Wayson Choy applauds JK Rowling regarding the Gellert Grindelwald outing
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Wayson Choy, the Trillium Award-winning writer who assumed the unofficial position as Canada's premier gay novelist after Timothy Findley's death, says that JK Rowling's announcement that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were former gay lovers is of enormous societal importance. "She's taking a major leap in bringing human history up to date," he says from his Toronto home, where he's working on his latest memoir. "It means that she has the courage to suggest that even in children's books, the real...Read Full Story
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Gellert Grindelwald is a dark wizard in the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. Gellert Grindelwald appears in the last and final book in the series.
In October 2007, author JK Rowling announced to fans that Gellert Grindelwald and headmaster Albus Dumbledore used to be gay lovers in their youth. She never writes this history into the novels...more
Gellert Grindelwald is a dark wizard in the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. Gellert Grindelwald appears in the last and final book in the series.
In October 2007, author JK Rowling announced to fans that Gellert Grindelwald and headmaster Albus Dumbledore used to be gay lovers in their youth. She never writes this history into the novels, but used the concept in developing her characters.
In October 2007, author JK Rowling announced to fans that Gellert Grindelwald and headmaster Albus Dumbledore used to be gay lovers in their youth. She never writes this history into the novels, but used the concept in developing her characters.
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