‘Fantastic Beasts’ sequel won’t mention Dumbledore’s sexuality

“I always thought of Dumbledore as gay,” J.K. Rowling announced nonchalantly to her fans shortly after the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 

11 years later, the highly anticipated Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will introduce us to a young Dumbledore, but will “not explicitly” tell us he’s gay, director David Yates told Entertainment Weekly.

When Rowling made her announcement in 2007, Albus Dumbledore – already a hero to millions of Harry Potter fans, became instantly canonized in literature as a prolific gay character; one who was not stereotypical or negative, and whose tragic love story with the evil Grindelwald as teens has fascinated Potter fans ever since they learned of it.  Read more…

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