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

Contents:

• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED
• 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
• DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3
• J.K. ROWLG REVEALS DUMBLEDORE IS GAY
• J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY
• DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY!
• UPDATED: “DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY” IS COMG BACK TO THE STAGE FOR A LIMED RUN
• SEVEN CLU THAT ‘POTTER’S’ DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY
• SO DUMBLEDORE IS GAY. WHAT DO ALL MEAN?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 22, 2007/2:20 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 22, 2007 / 2:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SO DUMBLEDORE IS GAY. WHAT DO ALL MEAN?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-22T18:20:45.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-22T18:20:45.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LET ME BE UPONT ABOUT ONE THG RIGHT AWAY — I'M NOT A FAN OF HARRY POTTER. EVEN THOUGH I'M A PRETTY BIG FAN OF FANTASY, AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE TRIED SEVERAL TIM, I JT N'T GET TO THE BOOKS. THAT BEG SAID, I AM A HUGE FAN OF J.K. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THIS WOMAN WHO, THROUGH SHEER GR AND TERMATN, CREATED WHAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR CHILDREN'S BOOK SERI OF ALL TIME? PL SHE'S A BLEEDG HEART LIBERAL WHO SAYS HER OWN BOOKS ARE ALL ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE, SEVERAL YEARS AGO I ACPANIED BRENT ON A BOOK TOUR OF HIS THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT JT HAPPENED TO HAVE TRAILG A WEEK OR TWO BEHD ROWLG AS SHE PROMOTED ONE OF HER BOOKS. AND ALL WE HEARD WERE GREAT THGS ABOUT HER OM THE BOOKSTOR WE VISED. WE HEARD TAL ABOUT HOW SHE STAYED AT EACH STORE NO MATTER HOW LONG TOOK TO MAKE SURE EVERY KID GOT A SIGNED PY OF THE BOOK. SHE WAS UNFAILGLY GRAC AND ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE FOLKS WHO MA HER SUCH A SUCCS. EVERYONE TOLD THE LADY JT OOZED CLASS AND, TST ME, WE'VE HEARD PLENTY OF HORROR STORI ABOUT OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHEN THE NEWS BROKE FRIDAY NIGHT THAT DUMBLEDORE IS GAY, I HAD QUE A MIXED REACTN. FIRST OFF WAS, "OH, CRAP! EVEN THOUGH 'S 10:30 AT NIGHT, I'VE GOT TO WRE A BLOODY ARTICLE!" THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY "THIS IS SO OL" AND DISBELIEF THAT THE DIENCE WENT WILD OVER THE NEWS. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY "WHY THE HELL IS SHE TELLG THIS NOW AND NOT THE BOOKS THEMSELV?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO 'S BEEN VERY TERTG TO SORT OF HANG BACK AND WATCH THE NEWS VERAGE AND THE REACTN OF THE FANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST OF THE MENTS ON OUR SE AND ELSEWHERE HAVE BEEN PRETTY POSIVE. (A NOTE OVER ON THE LEAKY CLDRON SAYS THEY WELE BATE ON THE ISSUE, BUT THAT THE HATEFUL POSTS THERE HAD BEEN LETED.) THE FACT THAT ROWLG CHOSE NOT TO MAKE CLEAR THE BOOKS THAT DUMBLEDORE IS GAY DON'T TROUBLE MOST FANS FOR MANY GOOD REASONS. THE BOOKS ARE ABOUT HARRY POTTER, SAY SOME. OTHERS POT OUT THAT DUMBLEDORE WAS SECRETIVE AND DIDN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT HIS PRIVATE LIFE. OTHERS FEEL THE FACT THAT ROWLG DIDN'T MAKE A BIG AL OUT OF SHOWS HOW FAR WE'VE E. THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO GET A HUFF THAT NOT EVERY STORY HAS TO HAVE A GAY CHARACTER SO WHAT IS THE BIG AL? AND THERE ARE SOME WHO SAY, THE ARE CHILDREN'S BOOKS — OF URSE THERE AREN'T GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE ARE A FEW OF MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WHOLE ISSUE. AT WHAT POT DID ROWLG PLAN ON MAKG THIS RMATN KNOWN? IF SHE HADN'T BEEN ASKED THIS QUTN, WOULD WE HAVE EVER KNOWN DUMBLDORE WAS GAY? I'M ALSO SOMEWHAT BAFFLED BY ROWLG'S SURPRISE AT HOW GLAD PEOPLE WERE. AFTER EVERYONE CHEERED, SHE REPORTEDLY SAID, "IF I'D KNOWN WOULD MAKE YOU SO HAPPY, I WOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED YEARS AGO!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE CLEARLY KNEW ABOUT ALL THE FAN FICTN SO HOW ULD SHE NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FOLKS WONRED WHY THERE WEREN'T ANY GAY CHARACTERS THE BOOKS AS WELL? LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT A POTTER FAN AND EVEN I KNEW FOLKS DISCSED WHAT SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY GLARG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'M AAID I N'T SIGN ON WH THE SUBTEXT IS ENOUGH CROWD. OVER THE URSE OF SEVEN BOOKS A LOT OF RMATN WAS REVEALED ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. WHY THERE ULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN HARRY AND DUMBLEDORE THAT MIRRORED THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ROWLG AND HER FAN FRIDAY NIGHT:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HARRY: HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LOVE, HEADMASTER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUMBLEDORE: I WAS ONCE, HARRY. I LOVED GELLERT GRWALD, BUT WASN'T MEANT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT HARD AND KIDS EQUENTLY ASK ADULTS ABOUT SUCH THGS. AND, SORRY, BUT WOULD'VE BEEN MORE POWERFUL HAD THE RMATN BEEN REVEALED THE BOOKS THEMSELV. AS FOR THOSE WHO ASK WHY THERE HAS TO BE A GAY CHARACTER EVERY BOOK, MOVIE, TV SHOW, ALL I N SAY IS "TCH A CLUE." THERE ARE SO FEW GAY CHARACTERS CHILDREN'S LERATURE AS TO BE NON-EXISTENT AND THAT IS A SHAME. KIDS LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENC OM A VERY EARLY AGE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE RMATN ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATN SHOULD BE TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO FOR THE FACT THE ADORED BOOKS NOW CLU A GAY CHARACTER, HOWEVER TANGENTIALLY, I APPLD ROWLG FOR WHAT SHE HAS DONE. DO I WISH SHE HAD DONE EARLIER? ABSOLUTELY. DO I UNRSTAND WHY DIDN'T DO SOONER? NOT REALLY. BUT SHE HAS DONE NOW AND IS A GREAT THG FOR ALL OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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?

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

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 .

DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

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?

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 ?

J.K. ROWLG REVEALS DUMBLEDORE IS GAY

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. 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. 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.

J.K. ROWLG RPONDS TO GAY DUMBLEDORE NTROVERSY

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.

""I always thought Dumbledore is gay, " she said and explaed that the character had fallen love as a young man wh Gellert Grlwald, who later beme a rival.

DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY!

Rowlg said she had already revealed Dumbledore's sexualy to David Yat, director of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prce, after seeg a scene the script which Dumbledore remisc about an attractn to a young said she crossed out and wrote "Dumbledore is gay" over that sectn of the film versn of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prce, the sixth book the seri, is due for release late next year. 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.

UPDATED: “DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY” IS COMG BACK TO THE STAGE FOR A LIMED RUN

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?

SEVEN CLU THAT ‘POTTER’S’ DUMBLEDORE WAS GAY

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SO DUMBLEDORE IS GAY. WHAT DO ALL MEAN?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 22, 2007/2:20 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 22, 2007 / 2:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SO DUMBLEDORE IS GAY. WHAT DO ALL MEAN?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-22T18:20:45.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-22T18:20:45.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LET ME BE UPONT ABOUT ONE THG RIGHT AWAY — I'M NOT A FAN OF HARRY POTTER. EVEN THOUGH I'M A PRETTY BIG FAN OF FANTASY, AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE TRIED SEVERAL TIM, I JT N'T GET TO THE BOOKS. THAT BEG SAID, I AM A HUGE FAN OF J.K. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THIS WOMAN WHO, THROUGH SHEER GR AND TERMATN, CREATED WHAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR CHILDREN'S BOOK SERI OF ALL TIME? PL SHE'S A BLEEDG HEART LIBERAL WHO SAYS HER OWN BOOKS ARE ALL ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE, SEVERAL YEARS AGO I ACPANIED BRENT ON A BOOK TOUR OF HIS THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT JT HAPPENED TO HAVE TRAILG A WEEK OR TWO BEHD ROWLG AS SHE PROMOTED ONE OF HER BOOKS. AND ALL WE HEARD WERE GREAT THGS ABOUT HER OM THE BOOKSTOR WE VISED. WE HEARD TAL ABOUT HOW SHE STAYED AT EACH STORE NO MATTER HOW LONG TOOK TO MAKE SURE EVERY KID GOT A SIGNED PY OF THE BOOK. SHE WAS UNFAILGLY GRAC AND ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE FOLKS WHO MA HER SUCH A SUCCS. EVERYONE TOLD THE LADY JT OOZED CLASS AND, TST ME, WE'VE HEARD PLENTY OF HORROR STORI ABOUT OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHEN THE NEWS BROKE FRIDAY NIGHT THAT DUMBLEDORE IS GAY, I HAD QUE A MIXED REACTN. FIRST OFF WAS, "OH, CRAP! EVEN THOUGH 'S 10:30 AT NIGHT, I'VE GOT TO WRE A BLOODY ARTICLE!" THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY "THIS IS SO OL" AND DISBELIEF THAT THE DIENCE WENT WILD OVER THE NEWS. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY "WHY THE HELL IS SHE TELLG THIS NOW AND NOT THE BOOKS THEMSELV?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO 'S BEEN VERY TERTG TO SORT OF HANG BACK AND WATCH THE NEWS VERAGE AND THE REACTN OF THE FANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST OF THE MENTS ON OUR SE AND ELSEWHERE HAVE BEEN PRETTY POSIVE. (A NOTE OVER ON THE LEAKY CLDRON SAYS THEY WELE BATE ON THE ISSUE, BUT THAT THE HATEFUL POSTS THERE HAD BEEN LETED.) THE FACT THAT ROWLG CHOSE NOT TO MAKE CLEAR THE BOOKS THAT DUMBLEDORE IS GAY DON'T TROUBLE MOST FANS FOR MANY GOOD REASONS. THE BOOKS ARE ABOUT HARRY POTTER, SAY SOME. OTHERS POT OUT THAT DUMBLEDORE WAS SECRETIVE AND DIDN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT HIS PRIVATE LIFE. OTHERS FEEL THE FACT THAT ROWLG DIDN'T MAKE A BIG AL OUT OF SHOWS HOW FAR WE'VE E. THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO GET A HUFF THAT NOT EVERY STORY HAS TO HAVE A GAY CHARACTER SO WHAT IS THE BIG AL? AND THERE ARE SOME WHO SAY, THE ARE CHILDREN'S BOOKS — OF URSE THERE AREN'T GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE ARE A FEW OF MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WHOLE ISSUE. AT WHAT POT DID ROWLG PLAN ON MAKG THIS RMATN KNOWN? IF SHE HADN'T BEEN ASKED THIS QUTN, WOULD WE HAVE EVER KNOWN DUMBLDORE WAS GAY? I'M ALSO SOMEWHAT BAFFLED BY ROWLG'S SURPRISE AT HOW GLAD PEOPLE WERE. AFTER EVERYONE CHEERED, SHE REPORTEDLY SAID, "IF I'D KNOWN WOULD MAKE YOU SO HAPPY, I WOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED YEARS AGO!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE CLEARLY KNEW ABOUT ALL THE FAN FICTN SO HOW ULD SHE NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FOLKS WONRED WHY THERE WEREN'T ANY GAY CHARACTERS THE BOOKS AS WELL? LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT A POTTER FAN AND EVEN I KNEW FOLKS DISCSED WHAT SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY GLARG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'M AAID I N'T SIGN ON WH THE SUBTEXT IS ENOUGH CROWD. OVER THE URSE OF SEVEN BOOKS A LOT OF RMATN WAS REVEALED ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. WHY THERE ULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN HARRY AND DUMBLEDORE THAT MIRRORED THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ROWLG AND HER FAN FRIDAY NIGHT:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HARRY: HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LOVE, HEADMASTER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUMBLEDORE: I WAS ONCE, HARRY. I LOVED GELLERT GRWALD, BUT WASN'T MEANT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT HARD AND KIDS EQUENTLY ASK ADULTS ABOUT SUCH THGS. AND, SORRY, BUT WOULD'VE BEEN MORE POWERFUL HAD THE RMATN BEEN REVEALED THE BOOKS THEMSELV. AS FOR THOSE WHO ASK WHY THERE HAS TO BE A GAY CHARACTER EVERY BOOK, MOVIE, TV SHOW, ALL I N SAY IS "TCH A CLUE." THERE ARE SO FEW GAY CHARACTERS CHILDREN'S LERATURE AS TO BE NON-EXISTENT AND THAT IS A SHAME. KIDS LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENC OM A VERY EARLY AGE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE RMATN ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATN SHOULD BE TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO FOR THE FACT THE ADORED BOOKS NOW CLU A GAY CHARACTER, HOWEVER TANGENTIALLY, I APPLD ROWLG FOR WHAT SHE HAS DONE. DO I WISH SHE HAD DONE EARLIER? ABSOLUTELY. DO I UNRSTAND WHY DIDN'T DO SOONER? NOT REALLY. BUT SHE HAS DONE NOW AND IS A GREAT THG FOR ALL OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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