When was dumbledore revealed to be gay

Nearly 15 years after J. 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. 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.

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

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Rowling has confirmed that some of the characters in the "Harry Potter" universe are gay. Some fans, however, are perturbed that these characters don't actually identify as gay in the books or movies. It was passionate, and it was a love relationship," Rowling said.

In , "Harry Potter" author J. Rowling made a remark that would echo in the franchise's fandom for years to come. Speaking at Carnegie Hall that year, she said that she had "always thought of Dumbledore as gay" — and that the relationship between him and his teenage friend Gellert Grindelwald had been romantic.