Which characters knew DD was Gay?

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 179226


Aussie:
> So which characters did know Albus Dumbledore was gay?

> These ones may have known, but we aren't sure ...
> - Mr Percival Dumbledore (Albus didn't meet Grindelwald until after 
> his father was in Azkaban, but Albus may have displayed gay 
> tendancies before)

Montavilla47:
Albus Dumbledore's father was in prison before Albus arrived at
Hogwarts.  I doubt that anyone would be sure about his sexuality
(including Albus) by that time.

> How the story takes on a new light if these knew ...
> - The muggle boys that attacked Ariana (were they picking on the 
> gay's little sister?)

Montavilla47:
I doubt that they identified Albus as gay (as he wasn't yet eleven).
And, if they did suspect that he was gay, they probably would
have beat him up, rather than his sister.  I think that the story was
more or less true.  They attacked Ariana because they didn't 
understand her magic.