And Today's Best Gay Pride Moment Comes Courtesy of J.K. Rowling
A shutdown for the ages.


In 2007, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore—the beloved Hogwarts headmaster—was gay. The announcement caused quite the stir at the time (Dumbledore?!), but fans still seem to be grappling with the news even now.
Case in point: A twitter user recently tweeted at Rowling that she "can't see him in that way." Rowling's amazing response?
.@anakocovic21 Maybe because gay people just look like... people?March 24, 2015
The twitter user deleted her initial tweet, but the response has garnered 8,000 retweets.
J.K Rowling: 1 Silly Twitter users: -34,340
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Samantha Leal is the Deputy Editor at Well+Good, where she spends most of her day thinking of new ideas across platforms, bringing on new writers, overseeing the day-to-day of the website, and working with the awesome team to produce the best stories and packages. Before W+G, she was the Senior Web Editor for Marie Claire and the Deputy Editor for Latina.com, with bylines all over the internet. Graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a minor in African history, she’s written everything from travel guides to political op-eds to wine explainers (currently enrolled in the WSET program) to celebrity profiles. Find her online pretty much everywhere @samanthajoleal.
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