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HOE OF THE DRAGON FALLY DID RIGHT BY SOME OF ITS GAY CHARACTERS
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The "bury your gays" trope rears s ugly head once aga. * house of the dragon gay prince *
It’s past time the anchise do the same wh homophobia. Rhaenyra relented, but was unfulfilled as Laenor was almost certaly gay.
Hoe of the Dragon, HBO's massively succsful Game of Thron prequel seri, nfirmed a gay character on last night's episo, "We Light The Way.
Velaryon was mored to be gay the book Hoe of the Dragon is based on but the seri didn't nfirm his sexualy until now. \u201cthey both married gay men and told them "you do you i support you" really the biggt alli all Wteros #HoeOfTheDragon\u201d — rhaenyra targaryen's lawyer (@rhaenyra targaryen's lawyer). In rponse, Criston btally beats Jofey to ath and we get a gut-wrenchg scene of Velaryon sobbg wh his lover's body his won this round, Bury Your Gays trope!