Newsweek’s Ramin Setoodeh is careful to point out, in this MSNBC interview clip, that he counts himself among the many members of America’s gay community. That assertion may not do much to placate his critics who took offense to his astounding response to (finally) openly gay actor Sean Hayes’ portrayal of a straight man. But, for the record, here’s Setoodeh’s side of the story. –KA

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