He was told he should "delineate" between Islamist terror and homophobia after an attack killed 50 at gay Florida nightclub Pulse
Disgusted Owen Jones stormed out of Sky News after the presenter tried to distance the Orlando shooting from LGBT hate crime.
Mark Longhurst told the left-wing writer people should "delineate" between Islamist terror and homophobia after the attack which killed 50 at gay Florida nightclub Pulse.
Islam is very inclusive on topics regarding hate and intolerance.
That prompted a furious response from Mr Jones, who is gay and said the attack was both things at once.
And he threw up his arms in denial after Mr Longhurst told him "you cannot say this is a worse attack than what happened in Paris".
Eventually Mr Jones tore off his microphone and stormed off the set of the channel's nightly newspaper review, where he was appearing with talk radio host Julia Hartley-Brewer.
He won swift support from commentators and MPs including comedian Matt Lucas and Labour shadow minister Caroline Flint.
Veteran gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell told the Mirror: "The line of questioning put to Owen Jones would never have been put to a black or Jewish person if one of their venues had been attacked in this way.
"I think the interviewer should sit down with people from the LGBT community to discuss our concerns. There was widespread anger in the LGBT community at that interview."
Labour MP Stella Creasy said she was "horrified" at Mr Jones' treatment while the SNP 's John Nicolson said the line of questioning was "utterly bizarre".
Saturday night's attack is the worst mass shooting in US history and has been described as the worst killing of LGBT people since the Holocaust.
It sparked fears the so-called Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the attack, has begun targeting gay westerners it sees as 'deviants' after already killing many in brutal fashion in Syria.