well, i can see the dumbledore being gay thing in the books, rereading them now, but obviously, he wasn't out about it. that, to me, says that at least the older generations were either homophobic, or at least very discreet about it.
And why would wizard society be more accepting than muggle society? Even if they were rather liberal about it, on the whole, that doesn't mean that it'd be something that they'd *all* accept. Even in liberal cultures that accept homosexuality today, there are pockets of people who make a big deal about it if it's a celebrity/role model.
Someone also commented on Mrs. Weasley's attitudes about young witches and sex. And how she treated Hermione when Skeeter wrote that she dumped Harry for Krum! How Ginny's relationships are treated says to me that the younger generation is more liberal, but their parents are still quite conservative when it comes to relationships in general, not just queer ones.
Something I would suggest is to read books, journals, whatever, written by GLBT people about their coming out experiences. One in particular I'd suggest (i have two copies. a hardback for me, and a paperback for loaning out) is Passages of Pride: Lesbian & Gay Youth Come of Age by Kurt Chandler. It's not perfect, and it doesn't cover transgendered kids at all, but it more or less saved my life when i was in school. It let me know that my experiences weren't abnormal even for queers.
This (http://pingyourspaceman.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/media-attention-good-until-its-not/#comments) is a blog entry from someone I know, who's previous entry on that public blog i don't agree with, who writes about how most articles on transgendered youth are cliched, and exactly how and why that's harmful. I completely agree with that post.
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Date: 2008-10-24 09:41 pm (UTC)And why would wizard society be more accepting than muggle society? Even if they were rather liberal about it, on the whole, that doesn't mean that it'd be something that they'd *all* accept. Even in liberal cultures that accept homosexuality today, there are pockets of people who make a big deal about it if it's a celebrity/role model.
Someone also commented on Mrs. Weasley's attitudes about young witches and sex. And how she treated Hermione when Skeeter wrote that she dumped Harry for Krum! How Ginny's relationships are treated says to me that the younger generation is more liberal, but their parents are still quite conservative when it comes to relationships in general, not just queer ones.
Something I would suggest is to read books, journals, whatever, written by GLBT people about their coming out experiences. One in particular I'd suggest (i have two copies. a hardback for me, and a paperback for loaning out) is Passages of Pride: Lesbian & Gay Youth Come of Age by Kurt Chandler. It's not perfect, and it doesn't cover transgendered kids at all, but it more or less saved my life when i was in school. It let me know that my experiences weren't abnormal even for queers.
This (http://pingyourspaceman.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/media-attention-good-until-its-not/#comments) is a blog entry from someone I know, who's previous entry on that public blog i don't agree with, who writes about how most articles on transgendered youth are cliched, and exactly how and why that's harmful. I completely agree with that post.