Netflix’s The Old Guard: A revolutnary, ancient gay romance - Vox

Contents:

• THE PROFOUND GAY LOVE STORI OF THE OLD GUARD AND SONG OF ACHILL
• WAS ACHILL GAY? WHAT WE KNOW FROM CLASSIL LERATURE
• WAS ACHILL GAY? TWTER ERS BATE AFTER RURFACED 2011 BOOK!

THE PROFOUND GAY LOVE STORI OF THE OLD GUARD AND SONG OF ACHILL

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WAS ACHILL GAY? WHAT WE KNOW FROM CLASSIL LERATURE

It serv as a great example of LGBTQ+ reprentatn that approach and treats gay romance the same way straight romance would be wrten about. Surely gay upl takg on stereotypil mascule and feme rol have been over-ed throughout lerature?

Is the trope of Achill’ brazen personaly upled wh Patrocl’ soft exterr a false, ovesed fetishizatn of a gay relatnship?

Whilst Miller has received praise for her cln of an openly gay relatnship, her approach to their sexual enunters has been cricised. As a member of the muny myself, I wele healthy and accurate reprentatn, and I acknowledge that my ment on gay male relatnships is limed due to my genr, but om what I’ve seen personally on social media, the majory of fans who are obssed wh gay male relatnships are straight women. And therefore, I ask: why are straight women so obssed wh gay relatnships?

WAS ACHILL GAY? TWTER ERS BATE AFTER RURFACED 2011 BOOK!

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That The Old Guard’s Joe and Nicky are unapologetic about their love allows queer people, and gay men particular, the opportuny to see that throughout all of history, we’ve been there all along — and such a mastream, typilly heteronormative medium, no ls.