Seven clu that 'Potter's' Dumbledore was gay - Los Angel Tim

Contents:

• J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY
• SO, HOW GAY IS ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE,’ EXACTLY?
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? WHY J.K. ROWLG'S NTUAL CHARACTER REVISNISM IS GETTG OLD
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED
• SEVEN CLU THAT ‘POTTER’S’ DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY
• DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3
• J.K. ROWLG WANTS YOU TO KNOW HOW GAY DUMBLEDORE REALLY WAS

J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY

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.

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

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.

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

Rowlg’s reply to cric of gay Dumbledore.

Rowlg tweeted back: “Maybe bee gay people jt look like… people? 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.

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IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED

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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. ) 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.

SEVEN CLU THAT ‘POTTER’S’ DUMBLEDORE WAS 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. Fans of the Harry Potter anchise are voicg their outrage after learng that Alb Dumbledore's homosexualy will not be explicly addrsed the next Fantastic Beasts movie, even though thor J. Rowlg has clearly stated that he is gay.

Rowlg, who wrote the screenplay for the upg movie, first mentned Dumbledore's homosexualy durg a talk at New York Cy's Carnegie Hall 2007, the year the fal Harry Potter volume was published. Fans are voicg their outrage after learng that Alb Dumbledore's homosexualy will not be explicly addrsed the next Fantastic Beasts movie Why bother?

DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

Twter ers took to the platform to voice their disappotment after director David Yat said an terview yterday the film won't make clear that Dumbledore is gay Missg piece: Although the new Fantastic Beasts stallment will foc on Dumbledore's efforts to take down Grlwald, will not portray Dumbledore's feelgs for the dark wizard'I always thought of Dumbledore as gay.

Although the new Fantastic Beasts stallment will foc on Dumbledore (Ju Law) and Newt Smanr (Eddie Redmayne)'s efforts to take down Grlwald (Johhny Depp), will not portray Dumbledore's feelgs for the dark whether the movie would make clear that Dumbledore is gay, Yat replied: 'Not explicly.

'Many fans of the Harry Potter anchise were already disappoted that the beloved character's homosexualy wasn't explicly addrsed the books, viewg as a missed opportuny for LGBT were untg on the movie to fill that gap, and were bterly disappoted when they learned that wouldn't be the se.

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

Another person add: 'I gus Dumbledore's homosexualy is one of the Fantastic Beasts, e you need a f*****g manual to fd .

' Not happy: The upg Fantastic Beasts movie had already faced backlash due to the cisn to st Depp as Grlwald, after he was acced of domtic vlence Missed opportuny: Many were already disappoted that Dumbledore's homosexualy wasn't openly picted the books and unted on the movie to fill that gap Statement: Rowlg to the ntroversy surroundg the portrayal of Dumbledore's sexualy on Twter, endg her msage wh a GIF of the rapper Lil Yachty statg: 'Mute'Movi featurg openly gay characters have a history of beg censored. Last year, a Rsian lawmaker sought to ban the new Bety And The Beast movie bee of s gay character, Gaston's sikick Le And The Beast was also banned Malaysia and Kuwa for the same reason, and a drive- movie theater Henagar, Alabama, pledged not to show upg Fantastic Beasts movie had already faced backlash due to the cisn to st Depp as Grlwald, after he was acced of domtic vlence by his now ex-wife Amber, the stg cisn and the treatment of Dumbledore's homosexualy have both mhed to a bter pill to swallow for many potential viewers. 'Others sisted that not pictg Dumbledore's feelgs for Grlwald don't make sense plot-wise, wh someone wrg: 'I'm still tryg to wrap my head around the fact that the Fantastic Beasts movie is ignorg that Dumbledore was gay and love wh Grlwald...