[Nephythys]

...and it's appropos to nothing.

Nothing in the Potter universe even hints at the differing sexualities of it's denizens- nothing. Is Dumbledore the sole gay man? (outside of Grindlewald obviously) making them even more unique and outside than anyone else?

The rest of the characters are very straight- with no hint of anything else anywhere in the books- no incidental character or mention anywhere.

The adults in the books are also not discussed in those terms with any real depth outside of Snape's love for Lily. Hagrid has a brief flirtation with the Headmistress of Beauxbatons- but otherwise they are by and large asexual in their descriptions.

I personally don't care either way- gay or not he is still the character he always was- but I find the "revelation" to be mostly meaningless. Are we going to have an expose on the sexuality of all the main characters?

If anything this marginalizes him and his history by making this part of him a small side note after thought tossed out at a Q&A- it does not mainstream him as it is clear he is on the outside in his world as well.