Is dumbledore gay?

Question

I've heard rumors about it. Is it true? if it is it really ruins the series... eww gay old man.... *shiver*

Answer 1

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more

that says it all

Answer 2

Yes, JK said so at a reading, because someone else asked her if Dumbledore had ever been in love. I don't know why it changes your opinion now. It was mentioned in the book, very discreetly but it was mentioned.

It was something along the lines of- the only eventful thing to come of that party was the revelation of Dumbledore's sexuality and his love for Grindelwald. Again, that's probably really off, but it was along those lines. It you read carefully you saw it and wondered.

I'd also like to add that being gay does not make him a pedophile. He didn't molest his male students, he didn't touch little boys.

Harry Potter's always promoted acceptance and I think it's awesome she came out about it.

Answer 3

Yes, I think it was pretty cool. People say they feel 'duped' but I don't know why. Would they feel that way if they found out he was black and not white? Discrimination is discrimination! Perhaps some would- why the heck would it matter??? I think it adds to the point that a persons' sexuality is just a facet of who we are, it doesn't create us totally. In fact, I think it's nice there is a positive gay male role model out there. One that's a regular guy and not 'super sissy' like you see so much on television.

And for the record, I always thought Professor McGonagall was a lesbian to be sure! But on the bright side, he didn't appear to be a practicing homosexual- that makes it ok for some, right? And we certainly don't know if he'd ever consummated his relationship, for all we know he could be a virgin. That would restore him to his priestly status, would it not?

Answer 4

I agree 100 per cent with you!

J. K. Rowling, in her attention-seeking agenda, simply made him gay with her ill-fated statement.

What a hypocrite and a git!

Because she knew that the books would never have sold as well as they did had she put Dumbledore is gay throughout her books, so she kept her mouth shut, made her millions of dollars and then outed him after the fact.

The gay community should be outraged at the disrespect she gave them.

Answer 5

Yes, I read that online from CNN. According to the story I read, she had told the writer of the screenplay for HBP that Dumbledore was gay because there was mention of a female love interest in the screenplay and she had to set them right. Having done that, she might as well have made it public, since it would have eventually come out anyway--she could control when and how it was done.

As far as your reaction is concerned, stop for a moment and think about "why" this is part of Dumbledore's back story and why it might add to the understanding of Dumbledore. Here is my take:

Throughout the series, we know Dumbledore as a tireless and seemingly single-minded fighter against Dark Wizards (at least from Harry's perspective; we do have to rememeber that Albus is also a great teacher, an alchemist, and important theoretical Wizard--remember the tools and instruments he made himself). But how did Albus become that way?

We learn much about this in DH, with Arianna's story, Aberforth's story and the story of the friendship between Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald. In reading DH, it was clear that Grndelwald seduced Dumbledore on a number of levels; intellectually, idiologically, and, by JKR's new revelation, emotionally. We don't know if that seduction was sexual as well, and I'm not sure it is important for us to know.

The revelation completes the picture for us of a man who felt betrayed, injured by one he loved, ashamed at how far he went from rational thought and behavior, how far he really was from what he thought he was.

The up shot is that we now know more completely Dumbledore's motivations for fighting Dark Wizards--his shame at his own tangential contribution to Grindelwald's career, his reluctance to fight him, and, when Voldemort rose, his determination to not to repeat his prior mistake of inaction and to fight Voldemort from the start.

So in summery, It was part of the way JKR viewed Dumbledore and understood him. I don't think it was something that would have come out voluntarily--more likely something that would have made a scholarly article 50 or 60 years from now after she was gone and literary scholar had access to her full notes (assuming she left them to be investigated).

BTW, there is some inkling of this in DH, where Rita Skeeter talks about devoting a chapter in her book about Dumbledore to the Dumbledore/Harry relationship. This is not to say that there was anything improper--but that JKR did put out a hint.

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Answer 6

Yup! Go check Mugglenet.com, and the article about Dumbledore being gay is near the top. Dumbledore being gay does not ruin the series, but makes it better. It's so tragic that he was in love with Gringwald, and then had to kill him during their battle. And it does make perfect sense if you look back at it all. ;]

Answer 7

Implying all gay people are pedophiles is like implying all straight people are pedophiles.
OPEN YOUR MINDS PEOPLE!
Dumbledore was a good person and never once did anything gross or perverted in the books!

Answer 8

Yes. The author JK Rowling says so.

Answer 9

yes, she admitted it when a young boy asked her if dumbledore ever found true love. i saw it on yahoo

Answer 10

Go Snow White! (not the Disney movie (which I don't dislike, but that's not the point)) The person who answered this question.

Answer 11

Yes, he's Gay. Doesn't make any difference at all.