Being gay isnt a choice its rowling

To leave it out is to cheat the fans of a well-written movie. Rowling herself is penning five total movies for the new "Fantastic Beasts" franchise. Shortly after J.K. Rowling published the seventh and final book in the “Harry Potter” series in , she announced that the character of Dumbledore had “fallen in love with” another male character, effectively confirming he was gay.

Rowling's answer about Dumbledore's sexuality went on to say that his love for Grindelwald had blinded him to the horrific intentions of the young Dark wizard. Rowling also said that she had given the writers working on a movie script for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" a note about Dumbledore's sexuality.

As far as his sexuality is concerned … watch this space. Grindelwald, as "The Deathly Hallows" revealed, was a Dark wizard who lived next door to Dumbledore when both the men were teenagers. When she saw the reaction, Rowling reportedly said: "If I'd known it would make you so happy, I would have announced it years ago!

But their time together ended in tragedy when Dumbledore and Grindelwald got into a heated argument with the former's brother, Aberforth. We found out in that first movie that Newt was a former student of Dumbledore's, and that Newt had unwittingly walked into the middle of a Grindelwald plot.

J. K. Rowling, renowned for her outspoken views on the LGBTQ+ community, has now turned her attention to those identifying as asexual. The ensuing fight ultimately killed Dumbledore's younger sister, Ariana, and Grindelwald fled. When Elisabeth Joffe, a longtime "Harry Potter" fan who identifies as queer, saw the first "Fantastic Beasts" movie when it premiered last year.

They fell in love with each other's ideas, and ideology and each other. It gives the story depth and meaning. Joffe said she didn't have any expectations of seeing Dumbledore's sexuality explored in the second "Fantastic Beasts" movie until the casting announcement was made for young-Dumbledore Jude Law.

His character could have been off-screen until the third or fourth movies, after all. By the end of the movie, the character played by Colin Ferrell was revealed to be Grindelwald Johnny Depp in disguise. In order to understand the current wave of backlash, it's important to remember why Dumbledore's sexuality is a topic of discussion at all.

Anyone who didn't choose their sexuality should be well aware that it isn't a choice. Based on the timeline of events, the five "Fantastic Beasts" movies are taking place after the death of Ariana and likely leading up to Dumbledore's legendary duel with Grindelwald.

We spoke primarily with fans who identify as gay or bisexual, and who had been immersed in the "Harry Potter" community for anywhere between 10 to 20 years. Two years ago, Rowling spoke at a press conference about Dumbledore's role in the coming movies. But the idea that [Dumbledore's feelings toward Grindelwald] are not essential to the narrative is surprising to me.

Since the first movie came out, more news has broken about the sequels, including that Jude Law was cast as a younger Dumbledore. They spent a summer bonding over shared ambitions and concocting plans to overthrow the wizarding world's statute of secrecy. The crowd of fans reportedly erupted in fierce applause and gave Rowling a standing ovation.

One person asked the author if Dumbledore ever fell in love himself, since he believed love was a prevailing power. One only needed to do a cursory search on Twitter and Reddit to see heated debates and fans expressing dismay over this latest comment about the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" sequel.

We'll see him at that formative period of his life. He had a very intense relationship with Grindelwald when they were young men. But he eventually did find Grindelwald and defeated him, winning the allegiance of the Elder Wand and imprisoning Grindelwald for life. As he grew more powerful, Dumbledore delayed setting out to confront him partly due to shame and partly out of fear that he would learn exactly who was responsible for the death of Ariana.

I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter, 'Dumbledore's gay! The acclaimed author of the Harry Potter series has been. Yeah, the only way "being gay is a choice" makes any logical sense is if the person actively has to make the decision to not be attracted to the same gender.

She was pleasantly surprised when the movie's ending shifted the focus toward Grindelwald and Dumbledore. First, Rowling’s comparison between legitimate medical transition care and “conversion therapy” erases the fact that the latter – a harmful and problematic process that seeks to rid people of.

Rowling and the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise were already wading in controversy over Johnny Depp's continued presence in the movies, but now fans are at a breaking point after learning that Dumbledore's sexuality wouldn't be openly explored in the coming sequel.