Gay Characters

[evangelina839]

No: HPFGUIDX 71110

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dreambeliever001" 
<dreambeliever001 at y...> wrote:
> It seems to me by reading all these posts that a majority of the 
> characters in HP are gay.  Lets see, we have: Sirius, Remus, 
> Dumbledore, Harry, Voldemort, Snape, Grubbly-Plank, Tonks, etc. etc. 
> etc. 
> JK will probably mention in Book 6 how Sirius was in love with a 
> woman but she was killed in the Order.  I would do it if I were her 
> also, because this subject is getting talked to death and if she read 
> these posts (which she probably does) she probably would get tired of 
> it.  Oh, everyone points out every little detail in every book, "see, 
> look here, Remus looked at Sirius, he's gay"  hmm... "James hung 
> Snape upside down, he's definitely gay."  
> It is getting ridiculous.
> 
> Tim

Personally I'm just glad that the SHIPping thing has expanded to include gay theories 
as well as straight. With all the speculations on which guy loves which girl, and vice 
versa, why shouldn't we ponder which guy likes which guy? I really don't think that 
the gay theories are any more than the straight ones. I was wondering long before 
this thread started whether JKR would ever include any homosexuality in her books, 
as she's been very good with equality regarding gender, skincolor, magical heritage 
and all that. I often feel like sexual orientation is forgotten when it comes to prejudice 
discussions... so I for one would only be pleased if JKR would include some kind of 
hint that he or she is gay. (No, I don't think I'd like it if homosexuality was an 
important part of the plot; I want it to be as simply there as that of the equality 
between genders)
By the way, I kinda like the Sirius/Remus pairing. :)
evangelina