How does that happen?

A gay hotel owner named Ian Reisner, who runs a facility called OUT NYC, was apparently shocked and befuddled when, upon holding a small dinner with Sen. Ted Cruz at his apartment, he learned that Cruz was actually adamantly against same-sex marriage on religious grounds. As a result of holding the dinner, Reisner and his partner, Mati Weiderpass, were met with a sizable backlash from the gay community.

Reisner had this to say:

I was ignorant, naïve and much too quick in accepting a request to co-host a dinner with Cruz at my home without taking the time to completely understand all of his positions on gay rights.

I’ve spent the past 24 hours reviewing videos of Cruz’s statements on gay marriage and I am shocked and angry. I sincerely apologize for hurting the gay community and so many of our friends, family, allies, customers and employees. I will try my best to make up for my poor judgment. Again, I am deeply sorry.

I’m sure he is “deeply sorry,” but how can a person who is actually part of the gay community be that ill-informed about the social policies of any high-profile politician he invites into his home, much less a self-professed ring leader of the evangelical right?

It almost defies comprehension.