JKR: Dumbledore Is Gay

Let the discussions begin: Dumbledore/Grindelwald = canon.
Personally, I'm a little conflicted about what to make of JKR's stream of new information about Deathly Hallows and beyond (especially her, frankly, quite bizarre statements about Snape) and I prefer to accept as canon what's actually in the books (death of the author and all of that). Yet in this case, Dumbledore's (erotic) fascination with Grindelwald is clearly hinted at in the text itself. Which in turn makes me wonder if this kind of 'official' statement is even necessary. It might also be worth pointing out that the only case of same-sex desire explicitly described in the books has such awful consequences - love is clouding Dumbledore's judgement and it's not the redeeming power it is presented as elsewhere. (Granted, JKR compares it to Bellatrix Lestrange's obsession with Voldemort, so there's a 'het' parallel.)
Still, overall, I think the 'revelation' is a good thing. After alll, Dumbledore is one of the most famous and best-liked (at least before DH, ahem) literary characters. It will be interesting to see how non-fandom readers and the media will react to this news.
Just on my way out - will post more later on before I start rambling.

ETA: She also said: "Just imagine the fan fiction now." Again: fan fiction doesn't really need the author's imprimatur when it comes to 'shipping', but I'm glad that she's acknowledging that there is fan fiction - and fan fiction dealing with m/m relationships. Soooo, yes, the more I think about it, the more I like her for publicly confirming what many fans have believed for a long time anyway. Food for thought, definitely.