His animosity towards open gays and lesbians might be simple jealousy. And his treasonous rage at the possibility of same-sex marriage is even more understandable. If everything he traded a life true to his deepest needs (social acceptance, the stability of a loving family, a strong and supportive community of faith) is now available to gays, he made a terrible mistake. To see the rules change like that must be devastating, so he’ll fight it with everything he’s got. Sad.

I’m not one to psychoanalyze writers that often, but I loved Ender’s Game….when I was 13-14. And if you haven’t read it, there’s a damn good reason a 13-14 year old gay boy would like Ender’s Game. What’s less clear is what an adult male would be channeling when he wrote it.

When I first learned of Card’s politics I was disgusted, but now I just raise my eyebrow. His obsession with adolescent boys, and his weird intensity on gay rights, makes for some interesting thought experiments.

When I learned that Card was a member in good standing of the LDS church, I thought to myself, “So THAT’S where the Mormon imagery comes from.” But it didn’t really bother me. And anyway, the few Mormons I had made the acquaintance of were pretty decent folks.

But the more I started reading about Mr. Card’s real antipathy toward Gay people, the less I wanted to have anything to do with his science fiction. It’s a shame, because his “Ender” series is really quite good, but how can I in good conscience support a writer that has such severe disdain for Gay Americans? What’s even worse is that, rather than seeking to understand the legitimate issues that Gay Americans have, he has dug in his heels and become even MORE hateful.

Well FINE, Orson. You don’t need ME as a reader anymore.

My view of sexuality was not formed yet when I read Ender’s Game – perhaps it is part of what made me gay. It influenced me – not me reading into it. Also you don’t have to be Freud to see the symbolism in wacko’s quote in the article.

Please keep your mythological threats to yourself.

And “final reckoning” scare tactics don’t work on me…you have no spiritual authority over me, or anyone else for that matter.

There’s a difference between protesting at funerals of war vets and joining the board of a national organization that recently was on the winning side of a ballot initiative in the most populous state in the Union. If that’s craziness then perchance you could use some more of it on your side. I never saw a funeral protester win an election in CA.

Jim and Colin,

I’d recommend not reading your views of sexuality into things. I’ve seen people in my faith read others views on our faith into those individual’s actions and it’s neither logical nor healthy. Myopic perceptions can be low maintenance but they don’t pay dividends in the final reckoning.

Every time some ridiculous shi*t comes out of their pieholes, we look like champions…it’s the Phelps family phenomenon, each time that insane clown posse shows up somewhere to picket a soldier’s funeral or such, more rational, sane straights and moderates join our cause… go Maggie and Scott (you two closeted maladjusted freaks) let the crazy begin and we’ll have marriage rights sooner than anyone thought possible!