I was surprised to learn, a number of years ago, that he is a Mormon.

I recall having read a few of his early novels, including the Alvin series & Ender's Game, but don't recall anything in them that set off my bigot sensor.

He's on NOM's board of directors, I believe, and has been writing increasingly strident columns about how we Have To Do Something About The Gays (And Also The Muslims) Before It's Too Late for years.

He was okay back when he was working on things like Ender's Game, but these days you have to wander onto Baen's frequent-author list to find viler bigots in the speculative fiction field, and there aren't that many even there who can compete.

As if one Frank Miller wasn't bad enough.

still stands:

"As you know, I’m quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating.

Take my favorite superhero, Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn."

I remember thinking how utterly bland Superman was and preferring to read about Spiderman and how his girlfriend Gwen Stacy died.

That was when I was 10 years old. Batman is interesting. Superman, after you get past the mythology, is not.