Sorry if this has been addressed. I looked around a little and didn't see it here.
So JKRowling outed him, but I wonder-- was she the only person who knew? Was there clues in the books, because I didn't see them, and when I looked online, I found this--
Seven clues that 'Potter's' Dumbledore was gay
which falls way short of compelling, or even mildly credible. Item 7, for instance can be summarized as--Nobody knew, so therefore it was obvious.
Secondly, and maybe a more substantial question, is "so what?" Does his sexual orientation illumine his relationships with the other characters? I don't see that either, but some candidates for people in the books who might have known or suspected, or (even reacted without knowing) are
The various Malfoys
Tom Riddle/Voldemort
Cornelius Fudge and/or Delores Umbrage
Nicholas Flammel
So, is there something deeper in any of those relationships--did Tom Riddle go off the rails out of homophobia, or did anyone else? Or alternatively, if it didn't make ANY difference to the story, as appears to me, then what?
So JKRowling outed him, but I wonder-- was she the only person who knew? Was there clues in the books, because I didn't see them, and when I looked online, I found this--
Seven clues that 'Potter's' Dumbledore was gay
which falls way short of compelling, or even mildly credible. Item 7, for instance can be summarized as--Nobody knew, so therefore it was obvious.
Secondly, and maybe a more substantial question, is "so what?" Does his sexual orientation illumine his relationships with the other characters? I don't see that either, but some candidates for people in the books who might have known or suspected, or (even reacted without knowing) are
The various Malfoys
Tom Riddle/Voldemort
Cornelius Fudge and/or Delores Umbrage
Nicholas Flammel
So, is there something deeper in any of those relationships--did Tom Riddle go off the rails out of homophobia, or did anyone else? Or alternatively, if it didn't make ANY difference to the story, as appears to me, then what?