Talk:Mark Vernon

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Is Mark Vernon gay?

Is Mark Vernon gay? I seem to recall him saying he is in one of his dialogues with Rupert Sheldrake. YTKJ (talk) 19:00, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he is gay, he says this in the Sheldrake-Vernon dialogue "The Hidden God of Atheism" after Rupert Sheldrake has spoken about arranged marriages in India. If one can find a link for this, that he is gay could be mentioned in the article. YTKJ (talk) 15:54, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The dialogue can be accessed here. He mentions it at about 27:20. But if we have to search for this fact, is it really wise to add it to this article? If Vernon himself never mentions it much himself, it looks a bit like outing? Or at least it's not really a defining attribute for Vernon. For instance, he does not mention it on his own website? So I'm really not sure. 86.187.173.196 (talk) 17:04, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]