JKR messed up........ no.

[Miles]

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Emily wrote:
> I would also agree with you Del; there is a huge distinction between
> being discriminatory toward practicing homosexuals and supporting
> homosexuality as "normal".  The church I belong to teaches that you
> are not a bad person if you have homosexual tendencies, but that it
> is immoral to act on them.

Miles:
Well, and this is discrimination, a bit more subtle than killing people for
being homosexual (like in Iran), but still discriminating. "I'm fine with
the way God made you, as long as you cripple yourself and don't act like you
were created." How nice! My own church (Roman Catholic) teaches the same
opionion, but I disagree with her - according to what the church teaches as
well, the crucial instance for moral issues is my own conscience.

But this is off-topic, so - just think about muggleborns under the rule of
Lord Voldemort in DH. They are born as wizards, they can't help being
wizards. They have to hand in their wands, they are questioned and
prosecuted. They are not allowed to use magic.
But, to use your argument, this is all fine and no discrimination, right? We
see many muggleborn wizards still alive (those in Diagon Alley, begging for
wands, you remember?). So obviously they could be happy to live, they are
absolutely free to do what they want, as long as they do not act like they
are - as wizards and witches.

I don't want to discuss your personal beliefs, that's nothing for the list.
But I really think that what you stated about homosexuals is contradictory
to the message of tolerance of the entire HP series - independent from JKR's
remark about Dumbledore being gay. What she did is, she made this clear not
only to you, but to many people who now think she has harmed her own work.
No, she didn't harm her message, she underlined it.

Miles