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Objectivism and homosexuality
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<p><a href="/facts/Ayn_Rand/MjuSIIng">Ayn Rand</a>, author and developer of <a href="/facts/Objectivism/ncVacNjX">Objectivism</a>, held controversial views regarding <a href="/facts/Homosexuality/gNy8Nvl0">homosexuality</a> and <a href="/facts/Gender_role/pt2sQYD2">gender roles</a>. Although Rand personally viewed homosexuality negatively, considering it immoral and disgusting, she endorsed non-discrimination protection for homosexuals in the public (or government) sphere while opposing laws against discrimination in the private sector on the basis of individual rights. </p>