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Beyond the Iron Throne: exploring the advocacy of homosexuality in the series Game of Thrones
1 Introduction
The fantasy genre has historically adhered to rigid gender norms and heterosexual storylines. However, Game of Thrones diverged from these conventions by incorporating diverse sexual orientations, particularly featuring homosexuality in its narrative. The series offers a complex and diverse storytelling experience with multiple viewpoints and critiques. The show has garnered both acclaim and backlash for its portrayal of women and their dynamics with male characters, as adequately as the lack of positive advocacy of LGBTQ+ characters. Nevertheless, it has been lauded for its depiction of multifaceted and resilient female characters who defy traditional gender roles. The Literature Review section provides an overview of current research on gender and sexuality in Game of Thrones, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of existing scholarly discussions. It encompasses a range of studies that investigate the representation of femininity, different types of masculinity, and exploration of identities in the series, offering a comprehensive context for the
Fans are up in arms about HBO’s treatment of a side character on 'Game of Thrones'
Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you are not caught up with "Game of Thrones."
It's no secret "Game of Thrones" deviated many times from the text in season five. We've seen this with Sansa's character and the growth of a fan favorite on screen. But there's one change from the text which has increasingly confused fans of the beloved book series this season.
Ser Loras Tyrell, the brother of Margaery and a widespread side character in "Game of Thrones," has been increasingly reduced to a caricature of homosexuality — and no one is sure why.
Loras was very subtly alluded to as being same-sex attracted in the novel series, but it was so softly done that George R.R. Martin had to confirm the speculation. On the HBO adaptation, Loras' homosexuality is his most obvious trait.
In season five episode four, we saw the Faith Militant, a military branch of the Faith of the Seven, exercise their recently granted power by aggressively stamping out “sinful” behavior. They concluded their raid on King’s Landing with the arrest of Ser Loras, on charges of “perversion” in the form of lgbtq+
Queer Atmospheres
Like many things that happen on Twitter, Game of Thrones discourse is quite tedious. When the first episode of House of the Dragon debuted in August, lifeless discussions about the show’s “misogynistic” flaws collided with peoples puritan views on violence on screen, making it clear that the discourse that surrounded Game of Thrones over a decade ago, was still alive and well. While these views of the show and George R.R. Martin’s original work handle to bore me to tears, I do detect myself increasingly worried with the adaptations treatment of gay characters.
Like many male lover teen’s, I started watching Game of Thrones after seeing a gifset of Loras Tyrell and Renly Baratheon on Tumblr when I was thirteen. I watched the first episode alone, and then realizing there were books, study those first. Now, I wasn’t surprised by the lack of gay text in these books, but rather, the compassion that is shown to these characters from Martin. So, colour me surprised when I watched the first two seasons of the show and found the adaptation lacking in it’s queer department.
Loras and Renly are not point of view characters in any of the “Song of Ice and Fire” nove
Winter Is Coming: An LGBT Examination Game Of Thrones
Austin Brown
Despite entity a very gritty, medieval fantasy show that focuses on politics and the specifics of warfare, Game Of Thrones has managed to encapsulate much more than swords and spears. Part of why George R.R Martin has seen such wide success in his books and subsequent television adaptations are through his logical depictions of character relations. Persons, places, things, all of it is perfectly articulated to readers and viewers so that they can vicariously live through the books and adaptations; a king perhaps, a knight, a peasant, slave, and all their interactions woven together in ways that make the world feel alive and become something that could very much be real (Rees, 2013, p. 57)
Realism is not simply achieved through pure detail in the artwork. There is much more to a drawing then what is shown on a canvas. An artist has brushes, paints, oils, primers, unlike painting surfaces that alter the way the paint and brush interact with the material. Consequently here the landscape is much more than a typical medieval fantasy setting, a