Real estate mogul and television
personality Donald Trump on Saturday said that his personal stance on
gay marriage is “evolving.”
Trump discussed gay rights during an
interview with MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts at the Miss Universe
pageant, which took place in Moscow on Saturday.
The decision to hold the event in
Russia stirred controversy due to the recent passage of two anti-gay
laws, including one that prohibits “gay propaganda” to minors,
effectively outlawing Gay Pride marches and other public
demonstrations of support.
“Perhaps we should have known and we
didn't. And after we signed, it became quite clear,” Trump
told Roberts. “We have a lot of gay people who work at Miss
Universe, and we said, 'What do you think?' And they said, 'We want
to go. We want to show our stuff.'”
“I think I'm evolving,” Trump said
of his stance on gay nuptials. “And I think I'm a very fair
person, but I have been for traditional marriage. I am for
traditional marriage. I am for a marriage between a man and a
woman.”