Homosexuality: Was: Snape as the lover of Regulus Black

[lanval1015]

No: HPFGUIDX 153523

    --- 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. 


Lanval:
Look around amazon.com. There are picture books for very young 
children that deal with gay characters. There are a number of YA 
novels that have gay characters. Do you truly believe that any sane 
publisher will tell JKR she can't have gay people in her books? 

Naturally certain folks would throw hissy fits, but something tells 
me they'd be the kind already merrily burning and banning anything HP.
As for the those who might feel the appearance of *gasp* gayness 
would force them to abandon the series... Tough. Gay people aren't 
going anywhere. IMO, the sooner kids learn about it, the better.



Jazmyn:
 Sorry, just will not happen.  Would do nothing for the 
> plot anyways.  Friends with Regulus, a longshot.. a very slim 
maybe, but 
> not lovers.  Though its hinted that Snape had no friends at all 
when 
> younger, maybe really has no friends now that DD is gone?  Its not 
like 
> he goes out of his way to be social. 

Lanval:
While I see Snape as rather asexual, a possible connection/friendship 
between him and Regulus would be intriguing. Regulus wasn't that much 
younger; they must have known each other. Come on -- Black's younger 
brother, a Slytherin... oh, the possibilities! *g*  And hasn't 
Rowling hinted somewhere at there being more to Snape's and Sirius's 
mutual loathing than what we know? I could be wrong, though.

It would be hard to explain why Sirius never mentioned any of it, 
though.  

Jazmyn: 
 While he might look good in black 
> leather buttless chaps.. we are not going to see him in the Wizards 
Gay 
> Pride parade anytime soon.  Bad enough there are shippers who have 
him 
> as a pedophile, chasing Harry!  


Lanval:
Er..while few things make me hit the back button faster than any 
mention of 'Snarry' in fanfic, I would hope you're not suggesting 
that gay = pedophile?




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.
> 

Lanval:

I would have loved to see Remus and Sirius as a couple. Could have 
been done with a few very simple sentences, too, without ever getting 
graphic, or coming anywhere near 'gay romance'. 

Why she has so far chosen not to include openly gay character(s) is 
anyone's guess, and yours is a good as mine. Perhaps she really did 
wish to avoid the controversy. What I'd find extremely hard to 
believe is that she's personally opposed to it, be it for religious 
or other reasons. All evidence so far points to JKR coming down hard 
on intolerance. Dudley's and Uncle Vernon's remarks give me a pretty 
clear idea concerning her views of homophobia...