I've never read a Harry Potter book and I've only seen the first two movies on ABC Family, but I could tell that it was the role of Dumbledore not to have interest in women. I didn't consider to take it a step further but in any case if you really look at characters you'll find that unwritten details are just as important as those on paper. If this was a discussion on if he was gay or not and we didn't hear from Rowling, I'm sure there would be more evidence to consider that he was gay than had no preference at all, let alone being straight.

To the argument of why she did said it in the first place, I don't believe that her main objective was for more money, more press or more fame. I believe those may do figure into it, but I believe that she did it for her fans. Crazy I know...but her main readers are children and the series is about growing up and facing your destiny. Why not make one of the most memorable, intellectual and powerful characters gay when gay is more often frowned upon by the higher-ups in real life? She had also stated that the series is to promote the political idea of not trusting the higher-ups. Real-life higher-ups are, more than not, saying that gay is wrong yet in this book you learn more about life and getting though personal struggles from a gay man than anything my parents have yet to say. This idea that the one you turn for help is not always the one who says "Do not because of how it is", but the one who says "Go and understand for yourself" because they followed the same wisdom. This is a powerful statement to children, or anyone for that matter, living in a world thats teetering back and fourth on the political and social issue of being gay.

Seriously, anyone really think about it?

I wonder now what parents are doing about this.  The anti-gay ones, I mean.  Are they going to pull these books from their kids' shelves and throw away the DVDs?  Are they going to tell their kids that they can't read the books?

My thought is if they are anti-gay enough to break down the walls, there is a good chance they are anti-magic and already did.

Dumbledore's gay for Snape.

probably being gay isnt that big of a deal in the wizarding world. and hp isnt really a childrens series, but i guess its kind of marketed as such. but it really isnt, at least not after the 2nd book? 3rd? idk. i know my parents both love the books and so do a lot of other parents i know, the ones who arent all "nono magic is the devil." which i think is lame

also. If you havent read the books you really should seeing as how theyre really popular

its like never seeing star wars. personally i think star wars sucks. ya i know rite. but ive seen em because theyre classics. but hey if you dont like hp then its all cool. go agains the crowd its waht the books are all about eh!!

also that was so great veiraza