Harry Potter

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The rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.
After reading briefly from the final book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” she took questions from audience members.

She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds “true love.”

“Dumbledore is gay,” the author responded to gasps and applause.

One more reason for the Christianists to hate, I imagine. But as our reader remarks:  Read more 

Wednesday Polygamy Blogging: It's Not Just About Mormons

I’m sorry that the husband in this case is such a lecherous pedophile, and that I have to agree with the logic of the SCOTUS. He’s just proving the stereotype of polygamists by being incapable of waiting to get his hands on his sister-in-law before she’s 18. I totally grok that “fundamentalist” Mormons like him really just want to keep a harem of teenage girls while sucking off welfare programs to support them, and that abuse and domestic violence runs rampant in communities where this practice occurs. But…

I find myself responding to this logic:  Read more