Are there any gay characters this game? - The Wcher 3: Wild Hunt

Contents:

• IS THE WCHER GAY, OR VERY GAY?
• ‘THE WCHER’ CREATOR EXPLAS SHOW’S GAY UNRTON
• THE WCHER CREATOR RPONDS TO SHOW’S GAY UNRTON
• THE WCHER WAS SUPER GAY WAY BEFORE SEASON 3
• 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
• IS JASKIER GAY THE WCHER BOOKS? HERE’S EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW!

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". The Wcher‘s shownner replied to the “homoerotic unrton” between the seri’ two prcipal characters. At the same time, another penned: “Is jt me or are Geralt and Jaskier like really f—g gay for each other?

Smh Com Out as Gay.

‘THE WCHER’ CREATOR EXPLAS SHOW’S GAY UNRTON

‘The Wcher’ Creator Explas Show’s Gay Unrton.

If you intify as a heterosexual man and Geralt's bathtub scene didn't turn you gay, then the sight of him sually heftg a giant boar over his brawny shoulrs might be what do for you season two. Short of dyeg his hair blond, Jaskier is full gay-crisis mo here.

Perhaps Lren S Hissrich always tend for there to be some queer subtext, some extra nuance, that not even Batey might be aware we asked Lren directly about the homoerotic unrton of Jaskier's relatnship wh Geralt, she too said that there aren't any. "I don't thk there are any homoerotic unrton for those characters, but I do thk that when you talk about girliends, people have no problem sayg, 'I love my girliend' or 'I would do anythg for her', or 'If we got to a fight, and she didn't want to see me anymore, my heart would be broken'. Outsi of La, a gay character who barely registers as such Nightmare of the Wolf, LGBTQ+ inti don't seem to exist this anchise at all (that we've noticed, anyway).

THE WCHER CREATOR RPONDS TO SHOW’S GAY UNRTON

The seri is ripe for reprentatn, and now the show has fally livered s first meangful gay romance, a fact that the crics, the viewers, and the st are here for. The Wcher’s shownner has rpond to the ‘homoerotic unrton’ between the seri’ two lead characters.

I’d be far more terted watchg , ” tweeted one fan, while another wrote: “Is jt me or are Geralt and Jaskier like really fuckg gay for each other? When Digal Spy asked seri creator Lren S Hissrich about this, she nied any homoerotic unrton and said Jaskier and Geralt’s relatnship is “jt an example of male iendship”. Is The Wcher gay?

THE WCHER WAS SUPER GAY WAY BEFORE SEASON 3

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. 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.

ARE THERE ANY GAY CHARACTERS THIS GAME?

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). 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.

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". If they ma Geralt a b gay too.

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

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.

IS JASKIER GAY THE WCHER BOOKS? HERE’S EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW!

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.

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.