How do you feel about J.K. Rowling admiting that Albus Dumbledore is gay?

I think it was a great decision on her part. Her whole series is based on tolerance, and her novels have opened up doors that nobody else has dared open. And so what if radical christian groups or conservatives don't like this, if you like the series, you'll accept dumbledore for who he is and not what other people think he should be.

I was shocked of the revelation. How could Albus Dumbledore One of the greatest Headmasters of Hogwarts School of Wizardry be a GAY!?! I saw him as a powerful wizard, a very important character in the Harry Potter Series. I have even felt that there must be some thing going on with him and Professor Mcgonagall. He never showed signs of being gay but oh well, you never know what lies beneath in every person including a fiction character. :p

It doesn't really change much. Although it does explain a few things. He seems to be quite alone for the most part, and I'd imagine being gay in the fairly conservative wizarding community is a lonely life. Also it adds some extra tension with his estranged brother, who's refusal to outwardly forgive Albus after all the years seemed a bit harsh.

I didn't even hear about this news, but this makes me feel kind of.. strange.

I think it wasn't necessary for her to tell the entire world this waaay after most of us have read the series. We've already developed our own visions of Dumbledore, and for her to just go and reveal he's gay will be sure to confuse many readers and readers to come. I don't mind really, but in my mind Dumbledore will never be gay. It's just too hard to imagine, after all these years of reading Harry Potter.

As a reader of the books, I think it gives an interesting interpretation to some aspects of the action and dialogue.

As an observer of society, I like to think it will give people an opportunity to re-examine old prejudices and maybe open their minds a little more to the diversity of the world.

As an openly gay man and a practicing Pagan I think it's freakin' awesome!! LOL

Who cares? Did you like the character? Was he a positive influence to the story or the other characters? Is he a real person? In the grand scheme of things does it matter?

Yes I liked the character. Yes he was a positive influence to the story and a father figure to Harry. He isn't a real person and who he supposedly loved is not in anyway a big deal. And no it doesn't matter in any way shape or form.

In reality I am pretty tolerant and couldn't care less who someone is sleeping with.

Harry Potter is a children's story. Just not a Christian children's story. There. Now all the bigots can shut up. They don't have to read the flippin' book. Obviously Xians have a real problem distinguishing between fantasy and reality.

I think all she is saying is, there are all kinds of people everywhere, even in her books.

People are gay, people are straight, in all walks of life.

She didn't stick it in anyone's face, in the books or otherwise.

Kids are going to grow up, and find this out anyway. What are we suggesting, that we keep everything that is different a big secret from kids, then dump it all on them on their 18th birthday?

If they are going to find it out, just as well in the form of a character in a beloved set of books.

I feel that many people don't know how to use the search function on Yahoo Answers because this question has been asked at least 100 times within the past two days.

Her announcement was unnecessary, irrelevant and insensitive.

She has destroyed the HP series. Her comment has caused the books to come the butts of every sexual innuendo joke under the sun.

But that's what she gets for trying to further aggravate the Christian community.

I wouldn't read anything else by her if she gave me the books herself.

And I won't be going out to see the other movies.

Until the book-buying community says enough already, J. K. Rowling will continue to "reveal" shocking tidbits about her HP characters.

She is an attention seeking, miserable woman and her outing Dumbledore proves this. It served no purpose to the HP storyline.

If she were going to push her own agenda, then she never should have advertised the books as children's literature.