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This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. In their latest adventure, Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-Lot, Harold and George travel twenty years into the future to meet their grown selves–George has a nice wife and two children, while Harold has a nice husband along with two kids.

Stay ahead. But I wonder what this revelation will do to Captain Underpants’ fortunes among young readers. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual.

And as author and illustrator Dav Pilkeyquietly reveals, Harold is a gay character. (I have never been able to follow a Captain Underpants book successfully from start to finish.)

Good for him. At least, I think this is how it goes; there are three sets of Harold and George in this entry and I would be at a loss to tell you which one was which at any given moment.

All that's required is a simple change," he wrote. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.

Captain Underpants Creator Quietly Reveals One of His Main Characters Is Gay—Get the Details!

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Fans of the Captain Underpants children's book series are in for a surprise with one of their favorite characters.

In the twelfth book of the series officially titled Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, George and Harold meet their future selves.

And as author and illustrator Dav Pilkey quietly reveals, Harold is a gay character.

"Soon, everyone had gathered together in Old George's studio," the passage read.

As a young gay reader I made these kinds of extrapolations all the time.

I’m glad, too, that Pilkey made Harold’s gayness canonical, as fans would say. Back in 2013, Pilkey's work appeared on the American Library Association's (ALA) 2013 Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged books because some critics tried to have the book banned due to "offensive language and violence."

But in a piece written for the Guardian just last month, Pilkey responded to the critics.

"I understand that people are entitled to their own opinions about books, but it should be just that: a difference of opinion.

I don’t know if this means Harold is gay now (the picture on the left is fan art, not from Dav Pilkey’s hand) or if he just goes gay later, but I’m reminded of a conversation I had with Jacqueline Woodson years ago about what we called “pre-gay” characters, that is, fictional children one could imagine growing into gay or lesbian adults (pretty much everybody in Harriet the Spy, for example, and Jackie cited the girls in her own House You Pass On the Way).

It’s in

The quotidian reality, by Dav Pilkey

the book, not some kind of ex post facto declaration like J.K. Rowling telling us later that Dumbledore was gay (Lisa Graff and I discussed this in a Talks With Roger earlier this month, and it came up again in my TWR with Jonathan Stroud, out next week).

"Old George, his wife, and their kids, Meena and Nik, sat on the couch, while Old Harold, his husband, and their twins, Owen and Kei, plopped down in the giant giant beanbag chair."

The passage concluded, "'We're your dads when they were kids,' said Harold."

While some are applauding Pilkey's subtle but significant words, others are quick to question if it's right for their kids.

It's a situation the famous author has encountered before.

Who knew? Here’s your toaster.

The post Harold goes gay appeared first on The Horn Book.

Get Print. "Soon, everyone had gathered together in Old George's studio," the passage read. "Instead of saying ‘I don't think children should read this book,' just add a single word: ‘I don't think my children should read this book."
He added, "When it comes to books, we may not all agree on what makes for a good read—but I hope we can agree that letting children choose their own books is crucial to helping them learn to love reading."
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