Legend of Zelda fans have long read Lk as gay or transgenr, even if his character is not nonilly queer. Fans have foced on shippg Lk and Sidon and drag readgs of the Gedo qut Breath of the Wild.
Contents:
- LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
- POLYGON PH FALSE NARRATIVE THAT ‘THE LEGEND OF ZELDA’ SERI EXPLOR QUEER THEM, CLAIMS LK IS “A GAY IN”
- POLYGON CLAIMS LK IS A GAY IN! LEGEND OF ZELDA HAS LGBT UNRTON?
- FANS ARE GOG ALL ON CELEBRATG GRIMACE’S BIRTHDAY AND CLARG HIM A GAY IN
- POLYGON SAYS LK IS A GAY IN. HE'S NOT.
- PEPPA PIG IS NOW A GAY IN BEE STAN TWTER IS MTED TO A B
- THE BABADOOK IS A GAY IN BEE OF A NETFLIX CLERIL ERROR
LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
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AO3 may not be the only metric for how many Zelda fans terpret Lk as gay and/or transgenr, but ’s one of the biggt. In art, ’s mon to see queer-d monsters and pecially queer-d villas, particularly bee of how the Hays Co prohibed pictns of homosexualy on screen. This qut fails trans Zelda fans major ways, but much like Aonuma’s nial that Lk is gay, also prents players wh an opportuny.
Even if Lk is never nonilly intified as gay or trans, fan ntent for The Legend of Zelda is everywhere, and queer fans pecially seem to produce ntent drov. For many, Lk is gay or trans or both, and that’s a powerful thg that n’t be taken away.
POLYGON PH FALSE NARRATIVE THAT ‘THE LEGEND OF ZELDA’ SERI EXPLOR QUEER THEM, CLAIMS LK IS “A GAY IN”
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She then c a 2015 Kotaku terview wh seri producer Eiji Aonuma, who stated Lk is “Not gay.
POLYGON CLAIMS LK IS A GAY IN! LEGEND OF ZELDA HAS LGBT UNRTON?
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“For many, Lk is gay or trans or both, and that’s a powerful thg that n’t be taken away. Lk isn’t sudnly gay or queer jt bee he drs fem. “To say that jt bee he’s fortable feme cloth and looks pretty means he’s tomatilly gay or queer is regrsive and ncels men who jt want to be feme, which is what I am about 60% of the time.
FANS ARE GOG ALL ON CELEBRATG GRIMACE’S BIRTHDAY AND CLARG HIM A GAY IN
SAscendant1991 fi Polygon’s edorial as “regrsive” via Lk is a gay in, and Zelda fans know , Samantha Puc, Polygon. Gay. ” She not that Polygon had also shared edorials sistg The Lord of The Rgs had queer them, along wh Bayota and Peony om Pokémon Sword and Shield beg gay.
POLYGON SAYS LK IS A GAY IN. HE'S NOT.
Sophia Narwz mocks Polygon attemptg to claim multiple characters om vio gam and nerd culture are gay via Twter.
PEPPA PIG IS NOW A GAY IN BEE STAN TWTER IS MTED TO A B
YouTuber Vara Dark claims the Lk edorial has an ulterr motive, assertg, “Journalists have started this new journey to basilly bully Ntendo to makg Lk gay, by sayg ‘well, a lot of people image him this way, so you should make non.
THE BABADOOK IS A GAY IN BEE OF A NETFLIX CLERIL ERROR
For many, Lk is gay or trans or both, and that’s a powerful thg. Lk is a gay in, and Zelda fans know [Polygon] “The Legend of Zelda’s beloved and inic protagonist, Lk, is tagged more than 17, 000 piec of fanfictn on Archive of Our Own.
In a 2015 terview wh Kotaku, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma said Lk is “not gay. Lk is a gay in, and Zelda fans know.