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Rowling Says Dumbledore Is Gay

The Harry Potter author breaks big news in New York.

By Tara Weingarten and Peg Tyre | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Oct 16, 2007 | Updated: 2:19  p.m. ET Oct 16, 2007

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  • Posted By: ekomni @ 07/17/2009 5:42:00 PM

    I thought you might be interested in this lighthearted story about Dumbledore, the Film's gayest manager:
    http://www.nglcc.org/BIZ/lifeandtravel/dumbledore

  • Posted By: ekomni @ 07/17/2009 5:41:06 PM

    You might be interested in this lighthearted story about Dumbledore, the Film's gayest manager:
    http://www.nglcc.org/BIZ/lifeandtravel/dumbledore

  • Posted By: iLoveJasperHale @ 03/24/2009 10:14:49 PM

    No they don't. Have you even read the book ? The movie's not even out yet so would you know ? They get transported to a place where dudmbledore shows harry peoples pasts. Get your facts straight.

    i speak the facts

  • Posted By: DumbledoreLovesHarryUpTheButt @ 02/22/2009 11:32:14 AM

    i speak the truth

  • Posted By: DumbledoreLovesHarryUpTheButt @ 02/22/2009 11:25:14 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclDW5nAaBc showws the a little of the sex scene, once Harry grabs Dumbledore's arm, they get transported to a place where they do it

    P.S. forshizzle my nizzle

  • Posted By: DumbledoreLovesHarryUpTheButt @ 02/22/2009 11:20:39 AM

    Do you know that Dumbledore has sex with Harry in the seventh book and it will be shown in the seventh movie? It's so unbelievable that they would show that but it's true

  • Posted By: DumbledoreLovesHarryUpTheButt @ 02/22/2009 11:19:39 AM

    Do you know that Dumbledore has sex with Harry in the seventh book and it will be shown in the seventh movie? It's so unbelievable that they would show that but it's true

  • Posted By: ingenious138@hotmail.com @ 01/16/2008 7:48:31 PM

    I think that this is one of the most wonderful things that J.K. Rowling could have done. She has pushed the envelopes further on acceptance toward homosexuals. she understands the hate that is so prevalent in people and, obviously through her thoughtful actions, wishes this enmity to erode. Long live the Queen...er...I mean J.K. Rowling!

  • Posted By: Potter4ever @ 12/29/2008 3:35:27 PM

    I say that if Dumbledore is gay, he's only MORE awesome.

  • Posted By: sassyne @ 12/13/2007 4:26:12 PM

    As far as Dumbledore being gay, I think J.K Rowling did do it to include gay people. I wish she hadn't. It's a children's series, and I feel like it wasn't called for. I was a little dissapointed, I always pictured him and Mccgonagall together. I think J.K Rowling is wonderful, don't get me wrong. She brought us Harry Potter. My son and I are obsessed, I think ME more than him, LOL, but I don't think that aside from Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Draco, Teddy, that she really thought about the other characters post Deathly Hallows, and that when she goes to these book signings or discussions when fans ask her about these other characters like Neville, George or even some of the characters like Ront hat she DID tell us some things about, she makes up something on the spot. Like she originally said that Ron became an auror, and Lee Jordan worked with George at WWW, then she said that Ron worked with George at the store. I don't think she thought through the rest of the character's lives post Deathly Hallows, and when asked on the spot just thinks of an answer.

    • Posted By: Yaoi4Eva @ 02/17/2008 5:03:31 PM

      It seems that most of the complaining is from parents and Christians. It's actually really pathetic. Harry Potter may be a "children's series" but it isn't dumbed down. In case you haven't noticed, the books are absolutely FILLED with deaths! Oh yeah, real appropriate for children. I'm fifteen. I guess that means I'm still a child. I absolutely ADORE male/male pairings. What does sexual orientation have to do with it being a children's series? I don't really see your perspective. I mean, if someone is old enough to cope with all the deaths in the book, shouldn't they be able to understand one simple, not-even-in-the-book statement that one character is homosexual? Geez! It's people like you who think they're right when they speak for my generation and are totally off! There are millions of heterosexual young women such as myself (and even some heterosexual guys) who love to read about male/male love relationships. Just because you can't have an open-mind doesn't mean nobody can, especially children. The shame is on you for being so narrow-minded. Stop teaching my generation to disrespect and segregate. Start teaching us how to accept others' differences, including sexual orientation, even if the one we have to respect is a widely popular fiction character. It would really make this world a better place.

      • Posted By: Bonnie_Half-Elven @ 12/27/2008 11:06:35 AM

        Thank you, Yaoi4Eva! Words of wisdom from a teenaged girl. As a Christian sister to a gay man, I am hurt by the kind of hate speech some people on this thread direct at JKR and people like my brother. I am working to educate the bigots who choose not to see the rest of the human race as, well, the human race.

        As to JKR's revelation, I was not surprised. It was not revealed before because it was not important to the story she was telling. It's a nice bit of trivia for those of us who are interested in the sub stories within the tale.

        And the outsiders who see this story in a whole new light because of Dumbledore's sexuality have a lot to learn about the gay community.

        Excerpt from the commencement address at Harvard this year, given by J.K. Rowling:

        "Many prefer??? to remain comfortably within the bounds of their own experience???. Choosing to live in narrow spaces leads to a form of mental agoraphobia."

    • Posted By: TheLightningScar...Dun Dun Duuun! @ 12/31/2007 11:14:19 AM

      Dumbledore and Mcgonagall would NEVER be together i don't think. it's too convenient, like, you're pairing up everyone and then you think hmm two main teachers at Hogwarts should be together, AH, D and M. I think they were DEFINITELY very very very good friends but i cannot picture them together at all. i thought of him as solitary (although obviously very very friendly and approachable) like the leader whom everyone admires but no-one fancies. It's like having a crush on God to them. well, that's how i picture it. (btw, i only said God cos he's like the leader, plus i picture him pure like a monk.)

  • Posted By: bluestocking @ 12/24/2008 9:22:51 AM

    If Dumbledore is gay, i spit on the author!

  • Posted By: goblewoble @ 11/22/2007 5:01:33 AM

    i have a problem with dumbledore being gay, it means hes a poof!!! it means he likes men, it means he looses respect wtf why would anyone be fine with dumbledore being gay

    • Posted By: harryyoharry @ 09/12/2008 4:38:16 PM

      uh...Alexander the Great was gay...do you consider him a poof?

  • Posted By: sassyne @ 12/18/2007 5:03:51 PM

    I agree with you NCJECulver, I have made up my mind that I will picture the characters the way I want to. Yes, they are her characters, but she has ended the series, and left a lot to be imagined. I DO NOT picture Dumbledore as gay. I am sorry. I have nothing against gay people, but the Dumbledore that I know is straight. I don't care what J.K Rowling says. His sexual orientation wasreally irrelevant, and I don't see why she felt the need to say that. She HAS changed her mind, or just forgotten what she previously said a few times. Like she said Ron went on to help George with the store, then she said that it was Lee Jordan, and that Ron was an auror. Well, I choose for Ron to be an auror. From this point on, we as the readers and fans can come up with who we want whomever to be with. I still say Neville and Luna got together, not Hannah. Again, I don't care what she said. That's MY OPINION!!

    • Posted By: TheLightningScar...Dun Dun Duuun! @ 12/20/2007 3:13:50 PM

      NOOOOOO. lee and angelina because he's always fancied her and she didnt reply because she was playing quidditch. DUH. anyway why would george backstab his best mate?????? besides angelina and george didnt keep in contact or anything cos angelina wasnt in the room of requirement at the end so they could hardly comfort eachother! george and verity could get closer while in the shop bonding over extendable ears or whatever. i doubt george would've stayed unhappy he's such a bouncing-back kind of guy. one who can cope with grief that sort of thhing.lee and angelina definitely. george and verity MAYBE, OR he could be a heartbreaker. you never know.

      • Posted By: sassyne @ 12/30/2007 12:24:21 AM

        NO NO NO NO NO, George DID get with Angelina. It's on Wikipedia, and there is an article with it proving it. Angelina did NOT like Lee in that way. I guess her and George did comfort each other. They had two kids, Fred and Roxanne. I am so glad she put them together. Lee and Alicia make a better couple.

        • Posted By: TheLightningScar...Dun Dun Duuun! @ 12/30/2007 10:39:50 AM

          WHADT??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you KIDDING me?????? that SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! show me the Link to the webpage where you found that out and then i'll believe you. but i won't want to. i hate it when other people are right ESPECIALLY when ANGELINA and LEE should be TOGETHERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. grrrrrr.

          • Posted By: sassyne @ 12/31/2007 1:52:03 AM

            Hello, I'm sorry that you're upset. I would have been if George ended up with anyone BUT Angelina. It is on Wikipedia.com If you put in George Weasley, it will come up and tell you everything. If you REALLY think about it, he should be with her and no one else. Amgelina was close to both Fred AND George. If she dated Fred, George was always around too. They had been friends since age eleven. They all played Quidditch together, and Angelina was with them both alot. So, she had a close relationship with George too. When Fred died, I'm sure they got closer seeing as how they both missed him like crazy. This happens in real life too. George would turn to a close friend to help him grieve. It makes sense.

            • Posted By: TheLightningScar...Dun Dun Duuun! @ 12/31/2007 11:09:15 AM

              OMG you're right! i watched it on a year in the life of JKR!!! george and angelina, neville and hannah abbott, luna and rolf (the grandchild of a naturalist, so they had an interesting relationship apparently, and then had twin boys later than everyone else and with very long and weird names), Percy and someone called Audrey (and they had girls called molly and lucy - which i think are names too interesting for percy. he should've married penelope and then had a girl called anne and no-one else). Charlie never married cos he found dragons more interesting than women. And harry and ginny's kids were called James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna. I like them a lot. they suit it i think. Not that I'm an expert i just have strong views as you have found out, haha. Ah well. we can make it whatever we want it to be i think. It's Our Story Now.

              • Posted By: harryyoharry @ 09/12/2008 4:30:05 PM

                why are you relying on wikipedia?

  • Posted By: harryyoharry @ 09/12/2008 4:29:10 PM

    please tell me you all are joking. this article is over a year old, and might i say that not only is it sad that people are still arguing about this, but that people still even care. might i add that i was one of the few original posters, under a different name, of course

  • Posted By: harryyoharry @ 09/12/2008 4:25:57 PM

    i would just like to say that i was among the the first people to comment on this sight...OVER A YEAR AGO, and think that it is extremely ridiculous, and almost sad that people are still arguing about this.

  • Posted By: iamtheoxymoron @ 05/17/2008 12:51:34 PM

    ^-^ I would agree with you, Yaoi4Eva, but yaoi is in anime and manga, not books and movies and such. SLASH!!

  • Posted By: Dan_90 @ 03/21/2008 2:02:06 PM

    Wow, I totally agree with Yaoi4Eva. It's one of the smartest things I've ever read; and what's even more amazing is that she is a fifteen year old. I'm eighteen and I often disagree with my friends on male/male relationships; they think it's something revolting, that should be done just at home where nobody can see you. But what really makes me angry is the older people and the church who try to polute young people minds by saying that homosexuality is a sin, and whats even sadder is that that some young people believe those lies. Everybody has the right to choose what they want to become in the world, and if there is something I've learned in the Harry Potter series it's that is not important where you come from but where you want to go next; in other words you choose who you want to be. Minds are made to be opended, not to be closed with chains, and for young people it's essential to understand this in order to find there roghtful place in the world.

  • Posted By: fromselfcontrol @ 02/26/2008 1:05:54 AM

    If you carefully read what Rowling said, you will understand that "in her head" he was gay. She leaves the reader to decide what they want to believe. To her he is a homosexual but to you he may not be. I honestly did suspect something when she described Dumbledore's and Grindelwald's relationship in the last book. Maybe the fact that they were both very powerful wizards for their age brought them closer together. Is it so hard to believe that that may have fallen in love???

  • Posted By: Yaoi4Eva @ 02/17/2008 5:14:13 PM

    This is the most amazing revelation ever! Yaoi fans, rejoice! We now have even more reasons to love this book!

  • Posted By: roxiebrooks89 @ 02/12/2008 12:51:59 PM

    im not going to bash homosexuals but i dont think that was right what Rowling did. out of all the books it never hinted that Dumbledore was a homosexual, maybe a happy old man, or a pedophile. but not a homosexual, Rowling should have made that characteristic known to her readers before publishing all her books then saying; "Oh, by the way, Dumbledore, the old head master that everyone loves, yea, he's gay." you cant do that, it doesnt work that way.

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