Who is queer?

[Gerlinde Kenkel]

Hi Folks,

I would like to thank all for your honest answers.
Today I have asked myself, why J.K.Rowling her characters described either
as asexual or heterosexual? And that, although the message of her books was
always a tolerance before other life-styles? Why she, as a reflection of the
English society, not also had homosexual and transsexual characters
discribed in her books? For me, and certainly also for other lesbians and
gays, originates thus the impression of that what Arlene Rich mentioned 
compulsive heterosexuality". Differently expressed: Heterosexuality is the
(social) norm, homosexuality is "unusual". 
I am sure, Rowling didn't want this, but as a woman, grown up with a
heterosexistic female socialization, wasn't able to do her probably
differently. Why has she described, for example, the love between Dumbledore
and Grindelwald not as those, but has written it in such a way, as if they
also were "only" close friends?
Later when she described what had happened from her characters after the 7th
book, NOBODY was among them which was described anyhow (except Dumbledore as
"an alibi gay") as homosexual. And this, although 5-10% of the world
population are assessed homosexual, or, as we say: " we are bewitched". 
I hope that the filming of the 7th book becomes a little clearer about the
love between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
Linda
 

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