[Prudence]

I can understand an author envisioning her characters to have certain backgrounds and characteristics, even if those characteristics aren't necessarily seen in the books. And I can understand an author telling a screenwriter not to include something that contradicts that vision. If I had created the character of Dumbledore and in my mind Dumbledore was gay and that shaped my development of the character, even if it was never mentioned in the books, I'd not want some screenwriter inventing a girlfriend.

Still, what's the big fuss? Who cares? It wasn't relevant to the books and, unless there's now some new gay sex scene added to the screenplay it won't be relevant to the movies, either. It's a fictional character whose romantic life isn't part of the stories.