When we heard that JK Rowling outed Professor Dumbledore we were shocked. Not that a fictional children's character had come out of the closet as gay, but that it wasn't one of these nine.

Curious George

We could make a bunch of jokes about his name (a lesser website might call him bi-curious George, for instance) but we're not going to, mostly because Stephen Colbert has already made that joke. But, also, if you think about it, being given an incredibly gay name isn't necessarily his fault. If your given name was Jazz Hands McCoy, it wouldn't mean that you were gay. It would raise some serious questions about whomever named you. And, that's where George's sexuality starts to get murky.

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Curious George was named by The Man in the Yellow Hat, his older, unmarried roommate. The fact that the man doesn't have a name indicates that he relishes anonymity. And, the fact that he goes by The Man in the Yellow Hat indicates that he literally defines himself by his wardrobe. He's never seen with women, nor do his tight yellow suit and matching cowboy hat scream "lets go grab beers at the sports bar."

Curious George and The Man live in an apartment together in an urban setting and are often seen walking around the city holding hands. We won't stoop so low as to speculate about the implications inherent in George's love for bananas and the fact that The Man in the Yellow Hat wears tight yellow pants, just like we didn't make the bi-curious joke in the parenthesis above.

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Real-world gay counterpart:



George Michael. Curious and Mr. Michael are both the more famous half of a famous duo. Like the rascally monkey, Mr. Michael is always getting himself into trouble. The only difference is, Curious George tends to get himself into adorable trouble, while Michael prefers vaguely pathetic legal trouble.