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Hogwarts Head Is Gay, Says JK

  • 29-10-2007 11:11pm
    #1
    crotalus667
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    Hogwarts Head Is Gay, Says JK
    Updated: 06:42, Sunday October 21, 2007
    Harry Potter author JK Rowling's revelation that the headmaster of her fictional wizard school is homosexual has been welcomed by gay rights campaigners.


    But Peter Tatchell said the sexuality of the master wizard should have been made clear in the hit series of children's books.
    Rowling "outed" Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall in New York.
    The award-winning writer's mega-selling fantasy series ended last summer with the seventh instalment, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.
    After reading briefly from the final book, she took questions from the audience.
    One young fan asked whether Dumbledore, one of the series' most popular characters, ever finds "true love".
    "Dumbledore is gay," the author replied to gasps - and applause.

    Gay human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said: "It's good that children's literature includes the reality of gay people, since we exist in every society.
    "But I am disappointed that she did not make Dumbledore's sexuality explicit in the Harry Potter book."
    Rowling explained to the Carnegie Hall audience that Dumbledore had been smitten by rival character Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards.
    "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down".
    She said the character's love for Grindelwald was his "great tragedy".
    Potter fans had previously speculated on the internet about Dumbledore's sexuality, noting that he had no close relationship with women as well as a mysterious, troubled past.

    Has any seen this


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  • #2
    biko
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    This has been discussed in AH and HP forums already.
    Have a look there.

    IMO it has no bearing on the storyline in the books so there's no reason for him to be gay/bi/straight/TG/... other than publicity stunt by JKR


  • #3
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,107 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Is it last week already? :)


  • #4
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    biko wrote: »
    IMO it has no bearing on the storyline in the books so there's no reason for him to be gay/bi/straight/TG/... other than publicity stunt by JKR
    True but I assume she's got copious background notes that she never put into the books. When the sixth movie then was about to contradict this Dumbledore piece of information, she raised the issue.
    It won't affect my indifferent opinion on the series anyway..


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