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→Dumbledore's Sexuality: homophobia in evil!dumbledore stories
There has been a lot of discussion about Rowling's statement, its political implications, its [[Authorial Intent|relationship to canon]], and whether Dumbledore's sexuality can be inferred from the books alone.
There has been a lot of discussion about Rowling's statement, its political implications, its [[Authorial Intent|relationship to canon]], and whether Dumbledore's sexuality can be inferred from the books alone.
* [http://gyzym.tumblr.com/post/48459955199/takealookatyourlife-heroicallyfound Tumblr discussion with comments by gyzym] 2012-2013
* [http://gyzym.tumblr.com/post/48459955199/takealookatyourlife-heroicallyfound Tumblr discussion with comments by gyzym] 2012-2013
A small subset of evil!Dumbledore fanfic attributes his behaviour to his sexual orientation, for example claiming that Dumbledore helped [[Snape]] escape justice because he was attracted to him. Usually this characterisation seems to have homophobic overtones.
== Dumbledore in the Films ==
== Dumbledore in the Films ==