Dpe the antigay views of Orson Stt Card, his most popular novel is an empowerg story for LGBT youth.
Contents:
- ‘ENR’S GAME’ THOR RPONDS TO CRICS: THE GAY MARRIAGE ISSUE IS ‘MOOT’
- ‘ENR’S GAME’ DIRECTOR: AUTHOR’S ANTI-GAY VIEWS ‘VERY SAD’
- ORSON STT CARD’S ANTI-GAY VIEWS HNT ‘ENR’S GAME’ PREMIERE
- NO UNTRY FOR OLD HOMOPHOB: GAY ACTIVISTS LYNCH ENR’S GAME THOR
‘ENR’S GAME’ THOR RPONDS TO CRICS: THE GAY MARRIAGE ISSUE IS ‘MOOT’
* ender's game gay subtext *
"Neverthels, the antigay views of Card, a man who once sat on the board of the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage, and lled for the crimalizatn of homosexualy, have begun to eclipse any mer his award-wng story may offer to Hollywood's pantheon of science fictn anizatn Geeks OUT lnched s Skip Enr's Game mpaign July, urgg supporters of LGBT equaly to boytt the film when lands theatr on November 1, hop of sendg a msage that moviegoers will not tolerate antigay activism. But the effect of one of Card's most celebrated works may actually be to advance the msage of before Card's personal views on homosexualy ma headl, many LGBT fans who read Enr's Game were enamored wh the story.
‘ENR’S GAME’ DIRECTOR: AUTHOR’S ANTI-GAY VIEWS ‘VERY SAD’
Sure, 'Enr's Game' Author May Be Anti-Gay, But How Queer Is The Book Itself? * ender's game gay subtext *
Not only is the tale a great work of science fictn, but protagonist Enr Wigg's stggl also closely parallel a number of mon experienc had by gay youth.
ORSON STT CARD’S ANTI-GAY VIEWS HNT ‘ENR’S GAME’ PREMIERE
At the red rpet premiere of “Enr’s Game” on Monday night, director Gav Hood field qutns not jt about the big-budget sci-fi film but the anti-gay rights stance of Orson Stt Card, thor of the novel the film is based on. * ender's game gay subtext *
In fact, Enr's tale of empowerment works bt when s young protagonist is terpreted as a gay the exceptn of his sister, Valente, Enr shows no affectn toward femal throughout the book.
"And so for me, is so ironic that the wrer of the work that has helped so many [young] people, gay and straight, to fd empowerment, to feel empowered, to fd their own moral pass -- 's very sad that he, himself, is stgglg wh the issu.
NO UNTRY FOR OLD HOMOPHOB: GAY ACTIVISTS LYNCH ENR’S GAME THOR
I thk what would be far more helpful is if dienc knew that the makers of this film, and the film self, holds the polar oppose pot of view to the current thkg of Orson Stt Card on gay issu.