Harry Potter Author Schools Fan Who 'Can't See' Dumbledore as Gay

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Harry Potter Author Schools Fan Who 'Can't See' Dumbledore as Gay
J.K. Rowling answers back at a fan who questions why she made Dumbledore a gay character.
 Yezmin Villarreal
          
          Mar 25, 2015
          
        
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Yezmin Villarreal is the former news editor for The Advocate. Her work has also appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Mic, LA Weekly, Out Magazine and The Fader.
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In a tweet that has since been deleted, a fan reached out to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling on Twitter earlier today to ask her why she made Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore a gay character, reports U.K. newspaper The Independent. 
"Thank you so much for writing Harry Potter. I wonder why you said that Dumbledore is a gay because I can't see him in that way," wrote Ana Kocovic.
Rowling aptly responded with this simple tweet:
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Kocovic then graciously responded to Rowling's answer, thanking the author once more and calling her an "inspiration."
@jk_rowling amazing answer... Yes you are absolutely right. Such an inspiration!!!
-- Ana Kocovic (@anakocovic21) March 24, 2015Rowling is no stranger to interacting with fans on Twitter. She responded similarly last year when a fan reached out to her asking whether or not there are LGBT students on the "modern age" Hogwarts campus. Rowling famously replied with this meme:
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