Lilly a Lesbian?

catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk
Thu Jun 14 07:25:29 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 20788

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Alexandra Y. Kwan" <litalex at y...> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> From: "Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve" <crowswolf at s...>
> > Um.....is anyone else wondering where this is coming from? I know 
that
> > I was lost there for a moment...How exactly does HP relate to the 
gay
> > culture, and what have I missed?
> 
> I think there's a webpage somewhere listing all the possibly gay 
references
> in HP books.  But, the most obvious one for Americans (I think it's 
us
> Americans...), Harry darling lived in a closet? <g>
> 
> Also, it relates to gay people in the way it relates to every 
minority group
> that had been discriminated against.  Because the books do deal 
with such
> issues, therefore Hermy's conclusion.
> 
> Other than that, anyone else want to chime in?
> 
> little Alex

That's funny, because this doesn't really cross over.  In the UK, we 
say cupboard in this instance, or wardrobe, yet when we talk about 
someone coming out, we refer to them coming out of the closet.  I 
wonder why?

Catherine





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