rumors

[Schlobin at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 20081

Once again, I apologize for not being able to immediately post that 
my "rumor" was a joke. 

I do have a few comments to make about all of this:

1) I hope people who are lesbian, gay, bi or trans are not discouraged
by this series of postings. This list is quite tolerant of diversity.
Please don't feel silenced by the recent comments.


2) This is a list which is also quite light hearted and there are 
lots of jokes posted. Of course, this is tricky on the internet with 
hundreds of people, and we are all working together to be able to 
have fun.

3) I am interested in the idea that JKR will not include lesbian/gay 
characters because she will obviously not talk about sex/explicit sex.
This has been stated/implied by several people who have posted.

I agree that JKR will not talk about sex per se or explicit sex. 
Goodness, she hasn't even spoken about people having non-lesbian/gay
affairs outside of marriage! (I know some will attribute it to 
Harry's POV, but it isn't even gossip among the children). In some 
ways, her books are almost Victorian.

She has stated (I think) that the children using drugs or having 
children out of wedlock would not be something she would include -- 
it would not be congruent with the story.

Yet, she could easily include a woman interested in a woman or a man 
interested in a man in the same way -- the blush, holding hands, a 
significant look. 

I think it's important to understand that to portray lesbian/gay 
relationships it is not necessary to imply or talk about explicit sex.
People who are lesbian and gay and bi are single/dating or celibate 
just the way people who are heterosexual are......

So who knows?

JKR has been rather old fashioned in her gender portrayals up until 
now, but then again, she is quite radical in her portrayal of class, 
economic oppression, etc.

Susan