Someone left a screen comment to me that I can't reply to. In response to:
I wouldn't say those mentors are minor. Well, unless you think Dumbledore is minor.
Still, my bad. I remembered them as being more clearly out. I completely agree that if this is an issue, the way to respond is to point out the successful writers with prominent unambiguously gay characters.
Their reply was:
"minor" means gets relatively little narrative time and/or point of view compared to MAJOR characters.
"Minor" does not mean "unimportant to the protagonist or the plot."
So you don't mind that Rowling never bothered to say that Dumbledore was gay?
I think you need at least three categories: minor, supporting, and major. Dumbledore and the mentors in Duane's Wizard books are not minor; they're supporting.
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I wouldn't say those mentors are minor. Well, unless you think Dumbledore is minor.
Still, my bad. I remembered them as being more clearly out. I completely agree that if this is an issue, the way to respond is to point out the successful writers with prominent unambiguously gay characters.
Their reply was:
"minor" means gets relatively little narrative time and/or point of view compared to MAJOR characters.
"Minor" does not mean "unimportant to the protagonist or the plot."
So you don't mind that Rowling never bothered to say that Dumbledore was gay?
I think you need at least three categories: minor, supporting, and major. Dumbledore and the mentors in Duane's Wizard books are not minor; they're supporting.