Why did Rowling have to make Dumbledore gay? Please help me in my search to understand why!!!!!!?

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Why did Rowling have to make Dumbledore gay? Please help me in my search to understand why!!!!!!?

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Because it is a novel and novel things happen in a novel. Novel is a word that means a piece of fiction and something new.brbrHarry Potter became a hit because the series appealed to the children and it had relevance in the real world. Like it or not there are gay people out there and both you and Harry are going to have to live with them. Just because they are gay doesnt mean they are cursed, evil, going to hell or all those other things the homophobes say. It does mean that they are unusual and maybe even a bit strange, but then mages have always been an odd bunch.brbrDumbledore may be gay, but he is also one of Harrys biggest supporters. I dont know about the last books I only read the first , but in all those books he supported and respected Harry. He felt he owed him because of his friendship with his parents and he felt that Harrys parents were doing the right thing. He sees great things for Harry and knows that some day he will become a great wizard.brbrRemember how Cirrus Black seemed to be the cruel deranged maniac, until he turned out to be Harrys uncle and protector. J. K. Rowling makes her stories interesting because she puts in a twist and breaks new ground. Dumbeledore may be the first major character in mainstream fiction to be gay and it is about time we recognize that they are real people and a part of this world.brbrI am straight, but once I had a friend who turned out to be gay. He was strange, but that was part of who he was and it was part of what made him someone I wanted to be with. Yes, I have to admit I was glad when he told me that I wasnt his type I couldnt handle a romantic relationship with him. But, I was still proud to call him my friend. My only regret is that I had to move and distance broke apart our friendship. I never liked the idea of him being attracted to men and when he found a lover I couldnt handle seeing them kiss. But, he was a great guy, a man who helped me a lot and a true friend. He was unusual, odd and a bit weird, but then so am I in my own ways. Being gay was part of the package and to accept him I had to accept the entire package. The same is true with Dumbledore. Being gay is part of what makes him who he is, you may not be comfortable with his sexual interest, but you have to accept that part of him if you like him.brbrI congratulate J.K. Rowling on creating a unique character and having the sheer audacity balls to make him gay. She finally shows that people come in all shapes, sizes and with different sexual orientations. Just because he is gay doesnt make him any less a powerful wizard or any less a man. It means he is a little odder than most, but that is part of what makes him an interesting person. If everyone was the same as everyone else we would all be bored to death with each other.brbrI grew up in the Deep South in the s when prejudice was in the very air we breathed. I never liked black people until I actually met one. Once I ignored the fact that he had a much deeper tan than I did I found out he was a pretty nice guy. I found that there are just as many good and bad black people as there are white people. I have to admit that I still have some prejudice against blacks it is something I have to fight each day. But, at least I am brave enough to admit that I am wrong and work to make myself better. Why cant you do the same?brbrBy making Dumbledore gay Rowling has given you a chance to be more accepting, to put down a prejudice, and to grow. You can either take it or hate her for doing it. Either way you have to accept it. It is part of the series and no matter what you want you cant change that.brbrWhy did J. K. Rowling make Dumbledore gay? To give you the chance to grow, to make the man interesting, and to make a statement that people are different and come in all different ways. Just because you may not like those differences doesnt mean that they arent still good people, doing good work and trying to live their lives in the best way they know how. Dumbledore is a hero of the Harry Potter series and now he is a distinctly original one. You cant confuse him with Merlin or think he is just a generic character anymore. Accept that and grow. Learn that little lesson and learn that if we had less hate and more tolerance in the world then we would all be a whole lot happier.brbrI am glad that Dumbledore is gay, not because I want him to be gay or because I want anyone to be gay but because it makes him unique, it gives him a deeper personality and it makes him a stronger character. If you cant accept that then that makes you a narrower person, with a shallower personality and the weakness of prejudging people because you dont have a mind large enough to handle individuals and need to put everyone into their own slot.