A reporter was taken off the air Wednesday from Russian-based television network RT after interrupting a panel on Bradley Manning’s sentencing to speak for several minutes against the country’s recently passed anti-gay laws.
“Being here on a Kremlin-funded propaganda network, I’m going to wear my gay pride suspenders and speak out against the horrific, anti-gay legislation that Vladimir Putin has signed into law,” reporter James Kirchick said.
“RT has been Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden 24/7. I haven’t seen anything on your network about the anti-gay laws that have been passed in Russia,” he continued.
RT hosts frequently interjected to try to steer the discussion back to Bradley Manning, but were unsuccessful. One host pointed out to Kirchick that the network aired a panel discussion with members of the LGBT community the previous week to discuss the new laws.
“You have 24 hours a day to lie about the United States and to ignore what’s happening in Russia,” Kirchick said over the hosts. “I’m going to take my two minutes and tell people the truth.”
Shortly afterward, Kirchick disappeared from the panelists’ splitscreen, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
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