New ic twist on Rob Hood to show rough, tough 'Merry Men' -- who happen to be gay

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In a new ic book seri by Oni Prs, the legendary swordsman Rob Hood and his Merry Men are a bunch of burly gay guys the woods

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MERRY MEN EXPLOR THE QUTN 'WHAT IF ROB HOOD WAS GAY?'

We talk to the creative team of Merry Men, a ic that re-imag Rob Hood and his Merry Men as gay. * robin hood is gay *

What if they were all gay? This alternate take on the classic hero and his patrts go back to the legend’s roots and rebuilds around an LGBT talked to the creative team about where this ia me om, how gay people were perceived back those days (’s very different than today), and how beg historilly accurate adds to the story. A few years ago I me across some discsn of whether "Rob Hood" was gay—i.

REIMAGG ROB HOOD AS A BADASS GAY OUTLAW

England's legendary outlaw Rob Hood was gay, preferrg his "merrie men" to Maid Marian, a leadg English lerature profsor ntends. * robin hood is gay *

IGN: How, if at all, do beg gay change the character of Rob Hood? What sort of rearch did you do to how homosexualy was perceived and treated the era of Rob Hood?

ROB HOOD, MERRY MEN REIMAGED AS GAY ‘BURLY MEN THE WOODS’

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In other words, there were— morn terms—gay acts, but not gay people.

(“Homosexual” is a much later term.

That's how I'm treatg them Merry Men; though even there, some of the st are exclively gay, and some are ls so. Was important to you to reprent not jt gay men but the entire LGBTQ spectm?

NEW IC TWIST ON ROB HOOD TO SHOW ROUGH, TOUGH 'MERRY MEN' -- WHO HAPPEN TO BE GAY

In the book, "merry" is a term that's analogo to our "gay, " but 's much more poro; clus anyone whose sexual life strays outsi the bonds of the strictly heterosexual norm. Men aren't notorly monogamo, and pecially not 12th century gay men livg the fort.

And gay guys get to be actn hero, which hardly ever happens. <i> From Rters</i> LONDON — England’s legendary outlaw Rob Hood was gay, preferrg his “merrie men” to Maid Marian, a leadg English lerature profsor reasssment of one of Bra’s greatt folk hero was greeted by gay activists as a wele, if belated, “outg. Stephen Knight, profsor of English lerature at Cardiff Universy, cid Rob Hood was gay after studyg 14th century ballads that are the earlit known acunts of his eds.

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