Canon citation requested (was Re: The problems with DD being gay)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 178495

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie" 
<sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
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> It's true we're not told there are no gay people, nor are we told 
> Dumbledore is straight. But like with Blaise being non-white, that 
> tends to be the default--this is also indicated by the fact that 
> we're hearing the news that Dumbledore is gay now rather than after 
> DH when even some of us who did think of DD/GG (I was one of them) 
> weren't sure if the author wanted us to think that (whether or not 
> that matters). It's still interesting to me that there seems to be 
> certainly special considerations when it comes to Dumbledore and 
> perhaps other gay couples if they do exist that we've got a very 
> long list of characters we see showing straight attraction or being 
> in straight relationships but with Dumbledore it's not part of his 
> character (the way being straight is to many characters) or not 
> relevent to his story the way similar straight infatuations are.
>

Alla:

I am sure I have already said it, but I want to hear your thoughts on 
it, so I will say it again.

To me Dumbledore being gay illuminates several things in the story, 
which was repeated as well, so I will not say it, BUT I also see 
perfect story line logical reason of why she did not disclose his 
sexuality at all.

That is because **NONE** of the teachers' orientation is disclosed. 
Why should Dumbledore get special treatment indeed?

I have no clue if Minerva, Sprout, Filius, Sinistra, Slugghorn 
straight or gay. No idea. I see it as teachers in old fashioned 
english school do not share stories of their love life with students.

Why would they?

I mean, Lupin's orientation is disclosed, but I think it is very 
telling that it is disclosed ONLY when he no longer teaches, no?

Same thing with Snape, heeee. We only know about his love life, sort 
of, when he is dead and no longer a teacher.

So, yeah, why the reason that students should not know about their 
teachers' love life does not make sense?

I mean, could JKR make Dumbledore casually mention it? SURE, she 
could, but the fact that she did not talk about any teachers, who are 
teachers, makes sense to me as in it is not **proper**, as in not in 
the old english school tradition maybe?

As I also mentioned before the fact that no **KIDS** same sex couple 
ever mentioned that makes significantly less sense to me, but with 
teachers I understand it perfectly.


JMO anyways,

Alla