February 18, 2014 | Celeb Watch

Vampire queen says no to homophobic trolls

Novelist Anne Rice, whose son Christopher is gay, calls out the vampire-loving lesbian haters who reacted to her supportive Facebook post regarding  Ellen Page:

Our post commending actress Ellen Page for her courage in coming out as gay attracted a lot of hostility and hate and hate speech — as well as positive and substantive comments.

I have banned many from the page today. I will no longer tolerate hate speech in the guise of Christian belief with the usual irresponsible pick and choose bible quotes and talk of “sin” and hellfire. I have had enough of it, and I think the world has had enough of it too.

Again, I commend Ellen Page for her bravery in coming out. I hope more celebrities and public figures will be inspired to do so. Anyone who thinks this does not matter is deceiving himself or herself. It matters very much. Gay people in all walks of life suffer from bigotry, bias, superstition, and ignorance. Hats off to Ellen Page!

And thank-you, Anne!