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Contents:

• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? WHY J.K. ROWLG'S NTUAL CHARACTER REVISNISM IS GETTG OLD
• SO, HOW GAY IS ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE,’ EXACTLY?
• J.K. ROWLG WANTS YOU TO KNOW HOW GAY DUMBLEDORE REALLY WAS
• J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY
• IS THERE ANY TEXTUAL EVINCE TO SUPPORT THAT DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY?
• DUMBLEDORE IS GAY, BUT SHOULD HE HAVE BEEN?
• DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? THE QUTN HIGHLIGHTS A EPER LERARY BATE
• J.K. ROWLG REVEALS DUMBLEDORE IS GAY
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? DEPENDS ON DEFNS OF ‘IS’ AND ‘GAY’
• DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY, JK TELLS AMAZED FANS
• DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED

Rowlg over the years, cludg Alb Dumbledore's sexual orientatn – so, is Dumbledore gay, and what is his relatnship wh Gellert Grlwald? Outsi the movi, Rowlg answered the "is Dumbledore gay? When Alb Dumbledore Was Confirmed To Be Gay.

Those spicns were nfirmed 2007 durg a readg of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prce at Carnegie Hall, where Rowlg was asked if Dumbledore ever fell love, and she replied that she “always thought of Dumbledore as gay” even revealg that Dumbledore had been love wh Gellert Grlwald. Rowlg even shared that a le the early script for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prce had Dumbledore sayg he “knew a girl once, ” and she had to add a note on the marg lettg them know that Dumbledore is gay.

Why Dumbledore Wasn't Confirmed As Gay In Harry Potter Movi Or Books. Rowlg's rponse to "is Dumbledore gay?

IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? WHY J.K. ROWLG'S NTUAL CHARACTER REVISNISM IS GETTG OLD

While some praised that a big character the children’s book seri was gay, others qutned Rowlg’s cisn to nfirm the spicns of fans after the book seri me to an end and Dumbledore died, th leavg no chance for the exploratn of Dumbledore’s sexualy… unls there was a prequel seri of some kd.

SO, HOW GAY IS ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE,’ EXACTLY?

” However, Fantastic Beasts never explicly ma clear Dumbledore is gay. Why Fantastic Beasts Don't Explicly Confirm That Dumbledore Is Gay.

However, the film qutn never explicly stat that Alb is gay. The Harry Potter TV Seri Can Portray Dumbledore As Openly Gay. When lookg at the qutn "is Dumbledore gay?, " there is a new chance to answer .

J.K. ROWLG WANTS YOU TO KNOW HOW GAY DUMBLEDORE REALLY WAS

This uld also allow to portray Dumbledore as openly gay om the start and not have to hi his sexualy to ter to a more fay-iendly prentatn, as the Fantastic Beasts movi did. This is not to say that the new prentatn has to be explic or tense, as Rowlg lled , but n show that Dumbledore is gay whout any need for ambiguy.

The answer to "is Dumbledore gay? Her first and perhaps most well-known foray to this revisnism was her assertn that Dumbledore, Harry’s beloved schoolmaster, was gay.

J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY

But by the time the first “Fantastic Beasts” film arrived, gay marriage was legal both untri and society was shiftg leftward. “But as happens any relatnship, gay or straight or whatever label we want to put on , one never knows really what the other person is feelg.

Rowlg first clared that Alb Dumbledore is gay, the new Fantastic Beasts movie has fally ma non. The Harry Potter thor first ma headl 2007 when she revealed that she "always thought of Dumbledore as gay, " speakg to fans at a post-publitn event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On one hand, 's surprisgly rehg to see a mastream tentpole movie wh a nonilly gay tle character — pecially one who acknowledg his sexualy on screen.

And nsirg the tle of the film — which refers to some hidn mysteri the past of Hogwarts headmaster and future Harry Potter mentor Alb Dumbledore (Ju Law) — there might be one qutn loomg over this latt “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fd Them” film: jt how gay is ? Followg the publitn of the fal “Harry Potter” novel, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ” 2007, Rowlg revealed that Dumbledore was gay and that his prr relatnship wh famed evil wizard Grlwald (now played by Mads Mikkelsen), was ed romantic.

IS THERE ANY TEXTUAL EVINCE TO SUPPORT THAT DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY?

But now, two movi and wh a much more sympathetic Grlwald, they fally n properly explore Dumbledore’s romantic entanglement wh a very mad rultg film is perhaps gayer than you were expectg, but not nearly as gay as should be.

DUMBLEDORE IS GAY, BUT SHOULD HE HAVE BEEN?

) And that’s about as emotnally naked (and gay) as the movie are a uple more passg referenc to their relatnship sprkled throughout the very long film. Rowlg has nfirmed that some of the characters the "Harry Potter" universe are gay. Some fans, however, are perturbed that the characters don't actually intify as gay the books or movi.

DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

"But as happens any relatnship, gay or straight or whatever label we want to put on , one never knows really what the other person is feelg. Rowlg prevly revealed Dumbledore was gay and even rpond to a fan who tweeted they uldn't "see" the headmaster of Hogwarts as homosexual. "Maybe bee gay people jt look like...

Many wish the characters actually intified as gay the books and movi Rowlg created, not jt her md. Rowlg Confirms Some Characters Her Books and Movi Are Gay Everywhere Except the Books or the Movi, " another Twter er wrote.

Rowlg Confirms Some Characters Her Books and Movi Are Gay Everywhere Except the Books or the Movi Eric D. ’s performative activism that allows her to prent herself as progrsive while keepg her films ‘fay iendly’ for the bigots that would undoubtedly kick off at the prence of a gay character— lra (@lraw97_) March 17, 2019. "Dumbledore is gay, " Rowlg said rponse to a fan who asked if the Hogwarts headmaster ever found te love.

IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? THE QUTN HIGHLIGHTS A EPER LERARY BATE

You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web that announcement was ntroversial at the time (Bill O'Reilly acced Rowlg of participatg some sort of gay agenda; I had a very stupid blow-out fight wh my boyiend which I lled Rowlg "lazy as hell" for not pictg Dumbledore as anythg beyond sexls old man the actual books), Rowlg has forced all to revis aga nearly 12 years later. But as happens any relatnship, gay or straight or whatever label we want to put on , one never knows, really, what the other person is feelg.

He led a celibate and a bookish Dumbledore, Rowlg's ey, was an asexual homosexual who had an tensely sexls relatnship wh a bad wizard who was more horny for evil than he was for Dumbledore.

And while 's nice to see my specifilly stupid romantic history reprented a fantasy seri for children, I am not sure 's que earned nsirg 's not actually picted the seri self, but rather jt empty talkg pots om an thor who isn't bold enough to make her gay wizards be gay wh one Culture EdorTyler Coat is the Senr Culture Edor at He liv Los Angel. Here’s a sign of how far the world has e: Some fans are upset that “Fantastic Beasts 2” is not gog to let Dumbledore be openly gay.

J.K. ROWLG REVEALS DUMBLEDORE IS GAY

Rowlg revealed 2007 that the Hogwarts School headmaster was gay after the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ” the fal book the boy wizard seri. In 2015, she fend what she said after a fan tweeted her, askg, “I wonr why you said that Dumbledore is gay bee I n’t see him that way. Rowlg’s reply to cric of gay Dumbledore.

Rowlg tweeted back: “Maybe bee gay people jt look like… people? Is there any optn to unrstand om the books the Dumbledore was gay?

JK Rowlg announced 2007 to an dience at Carnegie Hall that Alb Dumbledore was fact, gay and always had been... I always thought of Dumbledore as gay. I had to wre a ltle note the marg and sli along to the scriptwrer, "Dumbledore's gay!

IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? DEPENDS ON DEFNS OF ‘IS’ AND ‘GAY’

Seven clu that 'Potter's' Dumbledore was gay. Rowlg first clared that Alb Percival Wulic Brian Dumbledore, Hogwarts headmaster and half-moon-spectacle enthiast, was gay. " Below, EW breaks down the Harry Potter anchise's long history of alludg to Dumbledore's orientatn, whout actually pictg him as gay on screen.

Pictur October 2007: Rowlg reveals Dumbledore is gay The thor appeared at Carnegie Hall 2007 to answer fan qutns after the publitn of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY, JK TELLS AMAZED FANS

When asked whether Dumbledore had ever found love, Rowlg rpond that she "always thought of Dumbledore as gay. She also said that she asked the Harry Potter filmmakers to lete a le the Half-Blood Prce movie where Dumbledore remisc about a girl he once knew: "I had to wre a ltle note the marg and sli along to the scriptwrer: 'Dumbledore's gay! '" March 2015: Rowlg rponds to a fan who says they "uldn't see" Dumbledore as a gay man Years later, Rowlg ntued to reerate Dumbledore's sexual orientatn terviews and onle.

When a Twter er told her they uldn't "see [Dumbledore] that way, " Rowlg replied, "Maybe bee gay people jt look like… people?

Rowlg stated an terview that the Hogwarts Headmaster, Dumbledore, was fact gay. Many fans emed Dumbledore as a victory gay reprentatn, while others cricized Rowlg’s cisn to reveal this after the seri end.

DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

Furthermore, even if Rowlg did tend Dumbledore to be queer om the begng, she did not execute succsful wrg of a gay character.