Bury Your Gays: A look at HBO’s Game of Thron – RTF Genr and Media Culture

Contents:

• BURY YOUR GAYS: A LOOK AT HBO’S GAME OF THRON
• ‘GAME OF THRON’ ACTOR OUT AS GAY
• GETH ANTHONY LOOKS BACK ON HIS GAY ‘GAME OF THRON’ ROLE

BURY YOUR GAYS: A LOOK AT HBO’S GAME OF THRON

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The first big gay relatnship is between Renly Baratheon and Loras Tyrell. Perhaps “gay for pay” exists Wteros too? And the are homophobic tim.

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‘GAME OF THRON’ ACTOR OUT AS GAY

But world where Bnei has jt joed the list of pariah natns that have the ath penalty for male homosexualy, a queer character’s murr might reasonably be argued to rry more ntemporary weight and ronance. And the list of gay men that the show has killed weighs heavy. Of urse, one thg to keep md is that our morn lexin of sexualy wouldn't have been translated to the world of Game of Thron, so intifitn via labels like "gay" and "lbian" wasn't available to the characters.

GETH ANTHONY LOOKS BACK ON HIS GAY ‘GAME OF THRON’ ROLE

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