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Fry has is a self-described [[liberal]] and well known [[homosexual]] activist. Despite having a [[Jewish]] heritage (which he claims to be proud of), Fry is also a self-confessed [[atheist]] (see also: [[Celebrity atheists]]).<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396915n January 30, 2012 CBS Stephen Fry interview with Charlie Rose]</ref> He also has [[bipolar disorder]].

Fry has is a self-described [[liberal]] and well known [[homosexual]] activist. Despite having a [[Jewish]] heritage (which he claims to be proud of), Fry is also a self-confessed [[atheist]] (see also: [[Celebrity atheists]]).<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396915n January 30, 2012 CBS Stephen Fry interview with Charlie Rose]</ref> He also has [[bipolar disorder]].

In spite of his otherwise liberal views, Fry has condemned [[political correctness]] and described it as "sanctimonious" and "self-righteous".<ref> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/stephen-fry-political-correctness-1.4662626</ref>

In spite of his otherwise liberal views, Fry has condemned [[political correctness]] and described it as "sanctimonious" and "self-righteous".<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/stephen-fry-political-correctness-1.4662626</ref>

==Childhood and Sexuality==

==Childhood and Sexuality==

In an interview for British TV, in 2007, Fry stated that he was seduced by an older homosexual when he was a child.  On the new More 4 program Shrink Rap, Fry said that the incident had taken place between him and a sixth former during his first year at boarding school, when he would have been aged 11-13. This is an example of the classic pattern of CSA > homosexuality > CSA > homosexuality. <ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2007/03/28/stephen-fry-opens-up-about-school-sexual-assault/</ref>

In an interview for British TV, in 2007, Fry stated that he was seduced by an older homosexual when he was a child.  On the new More 4 program Shrink Rap, Fry said that the incident had taken place between him and a sixth former during his first year at boarding school, when he would have been aged 11–13. This is an example of the classic pattern of CSA > homosexuality > CSA > homosexuality.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2007/03/28/stephen-fry-opens-up-about-school-sexual-assault/</ref>

==Criminal conviction==

==Criminal conviction==

At the age of 17, Fry served three months in prison for stealing and using a credit card. <ref> His own autobiography "Moab is My Washpot" </ref> Despite this, he got into Cambridge University and obtained a degree in English.

At the age of 17, Fry served three months in prison for stealing and using a credit card.<ref>His own autobiography "Moab is My Washpot"</ref> Despite this, he got into Cambridge University and obtained a degree in English.

[[File:Celebrity atheists.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|Stephen Fry ]]

[[File:Celebrity atheists.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|Stephen Fry]]

==Opposed to Investigating Child Sex Abuse==

==Opposed to Investigating Child Sex Abuse==

In July 2014 Fry got up at a Labour Party fund-raising event and denounced Operation Yewtree, the police inquiry into child abuse set up after the [[Jimmy Savile]] scandal. Fry complained that less than half of those investigated were eventually found guilty. He did not explain how the guilty ones were to be identified if nobody was investigated. He is assumed to be referring to the investigation of his homosexual friend Paul Gambaccini, against whom various charges of molestation were levelled. Fry’s anger and his agitation were noticed with embarrassment by some others present. The Labour leader Ed Miliband later dissociated himself from Fry’s “rant” and said that the party fully supported Operation Yewtree. <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/fry-criticises-operation-yewtree-in-dinner-party-rant-calling-for-tougher-laws-to-deter-false-sex-abuse-allegations-9602686.html</ref>

In July 2014 Fry got up at a Labour Party fund-raising event and denounced Operation Yewtree, the police inquiry into child abuse set up after the [[Jimmy Savile]] scandal. Fry complained that less than half of those investigated were eventually found guilty. He did not explain how the guilty ones were to be identified if nobody was investigated. He is assumed to be referring to the investigation of his homosexual friend Paul Gambaccini, against whom various charges of molestation were levelled. Fry's anger and his agitation were noticed with embarrassment by some others present. The Labour leader Ed Miliband later dissociated himself from Fry's “rant” and said that the party fully supported Operation Yewtree.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/fry-criticises-operation-yewtree-in-dinner-party-rant-calling-for-tougher-laws-to-deter-false-sex-abuse-allegations-9602686.html</ref>

==Drug Addiction==

==Drug Addiction==

Fry has admitted being a chronic long-term user of cocaine and says he has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on his habit. This admission is deplorable in a person who is accorded celebrity status and therefore likely to influence the behavior of vulnerable young people. <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/stephen-fry-i-took-cocaine-in-buckingham-palace--but-was-too-squeamish-to-try-heroin-or-crystal-meth-9756803.html</ref>

Fry has admitted being a chronic long-term user of cocaine and says he has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on his habit. This admission is deplorable in a person who is accorded celebrity status and therefore likely to influence the behavior of vulnerable young people.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/stephen-fry-i-took-cocaine-in-buckingham-palace--but-was-too-squeamish-to-try-heroin-or-crystal-meth-9756803.html</ref>

==Peculiar Views About Women==

==Peculiar Views About Women==

In a 2010 interview with the LGBT magazine ''Attitude'' Fry said that women did not enjoy sex. He said it was clear that women had no interest in sex from the fact that they do not go out seeking casual encounters in graveyards or on Hampstead Heath, which is what homosexuals - including him - do. He added that women only go to bed with men “because sex is the price they are willing to pay for a relationship” and for this reason claimed he felt sorry for heterosexual men.

In a 2010 interview with the LGBT magazine ''Attitude'' Fry said that women did not enjoy sex. He said it was clear that women had no interest in sex from the fact that they do not go out seeking casual encounters in graveyards or on Hampstead Heath, which is what homosexuals - including him - do. He added that women only go to bed with men “because sex is the price they are willing to pay for a relationship” and for this reason claimed he felt sorry for heterosexual men.

Fry’s remarks were branded “rubbish” and "madness" by feminists who questioned his qualifications for making pronouncements on female sexuality. [[Germaine Greer]], called Fry’s remarks “gratuitous” and accused him of having “delusions of grandeur”. She said: “Stephen Fry is clearly under a delusion that he is an authority on female sexuality. It’s true that women really don’t want to hang around toilets... What women yearn for is intimacy." <ref> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8099784/Stephen-Fry-angers-feminists-by-claiming-women-do-not-enjoy-sex.html</ref>

Fry's remarks were branded “rubbish” and "madness" by feminists who questioned his qualifications for making pronouncements on female sexuality. [[Germaine Greer]], called Fry's remarks “gratuitous” and accused him of having “delusions of grandeur”. She said: “Stephen Fry is clearly under a delusion that he is an authority on female sexuality. It’s true that women really don’t want to hang around toilets... What women yearn for is intimacy." <ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8099784/Stephen-Fry-angers-feminists-by-claiming-women-do-not-enjoy-sex.html</ref>

==Debate==

==Debate==