JK Rowling, on a book tour, announced yesterday, to a packed audience at New York's Carnegie Hall, that one of her characters, Hogwart's headmaster, Dumbeldore....is Gay. That's right...Gay. Apparently, the audience in attendance "gasped then applauded". They were just so plum happy that Dumbeldore was out of the closet and able to fully enjoy his life as a fictional homosexual character.
A number of other fictional characters in attendance, namely Roger & Jessica Rabbit (currently undergoing divorce proceedings), Tweety Bird, and the series own, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter gave praise to Dumbeldore.
"It's an extremely brave, bold move for professor Dumbeldore to come out. I've known he was a little queer from day one, but attributed his eccentricities to Hogwart's environment. It's a very open, expressive venue, and I'm just glad we can all be as fictionally expressive as possible." Ron Weasley said of Dumbeldore.
Severus Snape, had an alternative point of view on Dumbeldore's news. "I think he's trying to get attention. It's no mystery to everyone at Hogwart's that the man liked to pinch a bit of ass here and there. We just turned a blind eye because Dumbeldore was in charge of payroll. So what! He's a gay wizard! I'm evil...you don't hear me touting that around as if it's a milestone."
All told, the announcement by Ms. Rowling is definitely big news. Gay rights activists hope this is a step in the right direction for fictional gay characters.
A link to the original article: BBC News
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