Harry Potter's Dumbledore is Gay, and so was My Principal

Thanks be to J.K. Rowling.

After completing her series, she now has revealed that Albus Dumbledore, Hogwart's kind and just headmaster as well as brilliant wizard, is gay. Of course, this has caused yet another Harry Potter-centered outcry. After many libraries across the country have banned the series based on the magical theme of the beloved children's series, I wonder how many parents are back to their ranting at PTA meetings?

I have an ugly suggestion for those opposed to a gay character in children's books, but I will refrain. Rowling's book, which began as notes on a cafe napkin, has become an international sensation with millions of readers young and old worldwide.

Harry is shaped through his pre-teen years with his admission to a renowned and highly respected wizardry school, where things are bound to be very different from the closet where he lives with his aunt and uncle. While based on fantasy, Harry's experiences (those good, bad, and foreign to him) allow him to grow strong in his mind, body, and soul. Though not without many enemies, Harry accumulates a large number of acquaintances throughout the wizarding world as well as close, personal friends.

So, what's the deal?

Parents are enraged that their children be exposed to even the hint of a homosexual theme at such a tender age. Rowling's characters are multi-dimensional individuals versus the black and white Dick and Jane of other children's books; she creates her characters attempting to express to readers a great realization of life, that all individuals are different which makes for the wonderful human element of her story and our world. Rowling has used her storytelling gift to shape the minds of young readers. If a child is old enough to read a book the length and level of Harry Potter, he deserves to at least experience another viewpoint on the world other than his parents', even if the parents would rather shelter their children from certain themes.