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• THE THIRD 'FANTASTIC BEASTS' MOVIE FALLY ADDRS DUMBLEDORE'S SEXUALY ONT AND CENTER — NEARLY 15 YEARS AFTER J.K. ROWLG FIRST REVEALED HE'S GAY
• DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3
• SO, HOW GAY IS ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE,’ EXACTLY?
• DUMBLEDORE ISN’T THE ONLY ONE HAVG GAY SEX AT HOGWARTS
• FANTASTIC BEASTS 3 MAK DUMBLEDORE GAY: WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? HERE’S WHY MATTERS
• JK ROWLG IS FACG A BACKLASH OVER THE DUMBLEDORE/GRLWALD GAY RELATNSHIP REVEAL
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED
• IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? WHY J.K. ROWLG'S NTUAL CHARACTER REVISNISM IS GETTG OLD
• THE SIX-SEND GAY SCENE THAT WAS CUT FROM FANTASTIC BEASTS IN CHA
• SO, HOW GAY IS ‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE,’ EXACTLY?
• J.K. ROWLG WANTS YOU TO KNOW HOW GAY DUMBLEDORE REALLY WAS

THE THIRD 'FANTASTIC BEASTS' MOVIE FALLY ADDRS DUMBLEDORE'S SEXUALY ONT AND CENTER — NEARLY 15 YEARS AFTER J.K. ROWLG FIRST REVEALED HE'S GAY

Rowlg first clared that Alb Dumbledore is gay, the new Fantastic Beasts movie has fally ma non.

DUMBLEDORE AND GRLWALD FALLY GET THEIR GAY MOMENT FANTASTIC BEASTS 3

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 first announced 2007 that Alb Dumbledore was gay.

Speakg at Carnegie Hall that year, she said that she had "always thought of Dumbledore as gay" — and that the relatnship between him and his teenage iend Gellert Grlwald had been romantic. Queer fans of "Harry Potter" told Insir 2018 they were disappoted that Dumbledore's sexualy wouldn't be explicly picted the send "Fantastic Beasts" film, wh one fan tellg Insir that the cisn suated that Dumbledore uld "be gay Rowlg's public appearance and tweets, but not on screen. 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.

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

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.

DUMBLEDORE ISN’T THE ONLY ONE HAVG GAY SEX AT HOGWARTS

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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.

FANTASTIC BEASTS 3 MAK DUMBLEDORE GAY: WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?

"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. 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.

IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? HERE’S WHY MATTERS

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. 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???

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

" "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 ? 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.

IS DUMBLEDORE GAY? ALB' RELATNSHIP WH GRLWALD EXPLAED

) 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 Percival Wulic Brian Dumbledore, Hogwarts headmaster and half-moon-spectacle enthiast, was gay.

"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. " 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.

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

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.

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.

THE SIX-SEND GAY SCENE THAT WAS CUT FROM FANTASTIC BEASTS IN CHA

When a Twter er told her they uldn't "see [Dumbledore] that way, " Rowlg replied, "Maybe bee gay people jt look like… people? In a move we’re assumg is spired by gay wizardg in Alb Dumbledore, Roman tak a break om magic to get hot and heavy wh another male wizard. Rowlg nfirmed Alb Dumbledore was gay back 2007.

Harry Potter fans have known for a while that Alb Dumbledore was gay.

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

Rowlg said, "I always thought of Dumbledore as gay. However, om both practil and narrative perspectiv, there are actually several reasons why took so long for the Wizardg World movi to nfirm Dumbledore was gay. Rowlg Only Confirmed Dumbledore Was Gay After Harry Potter Books Fished.

When asked about Dumbledore's love life, Rowlg stated Dumbledore was gay.

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

" But although she has always thought of Dumbledore as gay, Rowlg never touched on his sexualy or his love life the Harry Potter books. However, the movie steered clear of anythg overtly sayg Dumbledore had a gay relatnship wh Grlwald. Fantastic Beasts 3 Fally Confirms Dumbledore Is Gay (& Loved Grlwald).

Until The Secrets of Dumbledore, hasn't been enough to say that Dumbledore was gay, or that he loved Grlwald. Whout non nfirmatn, simply assumg Dumbledore was gay risked feelg like an after-the-fact adjtment. Fantastic Beasts 3 Still Creat A Problem Wh Dumbledore Beg Gay.

Perhaps unsurprisgly, revealg Dumbledore as gay also wh an issue: mak Dumbledore's story more tragic. Of urse, there's more to life than romantic relatnships, and Dumbledore arguably sought happs by stoppg dark wizards, 's a sad story that the biggt gay character's romance ends wh him lovg one of the darkt wizards history.