![]() ![]() That at the same time we were talking about character development and the shapes of stories, he was railing against marriage rights for same-sex couples and insisting homosexuality was a byproduct of child abuse. The truth, of course, is that Card had been avidly homophobic since long before I knew him. I may not have agreed with his personal beliefs - I knew that he was an observant Mormon and at least somewhat politically conservative - but I respected and still respect the principle of not using fiction as a soap box, even if the author who introduced it to me has since forgotten or abandoned it. ![]() The only time his beliefs came up in our conversations was a comment he made about fiction being a totally inappropriate venue for any kind of ideological proselytizing. His political reputation was much quieter back then - most of his internet presence was concentrated around a network of online writing workshop and critique groups - and his op-eds were published in circles I never stumbled into. I was also largely unaware of the extremity of Card's politics. ![]()
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