So, How Gay Is ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,’ Exactly?

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• SO, HOW GAY IS ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE,’ EXACTLY?
• CHA CENSORS GAY REFERENC FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE
• DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3
• REFERENC TO A GAY RELATNSHIP THE NEW 'FANTASTIC BEASTS' MOVIE HAVE BEEN CUT FOR S RELEASE CHA
• WARNER BROS. CENSORS GAY RELATNSHIP DIALOGUE ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE’ FOR CHA RELEASE
• FANTASTIC BEASTS 3 FAILS DUMBLEDORE BY PEDDLG THE TRAGIC GAY TROPE
• FANTASTIC BEASTS DIRECTOR: DUMBLEDORE WILL HAVE 'SENSUAL' GAY SCEN
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED
• 'FANTASTIC BEASTS 3' GAY DIALOGUE REMOVED CHA
• J.K. ROWLG HTS THAT DUMBLEDORE WILL BE OPENLY GAY THE FANTASTIC BEASTS SEQUEL
• FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIM OF GRLWALD AND DUMBLEDORE’S VEXG SEXUALYAS EXPECTED, THE FILM ALLUS TO DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S ROMANTIC PAST THROUGH HEAVY-HAND IMPLITN.BY LRA BRADLEYNOVEMBER 15, 2018COURTY OF WARNER BROS.SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVETHIS POST NTAS SPOILERS FOR FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIM OF GRLWALD.OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, PROPERTI ACROSS JT ABOUT EVERY GENRE OF FILM AND TELEVISN HAVE BEEN LLED OUT FOR DMMG UP TERT BY TOUTG THE PRENCE OF QUEER OR QUEER-D CHARACTERS, ONLY TO WHIFF THE PROJECTS THEMSELV BY ONLY NODDG VAGUELY TOWARD THE SEXUALI OF THOSE CHARACTERS—AND RENRG THEM VIRTUALLY IRRELEVANT. THE TREND MAY HAVE REACHED S ZENH WHEN BILL CONDON, WHO DIRECTED THE 2017 LIVE-ACTN VERSN OF BETY AND THE BEAST, HYPED THE MOVIE BY SAYG A PRE-RELEASE TERVIEW THAT WOULD CLU AN “EXCLIVELY GAY MOMENT”—WHICH END UP BEG A BRIEF SCENE WHICH JOSH GAD DANCED WH ANOTHER MAN.MANY A NIZEN OF HARRY POTTERDOM HAD HIGHER HOP FOR THIS WEEK’S FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIM OF GRLWALD. THE ENSEMBLE FILM VOLV A CHARACTER, ALB DUMBLEDORE, WHOM POTTER VENTOR J.K. ROWLG CLARED TO BE GAY, RIGHT AFTER WRAPPG THE SEVEN-BOOK SERI. (IT WAS ONLY THE FIRST OF MANY EX POST FACTO EDS AND ADDNS SHE WOULD EVENTUALLY MAKE TO HER MEGA-POPULAR ANCHISE.) EVEN AFTER NEWS BROKE THAT DUMBLEDORE AND HIS FORMER LOVER, GELLERT GRLWALD, WOULD NOT BE “EXPLICLY” GAY THE FILM, A QUTN HAS LGERED ABOUT HOW, EXACTLY, THE MOVIE WOULD ADDRS THE SUBJECT.DUMBLEDORE’S SEXUALY NEVER PLAYED AN EXPLIC ROLE THE BOOK SERI, EHER—BUT THE FANTASTIC BEASTS ANCHISE ST S GAZE TOWARD DUMBLEDORE AND HIS OLD FLAME GRLWALD’S PAST, GIVG ROWLG (WHO WR THE SCRIPTS FOR THE FANTASTIC BEASTS FILMS) AND DIRECTOR DAVID YAT A CHANCE TO RPORATE THAT FOOTNOTE TO THIS FICTNAL WORLD’S NON. BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT THE FILM SELF WOUND UP DOG. THROUGHOUT THE CRIM OF GRLWALD, DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S BOND IS SCRIBED, SO MANY WORDS, AS “LIKE BROTHERS, ONLY CLOSER”—ALL LONGG LOOKS AND BLOOD PACTS, LI OF ANY REAL ROMANCE.THOUGH THE SEND FANTASTIC BEASTS MOVIE HAS TIME FOR MULTIPLE CHARACTERS AND SUBPLOTS—TOO MANY, FACT!—THERE ARE ONLY A FEW FLEETG MOMENTS WHICH THE FILM DIRECTLY ADDRS DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S PAST. THE FIRST AS AN AUROR TRI TO NVCE DUMBLEDORE TO HELP TAKE GRLWALD DOWN. WHEN DUMBLEDORE EXPRS RELUCTANCE, THE OFFICER ASKS IF “THIS” IS THE REASON—STG A SPELL THAT SHOWS A SHADOWY YOUNG DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD LOOKG AT ONE ANOTHER. THE TWO WERE LIKE BROTHERS, HE SAYS. DUMBLEDORE’S REPLY? “WE WERE CLOSER THAN BROTHERS.” IN ANOTHER, LATER FLASHBACK, THE TWO ARE SHOWN EXECUTG A BLOOD PACT— LI OF KISSG OR SHOWG ANY OTHER SORT OF OUTWARD AFFECTN. IN PERHAPS THE MOST EXPLIC MOMENT THE ENTIRE FILM, DUMBLEDORE SE GRLWALD’S IMAGE THE MIRROR OF ERISED. AS DUMBLEDORE WOULD LATER TELL HARRY POTTER, THE MIRROR “SHOWS NOTHG MORE OR LS THEN THE EPT AND MOST SPERATE SIR OF ONE’S HEART.”THIS RELIANCE ON IMPLITN IS TRATG, PERHAPS, BUT UNRSTANDABLE; GIANT, FAY-IENDLY TENTPOLE FILMS DON’T TEND TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO RPORATE NTENT THAT CERTA MOGRAPHICS MIGHT FD NTROVERSIAL. THE WORST PART, THOUGH, IS THAT THE FILM TRI TO HAVE S KE AND EAT TOO. IT THROWS FANS A FEW BON BY ALLUDG TO DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S RELATNSHIP, YET DUMBLEDORE SEEMS UNWILLG OR UNABLE TO ADM THAT SAID RELATNSHIP WAS ROMANTIC. EVEN MORE PUZZLGLY, DUMBLEDORE NEVER EXPLAS WHY HE N’T BE HONT ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF HIS BOND WH GRLWALD.ONE HAS TO ASSUME THAT HOMOPHOBIA RAN RAMPANT THE WIZARDG WORLD THE 1920S, JT AS DID THE HUMAN WORLD—BUT THE NCEPT OF ANTI-GAY SENTIMENT IS AS VAGUE THE FILM AS THE NCEPT OF HOMOSEXUALY. IT’S REMISCENT OF LAST YEAR’S THE GREATT SHOWMAN, ANOTHER PERD PIECE THAT NSISTENTLY ALLUS TO THE DARK FORC KEEPG ZENDAYA’S CHARACTER AND ZAC EON’S CHARACTER APART WHOUT EVER DIRECTLY MENTNG RACISM. AS A RULT, THE RELATNSHIP RGS HOLLOW—LIKE A PLOT VICE OR A NARRATIVE NOVELTY SERTED PURELY SO THE FILM ULD CHECK OFF A BOX THE LEAST OFFENSIVE WAY.IT’S EASY TO IMAGE HOW THIS STORY LE ULD HAVE BEEN EXECUTED DIFFERENTLY. EVEN ONE MORE WELL-PLACED FLASHBACK WOULD HAVE MA ALL THE DIFFERENCE—AND IF HAD FOCED ON GRLWALD, ULD EVEN HAVE ADD MUCH-NEED DIMENSN TO A CHARACTER WHO FEELS TOO MUCH LIKE A WHE-HAIRED VOLMORT RETREAD. AND WHILE N MAKE SENSE FOR CHARACTERS HISTORIL FICTN TO LIVE SI THE CLOSET, WOULD BE NICE TO AT LEAST SEE THEIR OPPRSN ACKNOWLEDGED. IF DUMBLEDORE HAD TO SUPPRS THIS PART OF HIS LIFE FOR S, ONE WOULD THK THAT WOULD PROVI SOME TERTG AVENU ON WHICH THE FILM ULD TRAVEL. BUT SEEMS FANTASTIC BEASTS WOULD RATHER EXPLORE CHARACTER VELOPMENT THROUGH AN EXPLIBLE ALTERNATIVE: MAKG EZRA MILLER DUMBLEDORE’S LONG-LOST SECRET BROTHER STEAD.MOST POPULARAND JT LIKE THAT… HERE’S WHAT WE NEED SEASON 3BY HILLARY BISINSI ALL OF US STRANGERS, ANDREW STT AND PL ML’S METAPHYSIL LOVE STORYBY DAVID CANFIELDOUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2: EXCLIVE FIRST LOOKBY SARAH CATHERALLLRA BRADLEY
• FANTASTIC BEASTS DIRECTOR REVEALS HOW SEQUEL HANDL DUMBLEDORE BEG GAY
• ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS 3’ GAY DIALOGUE REMOVED CHA, WARNER BROS. SAYS ‘SPIR OF THE FILM REMAS’

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

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. That he's gay???

"I love so much how they're handlg Dumbledore beg gay... " "I always saw Dumbledore as gay, " Rowlg said rponse to a fan qutn about Dumbledore's love life. 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 ?

CHA CENSORS GAY REFERENC FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE

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. 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 AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

) 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 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.

Dumbledore has fally said he's gay out 's been a long, long time g, but there's fally a textually gay moment a Harry Potter movie. "Bee I was love wh you, " Dumbledore you have , the gay Harry Potter moment we've been wag 15 years for. Rowlg ma que the motn when she clared that Dumbledore was gay, spe there not really beg anythg the books to dite that.

REFERENC TO A GAY RELATNSHIP THE NEW 'FANTASTIC BEASTS' MOVIE HAVE BEEN CUT FOR S RELEASE CHA

The only thg that uld really be poted to was his allud-to, once-close relatnship wh the evil wizard was seen by some as a great moment for gay reprentatn, but for others, seemed like a p-out - a way to say your book has gay reprentatn whout actually havg anythg gay happen or mentned the text self.

Now, we're seeg the culmatn of Potter was, at one time one, of the biggt media anchis on earth, and havg a ma character volly exprs romantic feelgs for a character of the same sex should be a huge unfortunately, the anchise has very few queer fans left and even ls queer only are fans disappoted by the lack of any textual queerns any of the books, but Rowlg has also ma herself to an enemy of the LGBTQ+ muny by beg a steadfast and vol TERF over the last several years, spewg anti-trans hate whenever she those still terted seeg Dumbledore and Grlwald's gay adventur, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore premier theaters April 15. This will be the first mastream fay blockbter wh a gay character a lead role, not long after Star Trek Beyond was nsired groundbreakg for givg Sulu a hband wh about 30 sends of thanks to Grlwald’s pictn Fantastic Beasts, this news is more plited than seems. Although Dumbledore’s sexualy was ambiguo the Harry Potter books, Rowlg later nfirmed that he’s gay, and that he fell love wh the dark wizard Gellert Grlwald when both were their late teens.

WARNER BROS. CENSORS GAY RELATNSHIP DIALOGUE ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE’ FOR CHA RELEASE

Much of his screentime is dited to a pellg yet disturbg relatnship wh Crence Barebone (Ezra Miller), a young outst whom he celly manipulat durg scen wh an obv gay the Auror Percival Grav (Grlwald disguise), Col Farrell giv one of the bt performanc the movie. Grlwald arguably follows Hollywood’s tradn of queer-d villas, a subtly homophobic tradn that is pecially prevalent children’s, the ntext of what we already know about Grlwald and Dumbledore, Grlwald is eher a creepy, abive queer character, or a creepy, abive character who preys on the affectn of men he knows are attracted to him (Dumbledore) or who look to him for emotnal support (Crence) he’s played by Johnny Depp, who recently faced allegatns of domtic Depp’s stg was already ntroversial, and Grlwald’s role Fantastic Beasts plit matters even further. Pictur)Harry Potter thor JK Rowlg revealed that Dumbledore was gay after the release of her fal book of the seri Deathly Hallows the headmaster’s sexualy was not discsed the origal books, was hted at the first two Fantastic Beasts films and officially acknowledged onscreen The Secrets of Dumbledore.

Dumbledore is fally g out as gay and he is dog so a subtle manner the new Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of 2007, JK Rowlg rocked the world of Harry Potter fans after revealg that she always thought Alb Dumbledore was gay. Fans were eply shaken bee nothg the books dited the Hogwarts headmaster beg homosexual bis JK alludg to his once-close relatnship wh the evil wizard Gellert, fally, Dumbledore and Grlwald have got their gay moment on the show when the former nfs his love for the villa. SEE: What happened to Fez Mallatia as rapper reveals he is battlg an illnsScreenshots om Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – Dumbledore’s First ArmyDumbledore gets a gay moment Fantastic Beasts 3In a new clip om Fantastic Beasts 3, we see Dumbledore nfsg his love to Grlwald.

(@avillashoe) March 17, 2022 View Tweet Gay Dumbledore is the only reason I am watchg the new HP movi. Cut gay dialogue om "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" Cha.

FANTASTIC BEASTS 3 FAILS DUMBLEDORE BY PEDDLG THE TRAGIC GAY TROPE

Nfirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that has removed dialogue that explicly nfirms a gay relatnship "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" for the movie's release Cha.

Rowlg, who produced the film and served as a -screenwrer, first said that she had always nsired Dumbledore to be gay 2007. 5 ln at the weekend box office, fallg le wh low weekend totals amid ongog COVID-related rtrictns and a lockdown Shanghai, Variety isn't the first time Cha's censors have removed referenc to homosexualy Wtern media.

And 2019, Cha leted at least 10 scen om the Osr-wng Freddie Mercury bpic "Bohemian Rhapsody" that had gay referenc, the Associated Prs the origal article on Insir. Has accepted Cha’s requt to remove dialogue that allus to a gay relatnship the upg film “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Rowlg revealed at a 2007 fan event for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” that Dumbledore intifi as gay.

FANTASTIC BEASTS DIRECTOR: DUMBLEDORE WILL HAVE 'SENSUAL' GAY SCEN

However, very few spotted that Dumbledore was gay. However, even if we n partmentalise our knowledge of that, the gay Dumbledore we're fally given on the big screen is ltle more than a stereotypil archetype.

Photo cred: Warner isn't tomatilly romantic, and simply bee two men discs lovg one another don't make them gay. The director of the upg film Fantastic Beasts: The Crim of Grlwald hasannounced that Alb Dumbledore will not live as an openly gay man the movie but will have some sensual scen wh the love of his life, Gellert Yat, who directed Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fd Them along wh four of the last Harry Potter movi, told Empire Magaze, a story to be released the prt edn this week, that the beloved character is not "out as a gay man this film.

Rowlg years, Rowlg teased that the Fantastic Beasts sequels will liver fans an openly gay character at Hogwarts. That he is gay. "Meanwhile, fans are overwhelmgly disappoted that the mds behd Hogwarts have not explicly shown the character they proclaimed as gay livg whout shame.

IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED

\u201cHP fans: diversy would be nice\nJKR: dumbledore was gay\nHPF: ol but he's ad so\u2013\nJKR: hermne n be black? Typil that they will make volmort's snake girliend a plot pot and not speak a word about dumbledore beg gay\u201d — miceli \u270d\ufe0f (@miceli \u270d\ufe0f).

'FANTASTIC BEASTS 3' GAY DIALOGUE REMOVED CHA

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.

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

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?

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.

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIM OF GRLWALD AND DUMBLEDORE’S VEXG SEXUALYAS EXPECTED, THE FILM ALLUS TO DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S ROMANTIC PAST THROUGH HEAVY-HAND IMPLITN.BY LRA BRADLEYNOVEMBER 15, 2018COURTY OF WARNER BROS.SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVETHIS POST NTAS SPOILERS FOR FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIM OF GRLWALD.OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, PROPERTI ACROSS JT ABOUT EVERY GENRE OF FILM AND TELEVISN HAVE BEEN LLED OUT FOR DMMG UP TERT BY TOUTG THE PRENCE OF QUEER OR QUEER-D CHARACTERS, ONLY TO WHIFF THE PROJECTS THEMSELV BY ONLY NODDG VAGUELY TOWARD THE SEXUALI OF THOSE CHARACTERS—AND RENRG THEM VIRTUALLY IRRELEVANT. THE TREND MAY HAVE REACHED S ZENH WHEN BILL CONDON, WHO DIRECTED THE 2017 LIVE-ACTN VERSN OF BETY AND THE BEAST, HYPED THE MOVIE BY SAYG A PRE-RELEASE TERVIEW THAT WOULD CLU AN “EXCLIVELY GAY MOMENT”—WHICH END UP BEG A BRIEF SCENE WHICH JOSH GAD DANCED WH ANOTHER MAN.MANY A NIZEN OF HARRY POTTERDOM HAD HIGHER HOP FOR THIS WEEK’S FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIM OF GRLWALD. THE ENSEMBLE FILM VOLV A CHARACTER, ALB DUMBLEDORE, WHOM POTTER VENTOR J.K. ROWLG CLARED TO BE GAY, RIGHT AFTER WRAPPG THE SEVEN-BOOK SERI. (IT WAS ONLY THE FIRST OF MANY EX POST FACTO EDS AND ADDNS SHE WOULD EVENTUALLY MAKE TO HER MEGA-POPULAR ANCHISE.) EVEN AFTER NEWS BROKE THAT DUMBLEDORE AND HIS FORMER LOVER, GELLERT GRLWALD, WOULD NOT BE “EXPLICLY” GAY THE FILM, A QUTN HAS LGERED ABOUT HOW, EXACTLY, THE MOVIE WOULD ADDRS THE SUBJECT.DUMBLEDORE’S SEXUALY NEVER PLAYED AN EXPLIC ROLE THE BOOK SERI, EHER—BUT THE FANTASTIC BEASTS ANCHISE ST S GAZE TOWARD DUMBLEDORE AND HIS OLD FLAME GRLWALD’S PAST, GIVG ROWLG (WHO WR THE SCRIPTS FOR THE FANTASTIC BEASTS FILMS) AND DIRECTOR DAVID YAT A CHANCE TO RPORATE THAT FOOTNOTE TO THIS FICTNAL WORLD’S NON. BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT THE FILM SELF WOUND UP DOG. THROUGHOUT THE CRIM OF GRLWALD, DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S BOND IS SCRIBED, SO MANY WORDS, AS “LIKE BROTHERS, ONLY CLOSER”—ALL LONGG LOOKS AND BLOOD PACTS, LI OF ANY REAL ROMANCE.THOUGH THE SEND FANTASTIC BEASTS MOVIE HAS TIME FOR MULTIPLE CHARACTERS AND SUBPLOTS—TOO MANY, FACT!—THERE ARE ONLY A FEW FLEETG MOMENTS WHICH THE FILM DIRECTLY ADDRS DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S PAST. THE FIRST AS AN AUROR TRI TO NVCE DUMBLEDORE TO HELP TAKE GRLWALD DOWN. WHEN DUMBLEDORE EXPRS RELUCTANCE, THE OFFICER ASKS IF “THIS” IS THE REASON—STG A SPELL THAT SHOWS A SHADOWY YOUNG DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD LOOKG AT ONE ANOTHER. THE TWO WERE LIKE BROTHERS, HE SAYS. DUMBLEDORE’S REPLY? “WE WERE CLOSER THAN BROTHERS.” IN ANOTHER, LATER FLASHBACK, THE TWO ARE SHOWN EXECUTG A BLOOD PACT— LI OF KISSG OR SHOWG ANY OTHER SORT OF OUTWARD AFFECTN. IN PERHAPS THE MOST EXPLIC MOMENT THE ENTIRE FILM, DUMBLEDORE SE GRLWALD’S IMAGE THE MIRROR OF ERISED. AS DUMBLEDORE WOULD LATER TELL HARRY POTTER, THE MIRROR “SHOWS NOTHG MORE OR LS THEN THE EPT AND MOST SPERATE SIR OF ONE’S HEART.”THIS RELIANCE ON IMPLITN IS TRATG, PERHAPS, BUT UNRSTANDABLE; GIANT, FAY-IENDLY TENTPOLE FILMS DON’T TEND TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO RPORATE NTENT THAT CERTA MOGRAPHICS MIGHT FD NTROVERSIAL. THE WORST PART, THOUGH, IS THAT THE FILM TRI TO HAVE S KE AND EAT TOO. IT THROWS FANS A FEW BON BY ALLUDG TO DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD’S RELATNSHIP, YET DUMBLEDORE SEEMS UNWILLG OR UNABLE TO ADM THAT SAID RELATNSHIP WAS ROMANTIC. EVEN MORE PUZZLGLY, DUMBLEDORE NEVER EXPLAS WHY HE N’T BE HONT ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF HIS BOND WH GRLWALD.ONE HAS TO ASSUME THAT HOMOPHOBIA RAN RAMPANT THE WIZARDG WORLD THE 1920S, JT AS DID THE HUMAN WORLD—BUT THE NCEPT OF ANTI-GAY SENTIMENT IS AS VAGUE THE FILM AS THE NCEPT OF HOMOSEXUALY. IT’S REMISCENT OF LAST YEAR’S THE GREATT SHOWMAN, ANOTHER PERD PIECE THAT NSISTENTLY ALLUS TO THE DARK FORC KEEPG ZENDAYA’S CHARACTER AND ZAC EON’S CHARACTER APART WHOUT EVER DIRECTLY MENTNG RACISM. AS A RULT, THE RELATNSHIP RGS HOLLOW—LIKE A PLOT VICE OR A NARRATIVE NOVELTY SERTED PURELY SO THE FILM ULD CHECK OFF A BOX THE LEAST OFFENSIVE WAY.IT’S EASY TO IMAGE HOW THIS STORY LE ULD HAVE BEEN EXECUTED DIFFERENTLY. EVEN ONE MORE WELL-PLACED FLASHBACK WOULD HAVE MA ALL THE DIFFERENCE—AND IF HAD FOCED ON GRLWALD, ULD EVEN HAVE ADD MUCH-NEED DIMENSN TO A CHARACTER WHO FEELS TOO MUCH LIKE A WHE-HAIRED VOLMORT RETREAD. AND WHILE N MAKE SENSE FOR CHARACTERS HISTORIL FICTN TO LIVE SI THE CLOSET, WOULD BE NICE TO AT LEAST SEE THEIR OPPRSN ACKNOWLEDGED. IF DUMBLEDORE HAD TO SUPPRS THIS PART OF HIS LIFE FOR S, ONE WOULD THK THAT WOULD PROVI SOME TERTG AVENU ON WHICH THE FILM ULD TRAVEL. BUT SEEMS FANTASTIC BEASTS WOULD RATHER EXPLORE CHARACTER VELOPMENT THROUGH AN EXPLIBLE ALTERNATIVE: MAKG EZRA MILLER DUMBLEDORE’S LONG-LOST SECRET BROTHER STEAD.MOST POPULARAND JT LIKE THAT… HERE’S WHAT WE NEED SEASON 3BY HILLARY BISINSI ALL OF US STRANGERS, ANDREW STT AND PL ML’S METAPHYSIL LOVE STORYBY DAVID CANFIELDOUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2: EXCLIVE FIRST LOOKBY SARAH CATHERALLLRA BRADLEY

” 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 . 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.

FANTASTIC BEASTS DIRECTOR REVEALS HOW SEQUEL HANDL DUMBLEDORE BEG GAY

The answer to "is Dumbledore gay?

Variety reported on April 12 that "referenc to a gay relatnship ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ were eded out of the movie by Warner Bros. Rowlg officially clared 2009 that Dumbledore, one the universe’s most important and powerful characters, was gay. Cut some Fantastic Beasts 3's gay dialogue Cha.

‘FANTASTIC BEASTS 3’ GAY DIALOGUE REMOVED CHA, WARNER BROS. SAYS ‘SPIR OF THE FILM REMAS’

Referenc to a gay relatnship “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” were eded out of the movie by Warner Bros. Rowlg revealed Dumbledore was gay 2009, but the movi had never explicly referenced the character’s sexualy until this third “Fantastic Beasts” Bros. ” 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. Dumbledore may have said "gay rights!

1639407931As if all of the aforementned factors weren't already credibly damagg to the Fantastic Beasts films, was also wily reported that scen referencg or showg Dumbledore as a gay man were censored certa markets - more disappotg news to longtime Harry Potter fans who wished to see a more personal si of the character. Then, even the markets where those scen weren't censored, Dumbledore's "gay moment" the movie was largely panned by crics and fans who felt like his sexual orientatn wasn't properly explored the story. Rowlg first clared that Alb Percival Wulic Brian Dumbledore, Hogwarts headmaster and half-moon-spectacle enthiast, was gay.