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    Dumbledore Is Gay

    J.K. Rowling reveals why the Hogwarts headmaster never settled down with a witch.

    At a reading at Carnegie Hall, Rowling answered a question about whether Dumbledore ever knew true love: "My truthful answer to you... I always thought of Dumbledore as gay."

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