Is Harry Gay?

[siriuskase]

No: HPFGUIDX 55577

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt at y...> wrote:
> All you slash fanfic writers out there may not like
> this, but I think that Harry (or anyone else, for that
> matter)being gay or bi in canon will ever happen. 
> 
> Not that I wouldn't like to see it. I would LOVE it.
> These books are so popular, and Harry is so loved,
> that to make him gay/bi might actually help people
> examine their prejuduces, and could provide a positive
> role model for kids who feel 'different'. It would
> also be a very daring step on JKR's part. I can't
> think that it would substantially hurt book sales; the
> people who would object to a gay charecter already
> object to the HP books for many other pointless
> reasons.
> If a charecter is to be gay in the books, I hope it's
> one of the 'good guys' and not someone like Draco. I'd
> prefer everyone being straight in the WW (unlikely as
> that seems) to having the bad guys be the gay ones.
> Talk about reinforcing stereotypes!
> 
> Tyler
> hoping for a Harry/Ron ship in book 6 or 7
> 
Rowling has already devised a way to deal with unpopular, secretive,
subcultures.  Just take "wizard" and replace it with "gay".  If you
are interested in racism, replace "wizard" with "black".  If she
explicitly wrote about homosexuality, she'd lose much of her audience
for no reason since she already has a good device for dealing with the
problems of "special" and "misunderstood" people.

sirius kase