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Violence against gay people or against any other minority isn't a political opinion" — CNN commentator Roland Martin after GLAAD started a campaign to get him fired from the news channel. Martin tweeted during the Super

CNN on-air analyst Roland Martin was suspended by the network for an undisclosed amount of time as a result of a message he sent out via Twitter on Sunday criticizing an H&M Super Bowl ad featuring David Beckham. GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance

CNN commentator Roland Martin has come under fire for two tweets during the Super Bowl which GLAAD argued were homophobic and encouraged violence against the LGBT community. Regardless of whether one finds merit in GLAAD's complaint or instead supports

CNN has suspended Roland Martin. “Roland Martin's tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this

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