Former LGBTQ Talk Show Host Tim Gaskin Goes On Homophobic & Racist Rant Over Mask Policy
After refusing to abide their mask policy, former LGBTQ talk show host Tim Gaskin, 52, went on a homophobic and racist rant while shopping at a Marshall’s department store in Campbell, California.
The entire ordeal was caught on camera and begins with Gaskin — who hosted San Francisco’s ‘OUT Spoken‘ in 2004 — yelling at the man holding the camera, “What’s your dumb f***ing f***ot problem? You don’t know the law? That’s how stupid you are.” Later in the clip, he references the Disabilities Act after workers argued with him to put on a mask. He exclaimed, “It’ll cost you $75,000. It’s a health code violation to deny service to someone with a disability. So I would love you to do it, it’ll cost you $75,000.”
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He then shouts again at the man behind the camera, “It’s a $75,000 fine. Dumb Mexican guy here doesn’t know because he doesn’t speak English.” In addition to his offensive language, at one point, Gaskin is seen unzipping his pants, which led to further concern for Campbell PD Captain Ian White. He says, “Our primary concern, obviously with this call, which I think is of great concern is the exposure aspect of this and if a crime occurred. And that’s really not to minimize the mask wearing and the times that we’re in now, and how dangerous that can be as well. But you know, really looking at the crime aspect of exposing oneself in the middle of a populated store, and trying to look into that at this point.”
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When asked if the incident will be considered a hate crime, White explains, “I will tell you, and in talking to the investigating officers, that at this time it does not appear to be a motivating factor. However, we are looking into all aspects of this. Just to be clear, there is no clear-cut exposure in the video. Otherwise there probably would have been different investigative steps taken, and maybe an on-view arrest at that point in time, but that evidence isn’t clear.” He adds that if the case makes it to the District Attorneys office, “there will most likely be an arrest, based on a warrant issued from the court.”