Albus Dumbledore

Fictional charachter in the popular book series Harry Potter. Dumbledore is headmaster at Hogwarts, is seen in the movies and books as an old man with a white beard and long white hair. He has on a wizard cloak and hat that has moon and stars.

The author announced in 2007 that Dumbledore is gay. This became a big news story.

Many social conservatives don't like Harry Potter while the rest of the Earth loves the stories and most of the readers don't care if Dumbledore is or isn't gay.

That said, apparently some think that his being gay was essential to the plot of the seventh book, but see above, fiction.