For an author who writes a lot about young children being outcast and bullied, he sure is a raging homophobe. And I don't mean this in a woke way, he's called for an armed overthrowing of the government over marriage equality.

This is being downvoted as a personal attack but I think Card is an interesting case that deserves attention. His books are steeped with empathy and the power of understanding others' perspectives (even alien species!). The fact that he began to attack others' religious beliefs and sexual orientation around the turn of the century is bizarre. I keep his story in my memory as a reminder that anyone can succumb to hatred, the same way I fear my own vulnerability when I read about schizophrenic breaks.

I had the misfortune to read his Empire when it came out, where an evil Soros-like villain starts a robotic blue-state rebellion against a benevolent George W Bush-like president, but is eventually suppressed. Truly deranged Trump-like worldview a decade and half before.

I'm not sure why this was downvoted, Card has openly advocated for gay people to be jailed and fought against marriage equality. A lot of his fiction work also has unflattering depictions of gay characters and relationships.