DUMBLEDORE'S GAY!!! (I knew it all along.)

News Type: Other — Seeded on Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:43 AM EDT

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling has outed one of the main characters of her best-selling Harry Potter series, telling fans in New York that the wizard Albus Dumbledore, head of Hogwarts school, is gay.
Speaking at Carnegie Hall on Friday night in her first U.S. tour in seven years, Rowling confirmed what some fans had always suspected -- that she "always thought Dumbledore was gay", reported entertainment Web site E! Online.

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Juliet

Come on, I wanna know who here knew all along that he used more than one wand?

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2 votes

#1 - Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:44 AM EDT

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epiphany sorbet

Well, he used to be gay . . .

While on the subject of deceit, Gambon is notorious for his lying. Throughout his career he has told magnificent porkies both to journalists and his peers about his past life and achievements. It's not to look big, just not to be bored. Often he would claim to have started out as a dancer at the Royal Ballet, only to have his career ruined when he fell from the stage and crashed through the orchestra's timpani kit. For years he carried round a photo of Robert De Niro that read "To Mike, Best wishes and love forever, Bob". He'd regale any entrant to his dressing-room with tales of the work he'd done with De Niro and the affection they had for one another - until some bright spark noted that Gambon had actually never worked with De Niro and clearly written the note himself. Most outrageously, he once claimed that he used to be gay, but stopped because it made his eyes water.

Michael Gambon's Biography

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3 votes

#2 - Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:32 AM EDT

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Sally York

My question did it make him any less likable or wise. I don't think so and that should be the lesson learned here. Stereotyping is just not good.

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1 vote

#4 - Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:35 PM EDT

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Juliet

For me, it makes him more likable. Not sure why, but in a world where the only two categories of people are "good" and "evil", Dumbledore being himself just make sit all the more ironic.

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1 vote

#4.1 - Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:50 PM EDT

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JK Rowling says wizard Dumbledore is gay	Reuters	Mon Oct 22	3
JK Rowling says wizard Dumbledore is gay	Reuters	Sun Oct 21	0
Rowling: Dumbledore is Gay.	USA Today	Sun Oct 21	1
Dumbledore is Gay	Yahoo! News	Mon Oct 22	1
Rowling dubs Dumbledore of 'Harry Potter' books as gay	NY Daily News	Sat Oct 20	1

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