@Alexander R. Rodriguez: I’m curious as to how someone can have dialogue with people who can even say simple shit like climate change does exist. And those @$$holes wouldn’t know compromise if it paid them. So my question to you it’s this do you think reasonable people should keep accepting and dealing with people whose views are extremely outdated
Erik Anderson
Bye Felicias!
Celtic
These “gay” hoteliers knew exactly what they were doing. Just one more bunch of super rich faggots catering to the super hating heteros, all for the money and the publicity. That these two queer boys are trying to walk it back by suggesting, “Oh, no! We didn’t know [about Teddy the Freak Cruz]” is so much lying they could put icing on it and call it a cake. Who in gay culture needs “friends” such as these when they are in fact our very enemies within?
Deon Letsoalo
You’re a fucking idiot … for apologizing!
mrrasheed
@1EqualityUSA: where to you does this apology come across sincere? Ted Cruz is running for president and is extremely well known or he wouldn’t be running. Resnic being a republican is his right. But hosting a private dinner/fundraiser in your home and then denying that you were unaware of his political views is either completely disingenuous or he’s an utter idiot.
Don’t waste your money at his “gay” hotel. If your money is going against your self interest stay at any of the 100s of other options. I don’t personally get the point of a gay hotel. Especially one owned by a guy who has Ted Cruz as a personal guest in his home.
Kangol
@Cam: Yep, I linked to the writeup about his r@cist shenanigans toward Luis, the Puerto Rican real estate agent, on Million Dollar Listing.
He also kept hitting on Luis and pressing him about being gay, in a totally cringe-worthy, inappropriate way.
Reisner’s behavior was all kinds of wrong, but telling in light of subsequent revelations (dead young man in tub, cozying up with Ted Cruz, etc.).
Jim Polcyn
Yes it was !!!
Bauhaus
@Deon Letsoalo:
You’re a fucking idiot and a troll. Troll somewhere else, loser.
Sasha Rejvani
Oh please. He knew it well. It’s hitting him in his pocket now so he is sorry. He is the worst of the kind and an utter pig
Paul Black
Apologizing on FB?I think he’s high again.
Avery Alvarez
@Alexander R. Rodriguez: Buddy, this isn’t the Real Housewives of Queerty.
Do try to keep the manufactured outrage and drama at a minimum.
You are queening out!
odawg
What a b.s. apology. He knew exactly who Ted Cruz was and is. His oversize ego prevented him from realizing others wouldn’t be so forgiving to a gay rights “activist” hosting a event for an admitted bigot.
DCFarmboi
They are not stupid or self-hating. These rich corporate 1%ers really do have more in common with each other — gay or gay hating — than they do with middle class LGBT people. And all of those “wonderful” corporate sponsors of LGBT events are just as craven. Never thrust them for they are not our friends.
Giancarlo85
Y@I am Gay (just like you), Black, HIV-Positive, and Back Bitches!!!: Three posts and you haven’t said a thing worth replying towards. Learn how to talk and don’t talk to me in ghetto trash talk. Nobody cares for your diseased worthless petridish of an ass.
TO
What a mess… Speaking as a media relations and public perception professional, I’m not sure that people on any side of the coin are buying in on his apology. He did what he had to do because the backlash was strong and swift. But Ian, and Mati, new exactly what they were doing when they hosted that dinner and didn’t make efforts to hide it. They are businessmen first and are interested in maximizing their business potential and bringing new big deals, it is that simple. They don’t really care about this and their are aspects of classic republican economics that are appealing to them as businessmen.
Having said that, as a very visible member of the LGBTQ community and a big donor to LGBTQ causes, what was he thinking throwing himself into one of the hot button issues of the entire upcoming election, if not all of US politics!?! He either has no one around him advising him on this aspect of his business or he is so blinded by his own ego that he has no idea that even money cannot make you totally bullet proof from public opinion and what your friends and colleagues feel about you.
I believe his business parter Mati posted the initial images of the dinner to his FB nor has he addressed this issue? I find it very interesting that Mati has said nothing at this time? It says a lot regarding the larger situation and his feelings on it in relation to Ian’s recent statement.
enlightenone
@Randy William Ash: “Whimp. Either you had a valid reason for doing this or you didn’t. No one as wealthy as you is that stupid. But people like you with money run away like singed puppies whenever your wealth is threatened… Again I say it Whimp…Pathetic, pointless, greedy, little punk.”
Your post says it all!!!!!!!!!!
Rick Cook
no
James Hart
This guy’s a fake. He didn’t know about Cruz’ positions??? Where was he living: In the Amazon without electricity? He knew full well what Cruz’ position is on gay rights.
Mike Nash
Too late douche bag. You’ve made your money and alienated your very own queer nation. How could this me a mistake? Have you been in a coma?
Gregory Murphy
he’s back peddling because money means more to him than anythingâ?¦this “terrible mistake” is costing him
Saint Law
@I am Gay (just like you), Black, HIV-Positive, and Back Bitches!!!: I don’t care if you think I’m Giancarlo, The Pope, or the voice in your head that compels you to caricature a black man.
But that you wake in the night, my name foaming on your pallid lips – now that makes me laugh, cracker.
David Bache
jkb
@DCFarmboi: EXACTLY!!!
reallygoodthings
Have they been living in a cave?! Assholes. Boycott the Fire Island Pines hotel and the OUT Hotel in Manhattan because if you spend your gay dollars there you are giving money to Ted Cruz and homophobic monsters like him. These gay republican men know who he is before they invited him to a fundraiser dinner in their home. Don’t believe their “sincere” apologies. Lies.
Luis H. Lopez
You are a traitor ! LBGTQ and allies should boycott your business !!!
Dav Dakota
Yeah, I’m sure the only thing that has shaken you to your bones is the money you’re losing. With friends like you, who needs enemies…
jwtraveler
@northwest: I agree.
jwtraveler
@DCFarmboi: Absolutely right. If you’re a wealthy, white, gay entrepreneur living in liberal NYC, you have all the gay rights you need. Your only political motivation is to preserve and increase your wealth.
Jonathan26
My 1st summer in the Pines was in 1990 & I met my husband of now 16 years on the pool deck of the Botel. The news of the Cruz dinner left me so sad to think that the legendary Pavilion properties had fallen into the hands Reisner & Weiderpass. Their cozy relationship with the far right disqualifies them as the rightful owners of these revered & crucial community assets. The community can, through its boycott, make clear its intention to strip these men of their ability to profit from our money while encouraging them to sell their stake. We must hope a white knight will step up and offer Reisner, who seems to be top dog of the pair, a way out of this very public scandal. Had the press, specifically the NY Times, not been invited to photograph & write about the dinner, it would have gone unnoticed, but the arrogance of these men is so great that they behave with impunity. The Cruz dinner was a clear & very public display of their contempt for the GLBT community growing and the collective outrage is, as you pointed out, absolutely justified. It seems to me the community must decide whether or not it wants to ever do business with these men again.
Beachman
@Randy William Ash: This loser is a supreme douche bag. It is my hope that the GLBT community hits him where it clearly matters most….his wallet.
John DeGregory
How’d u make that mistake
martinbakman
He’s a douche bag for sucking up to Cruz and a dum fucq for overlooking how people would react.
If Reisner really didn’t understand how evil Cruz is, then he must feel like he’s gotten plowed up @SS by Cruz. Hope they enjoyed their evening together.
Don Tate
I guess Mr. Reisner is sorry. He is very sorry for the bad publicity highlighting his hypocrisy to the LGBT of this country. He is very sorry that he got caught having a fundraiser for Satan. He is also sorry for the monies he will lose for his greed, lack of compassion and supporting the very people who are trying to bring down Gay Society in a venue which was started by Mr. Reisner to house the LGBT people who sought refuge for a night or two and paid for something that was a lie. Ignorance is no excuse; just ask any deputy, with blue lights, who has pulled you over to the side of road.
skipvanpelt
naive? don’t even try it. ignorant? hell yes you’re ignorant. why would you invite a politician into your home and NOT know he hates you? the only thing these guys are sorry for is being caught.
Stache99
@Jessica Naomi Weiss: Are you being sarcastic or are you just being willfully stupid.
If this is had a been a black business owner throwing a fundraiser for say David Duke you better believe the black community would be outraged and not just thinking we just need to accept it so we don’t look hypocritical.
Stache99
@Don Tate: I wonder if he’s also sorry for taking that boy to his luxury apartment and his subsequent drug overdose death that was probably Reisner’s doing.
Richard Schneider
Sounds like he’s sorry he got caught