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When hockey player Sean Avery took part in a pro-gay-marriage PSA, a TV sports host sided with some intolerant anti-gay-marriage tweets likening gay marriage to bestiality and ended up losing his job. You all sounded off in comments and on Facebook with your opinions, and I thought you made some great points. Here are your thoughts on the debacle.

• "This isn't really political. The statements made were slanderous and hateful — likening gay sex to bestiality." — April
• "I am 100% pro gay marriage, and I am all for this guy being fired, but it's for publicly making the remarks. If he had an anti-gay marriage view but shut up about it and still been fired then that would have been different." — miriah15
• "As long as they're not using company funds or implying that their views represent their employer's views, then why does it matter?" — Sara
• "He's in a different situation as an employee — he wasn't just commenting in a chat at the office, but making public statements on Twitter. He's an on-air sport commentator, and many if not all companies have policies regarding public pronouncements on political issues. Perhaps if he had just said 'I support traditional marriage' and not expressed agreement with tweets equating gay marriage to bestiality, he'd still have a job." — stephley
• "I also support gay marriage and equal rights. And I agree, making these comments publicly is probably what got him fired. However, had he come out in support of gay marriage publicly, would he have been fired? Would there be more outrage by people if he got fired for being for gay marriage?" — Anonymous
• "Everyone is just way too politically correct nowadays. I'm an aspiring singer/actress. I also happen to be politically conservative. Not an easy mix. I try to keep it low profile, at least until I get to know someone, but my Facebook page is fair game. Every liberal performer I know can put all sorts of political messages on their profile with no fear of retribution. It's only fair for that right to extend to me. Still, I worry that some casting director will see it after I audition for them and not hire me based on it. It's not right that I should even have to worry about that. I feel it's the same in this situation." — Kimberly

Even if Americans may be more open-minded about issues like gay marriage, we probably don't consider professional male athletes the most high-profile group of supporters. So it was a big deal when Sean Avery, a New York Rangers hockey player, announced his support for gay marriage in a PSA for New Yorkers for Marriage Equality (becoming the first pro athlete to publicly support the organization). But what's really gaining attention is the Twitter aftermath to Sean's PSA that has resulted in a Canadian TV sports host being fired.

It began with father and son sports agents Don and Todd Reynolds tweeting that same-sex marriage is always wrong and likening a man marrying another man to bestiality. Most members of the professional hockey community were quick to say they disagree with these comments, except for Rogers Sportsnet host Damian Goddard, who tweeted his support for the anti-gay-marriage tweets and then was fired from the Canadian sports show. Even though the network claims the firing wasn't sudden, it does seem a strange coincidence that it happened right after the debacle.

Whichever side you fall on in the gay-marriage debate, do you think it's right for a company to fire an employee based on his or her stance on hot-button political topics? Or is it more about making intolerant public remarks?

Watch the PSA that started it all after the jump.

>> INSIDER WIRE —Ready for The Devil Wears Prada, the male version?  Because Sean Avery's got you covered. He's working with New Line Cinema to bring his experiences in the fashion world — and at Vogue — to the big screen.  It's even a romcom, just like The Devil Wears Prada was — maybe they'll bring Anne Hathaway back to be "Sean"'s love interest, how like totally cute would that be? [The Cut]  

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