During happy hour last Thursday at John Hobbins, my friend promised me we'd do something spectacular to celebrate the beginning of the long weekend. We were already in Dupont, also known as the Gayborhood, so we decided to take the party away from the boring after work crowd and onto the dance floor. Read More »
J.K. Rowling told some fans at a reading in New York this weekend that Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Harry Potter's school, is gay. I think it's no coincidence that Rowling waited until after the publication of her final book to out the character. I have no doubt that many parents would be so horrified about a gay headmaster that they'd forbid their children from reading the books. Then again, such parents were probably already weirded out by the witchcraft.
During last night's debate, Sen. Hillary Clinton was asked about whether she would read a book to 2nd Grade Children about same-sex couples. In her reply she said something which caught my attention, and when I re-watched the debate I heard exactly what she was saying.
Clinton said: "I think that obviously it is better to try to work with your children, to help your children with the many differences that are in the world, and to really respect other people and the choices that other people make, and that goes far beyond sexual orientation."
Was Hillary Clinton implying that sexual orientation is a choice, and therefore is something that can be changed? Perhaps she mispoke, but the comment was certainly not taken out of context, so what exactly did she mean when she said that we should "respect other people and the choices that other people make" in regard to sexual orientation?
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