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Contents:

• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED
• SEVEN CLU THAT ‘POTTER’S’ DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? WHY J.K. ROWLG'S NTUAL CHARACTER REVISNISM IS GETTG OLD
• J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY
• J.K. ROWLG HTS THAT DUMBLEDORE WILL BE OPENLY GAY THE FANTASTIC BEASTS SEQUEL
• IS THERE ANY TEXTUAL EVINCE TO SUPPORT THAT DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY?
• J.K. ROWLG WANTS YOU TO KNOW HOW GAY DUMBLEDORE REALLY WAS
• J.K. ROWLG REVEALS DUMBLEDORE IS GAY
• DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3
• DUMBLEDORE IS GAY, BUT SHOULD HE HAVE BEEN?
• JK ROWLG IS FACG A BACKLASH OVER THE DUMBLEDORE/GRLWALD GAY RELATNSHIP REVEAL
• DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY, JK TELLS AMAZED FANS

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.

SEVEN CLU THAT ‘POTTER’S’ DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY

Rowlg's rponse to "is Dumbledore gay?

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. ” 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.

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

When lookg at the qutn "is Dumbledore gay?, " there is a new chance to answer .

J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY

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?

J.K. ROWLG HTS THAT DUMBLEDORE WILL BE OPENLY GAY THE FANTASTIC BEASTS SEQUEL

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.

Rowlg revealed Dumbledore is gay, "Harry Potter" fans fally saw that backstory play out onscreen the third prequel spoff "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore." "Harry Potter" Profsor Alb Dumbledore (played by a beard Ju Law) had an tense meetg over tea the movie's openg scene wh his former love-turned-archfoe Gellert Grlwald (Mads Mikkelsen, who took the role over om Johnny Depp). That he's gay??? We already knew that, bro," wrote Twter er @animeberet."I love so much how they're handlg Dumbledore beg gay ...

Rowlg says:Dumbledore, Grlwald had sexual relatnship; fans mourn missed opportunyRowlg first ma headl about Dumbledore, the whe-haired wizard and Hogwarts' headmaster, at a fan event October 2007 followg the publitn of the fal "Harry Potter" book, "Deathly Hallows." "I always saw Dumbledore as gay," Rowlg said rponse to a fan qutn about Dumbledore's love life. Rowlg announced she had always imaged one of the ma characters the “Harry Potter” seri -- Alb Dumbledore -- to be gay.

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

Slack is credibly fluent “Potter” textual analysis, and we knew that if anyone uld predict Rowlg’s curveball, would be COVERAGE: Harry PotterSpeakg om his home Boston, Slack said he hadn’t gused that Dumbledore was gay, but hdsight, he was able to pot to specific character tras of the Hogwarts headmaster that might have dited his sexual orientatn.

Below he tells seven textual clu that Dumbledore was gay.

And, of urse, a popular thought among many scholars is that the matro Leonardo was gay.

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

The fact that so few of realized he was gay. “No matter how many ‘clu’ I n put down that Dumbledore was gay, no matter how many lns of people have read the books aga and aga, Rowlg surprised even the most die-hard fans wh the announcement that Dumbledore was gay.

And the end, the fact that we never would have gused is what mak Dumbledore beg gay so real. So many tim I have enuntered iends who are gay that I never would have predicted.

J.K. ROWLG REVEALS DUMBLEDORE IS GAY

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

DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

But now, two movi and wh a much more sympathetic Grlwald, they fally n properly explore Dumbledore’s romantic entanglement wh a very mad man.The rultg film is perhaps gayer than you were expectg, but not nearly as gay as should be. (There’s a physil maniftatn of this shared bond a tighteng locket that Dumbledore keeps wrapped around his wrist that forbids him om actg agast Grlwald.) And that’s about as emotnally naked (and gay) as the movie gets.There 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. "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...

DUMBLEDORE IS GAY, BUT SHOULD HE HAVE BEEN?

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.

JK ROWLG IS FACG A BACKLASH OVER THE DUMBLEDORE/GRLWALD GAY RELATNSHIP REVEAL

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.

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?

DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY, JK TELLS AMAZED FANS

” She went on to ht that Dumbledore will be openly gay the seri. ” Rowlg first revealed Dumbledore was gay durg a 2007 appearance at Carnegie Hall, notg, “I always thought of Dumbledore as 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!

Seven clu that 'Potter's' Dumbledore was gay. "Dumbledore is gay, " Rowlg said rponse to a fan who asked if the Hogwarts headmaster ever found te love. 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.