One of 2015's bt female characters was gay and you didn't even notice |

Contents:

• IS THE WCHER GAY, OR VERY GAY?
• THE WCHER WAS SUPER GAY WAY BEFORE SEASON 3
• ANY GAY ROMANTIC OPTNS?
• IS JASKIER GAY THE WCHER SEASON 3 AND DID HE BETRAY GERALT?
• ARE THERE ANY GAY CHARACTERS THIS GAME?
• THE WCHER STAR HUGH SKNER STRS SIGNIFINCE OF PLAYG GAY ROLE HUGE FANTASY SHOW AS PRCE RADOVID MAK RIVETG SEASON 3 BUT
• ONE OF 2015’S BT FEMALE CHARACTERS WAS GAY AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE

IS THE WCHER GAY, OR VERY GAY?

Katal Verm//NetflixWhen we asked Hissrich about Jaskier's relatnship wh Geralt, the shownner nied any liberate homoerotic unrton, statg stead that 's "jt an example of male iendship".

And, now, a cisn that wrers and producers of season three have ma about one of the world’s most tertg characters is leadg to even more backlash, as well as strong accatns of homophobia. While reprentatn is ually a good thg, many fans of the show are potg out that this change has more sister unrton bee of the way plays to harmful stereotyp of gay men.

THE WCHER WAS SUPER GAY WAY BEFORE SEASON 3

Fans on the /r/wcher subredd are particularly irrated wh the change his sexualy, which they feel is panrg to the stereotype that all effemate men have to be gay — pecially sultg as the episos were released at the tail end of Pri Month. Many are gog a step further and claimg that not only is this dangeroly homophobic, but ’s also a pathetic attempt by producers to shoehorn diversy so that they n tick box, stead of actually velopg queer characters that move beyond stereotyp. On Twter, there have been plenty of folks exced to see some gay actn The Wcher, even if do mean viatg om the source material a way that some might nsir exploative or cynil.

ANY GAY ROMANTIC OPTNS?

JASKIER DOING CUTE VOICES OH THIS SEASON IS FOR THE GAYS— Brendan – INDY AND WITCHER ERA (@_danbren) June 29, 2023 Wh that said, the overwhelmg opn among the fandom seems to be that this is a mistake.

Okay, nsir: Jaskier is 100% the kd of gay who'd be "oooh labels fun" so I n absolutely see beg likeAre you bi?

You gay? Whether or not ’s homophobic is up for bate, but there’s no doubt there’s a tge of somethg unfortable here, pecially given the playg up of negative stereotyp.

IS JASKIER GAY THE WCHER SEASON 3 AND DID HE BETRAY GERALT?

Is The Wcher gay? At the time, shownner Lren S Hissrich nied any homoerotic unrton, explag that this was "jt an example of male iendship" be fair, if any bottom was gog to receive pliments om straight men, would be the extremely pert and ed lovely one that belongs to Henry Cavill.

ARE THERE ANY GAY CHARACTERS THIS GAME?

And when they were fally rned after an extend absence, Jaskier got his k off the first chance he uld get, showg off his newly-sculpted abs a bid to imprs Geralt and remd him of what he'd been missg out aga, The Wcher team nied any homoerotic unrton between the pair. After Nightmare of the Wolf tossed a blk-and-you'll-miss- gay character lled La, the Blood Orig prequel wove multiple queer storyl around Meldof's lost love, Gwen, and Nathaniel Curtis' "Fancy Gay J" (as the st liked to ll him).

THE WCHER STAR HUGH SKNER STRS SIGNIFINCE OF PLAYG GAY ROLE HUGE FANTASY SHOW AS PRCE RADOVID MAK RIVETG SEASON 3 BUT

NetflixHontly, 's givg 'Padam', and we're not the only on pickg up on those gay vib by then eher. Still, that hasn't stopped onle tractors om whg that Jaskier shouldn't be "gay" at all.

ONE OF 2015’S BT FEMALE CHARACTERS WAS GAY AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE

But the cx of all is that homophob n no longer ny Jaskier's queerns, so stead, they argue 's wrong bee 's not fahful to the source, Jaskier isn't queer the books, that's te, but where's the outrage for the many other chang that Netflix has ma to The Wcher then? Speakg jt recently to Gay Tim, Batey mented on this "very vol negative space wh the fandom, " potg out that 's "actually the mory, " not the majory, who feel this way. We hope he's right bee do seem absurd to object agast a queer-d character beg revealed as queer a world where basilisks and chernobogs are readily accepted as the Jaskier sgs his new gay banger, their love is "not a want, 's a need".