JK Rowling outs Albus Dumbledore

I just recently finished reading the last Harry Potter book. And I thought the ending went pretty well :) Through all the books I came to know the key characters ... or I thought I did.

In a public appearance answering fan questions at the Carnegie Hall in New York. JK Rowling confirmed the speculations that Albus Dumbledore is gay :O

Not that anything is wrong with that ... but I never suspected and saw this coming. I've always pictured the character to be a strong, wise, and manly grandfather type character. Turns out he pulled a Barney! (reference to Neil Patrick Harris's character and him in real life) :P