Author J.K. Rowling is stunned by the reaction she received after outing
popular Harry Potter character Albus Dumbledore as gay.
The writer revealed the truth about the Hogwarts school headmaster's
sexuality at New York's Carnegie Hall on Friday (19Oct07) as part of her
American book tour.
The outing of Dumbledore provoked more that 3,000 comments on Harry
Potter fan site, The Leaky Cauldron - and Rowling is shocked by the furor
over her character's sexual orientation.
Rowling says, "It has certainly never been news to me that a brave
and brilliant man could love other men.
"He is my character. He is what he is and I have the right to say
what I say about him."