Homosexuality: Was: Snape as the lover of Regulus Black

[leslie41]

No: HPFGUIDX 153515

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jazmyn Concolor <jazmyn at ...> 
wrote:

> No, he is not gay. Why? Because its a mainstream CHILDRENS book 
> and the publisher will not allow a gay character no matter how 
> much some of the fans want it. 

Leslie41:
Well, no doubt that's true about what the publisher wants, but that 
doesn't mean that Snape doesn't have the potential to be gay.  It 
just may be a facet of his existence that isn't explored.

Adult sexuality is not something that children want to contemplate 
anyway, especially the adult sexuality of a teacher, whether gay or 
straight.  

> Jazmyn:
> While he might look good in black leather buttless chaps.

Leslie41:
Prolly not.  He's awful skinny.  He likely doesn't have much of a 
butt to show off!

> Jazmyn:
> are not going to see him in the Wizards Gay Pride parade anytime 
> soon.  

Leslie41:
Again, prolly not.  His status as a double agent has kept him pretty 
busy.

> Jazmyn:
> Bad enough there are shippers who have him as a pedophile, chasing 
> Harry!  

Leslie41:
Are you suggesting that pedophelia and the sexual abuse of children 
(whether same or different sex abuse) is of the same order as 
consensual adult homosexuality?  Just trying to be clear here. 

> Jazmyn:
> Come on guys, its just not happening in a children's book and I 
> doubt JK will be writing romance novels for that universe no 
> matter how much money she's offered.

Leslie41:
"That universe"?  What do you mean?  The "universe" I inhabit 
contains a lot of gay people, some of whom do march in Gay pride 
parades (as I have myself, despite being straight).  The gay people 
I know are, alternately, sexually promiscuous and very prim, single 
and coupled, very "out" and open about their sexuality and also more 
restrained.

Just like the straight people I know.