I've actually wanted to read the books, alas I haven't had time to go pick them up at my local bookstore (due to time restraints being a musician and music teacher.) But I heard that as well that she stated he was a homosexual.
Honestly, I don't see what is wrong with it. Cats do it, wolves do it. It's in our nature... Ahh the human race, what a dirty dirty dirty species we are, makes me smile with delight.