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[–]ZveroboyAlinaclownfish is a clown or a fish? || Febfem 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That is why I like how Dumbledor was presented - he was just a regular normal person who just happens to be gay, it was never focused on it in story and he was not shown as some "special snowflake" or "perverted freak" like LGB is depicted in media in most cases. Almost like to be gay you need to "look and act gay", and not just like same sex as yourself.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think the issue with Dumbledore is that it feels like he was retroactively made gay. Naturally, it would've been awful if he was "media gay", but the fact that Rowling announced it once the books were done and dusted makes it feel a little disingenuous.

[–]kwallio 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When the book talked about his friendship to Grindelwald I 100% thought he was gay. When JK said that he was it was no surprise. If you read the books closely (especially book 7) it was obvious.