Reactions to Rowling's revelation:
Author Nancy Brown cares, but not that much. The Chestertonian argues:
Dumbledore's youthful fling with Grindelwald cost him the life of his sister. So deep was his remorse that he apparently remained celibate the rest of his life. A gay character in a book who remains celibate out of penance for a youthful indescretion? I see nothing wrong with that. In fact it is very heroic. I have no way of knowing if that was Rowling's intent, but as she chose to open this can of worms, I will pull out whatever worms I choose.Recovering Feminist is much more critical:
Wondering what Harry Potter witchcraft reading supporters are saying after JK's public support of sodomy? In a nutshell: As long as the sodomy tolerance is "fictional", it's okay. God have mercy on us all...Ben Shapiro at Townhall.com asserts:
Rowling's gutless decision to "out" Dumbledore months after the release of the last book in the Harry Potter series smacks of manipulation. Next she'll be telling us that Harry was actually an anti-war protester, Voldemort was a stockholder in Halliburton, and Hermione explored her sexuality during her college days before settling down with Ron. Rowling will clearly say anything for a buck -- anything to keep herself relevant.