Warning: This article contains minor spoilers forFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Almost 15 years afterJ.K.
Rowlingfirst declared that Albus Dumbledore is gay, the newFantastic Beastsmovie has finally made it canon.
Jude Law in ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’.Warner Bros. Pictures
After all, he says, the two men made a vow to help change the world together.
Dumbledore blames it on youthful naivety.
Besides, he adds, “I went along because I was in love with you.”
At the same time, it’s hard to seeFantastic Beastsas a particularly great step forward for representation.
Dumbledore’s dialogue also isn’t in every edit ofFantastic Beasts.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledoreis in theaters now.
