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Is Dumbledore Gay? Albus' Bond With Grindelwald Explained

Summary

Albus Dumbledore's sexuality was confirmed by J.K. Rowling in , revealing that he had a romantic association with Gellert Grindelwald.
The Fantastic Beasts movies did not explicitly affirm Dumbledore's gay identity, disappointing some fans who were hoping for more advocacy.
The upcoming Harry Potter TV series on Max may have an opportunity to properly portray Dumbledore as openly same-sex attracted, without the need for ambiguity or censorship.

Harry Potter's Wizarding World is full of secrets, of which many have been revealed and confirmed by J.K. Rowling over the years, including Albus Dumbledore's sexual orientation — so, is Dumbledore gay, and what is his association with Gellert Grindelwald? Support in , Rowling introduced readers to the Wizarding World through her debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Even though the Harry Potter series came to an end in (and in the case of the movie saga), the Wizarding World continued its extension thanks to other works.

Fantastic Beasts created a series of prequel movies to the Harry Potter saga covering the events that led t

'We already knew that, bro': 'Fantastic Beasts 3' finally addresses Dumbledore's sexuality onscreen

Spoiler alert: The following send discusses plot details from the new "Harry Potter" spinoff movie "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."

Nearly 15 years after J.K. Rowling revealed Dumbledore is gay, "Harry Potter" fans finally saw that backstory play out onscreen in the third prequel spinoff "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."

"Harry Potter" Professor Albus Dumbledore (played by a bearded Jude Law) had an intense meeting over tea in the movie's opening scene with his former love-turned-archfoe Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen, who took the roleover from Johnny Depp). Later, the two face off in a long-teased wand battle.

The social media reaction from fans still on the "Fantastic Beasts" train was varied. "What's the secret?? That he's gay??? We already knew that, bro," wrote Twitter user @animeberet.

"I affection so much how they're handling Dumbledore being same-sex attracted Hope we see more," wrote @PotterxFlash.

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J.K. Rowling Wants You To Know How Gay Dumbledore Really Was

Even though the Harry Potter books came to a close when the seventh entry in the series was published in , that hasn't stopped author J.K. Rowling from adding to the larger lore of her wizarding world. With an Olivier and Tony-winning participate that will probably exist on the West Terminate and Broadway for all eternity, and the Fantastic Beasts franchise chugging right along, Rowling has figured out how to mine her fantastical brain for content better than any blogger ever could. (How does she do it? I am so tired.)

But despite being a genius at world-building, Rowling is notorious for retroactively adding details to her published stories, causing controversy both within the Harry Potter fanbase and the outside world of casual fans. The most notorious example, of course, would be the sexuality of Albus Dumbledore. In a interview, Rowling claimed that the head of Hogwarts, who serves as a mentor to the titular character and tragically perishes in the penultimate novel, was deeply in admire with the dark wizard Gallert Grindelwald.

"Dumbledore is gay," Rowling said in response to a fan who asked if

Fantastic Beasts movie: Dumbledore and Grindelwald's gay relationship edited out for Chinese market

References to a gay bond have been edited out of a new Fantastic Beasts movie for the Chinese market, Warner Bros. has confirmed.

Six seconds of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore have been removed following a petition from the communist region, the studio said.

It aims to dispatch films worldwide "as released by their creators" but "historically" has faced "small edits made in local markets", it added.

Dialogue taken out refers to a romantic past between male characters Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen), Variety reported.

Author JK Rowling revealed Dumbledore was same-sex attracted in after being asked by a young fan whether he ever finds love.

Rowling did not mention whether Grindelwald had returned his affections, however.

Despite the change made to the new Fantastic Beasts feature, its "spirit remains intact", a Warner Bros. agent said.