LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Television Series

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Yesss made me so happy! :joy
 
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mlm AND polyamory? [gimme hands]
 

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My heart was so full of happy at the
two warders snuggling
 

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My heart was so full of happy at the
two warders snuggling

You should have seen my face during that part. I was the embodiment of the heart eyes emoji. I probably even had my chin resting on my fists as I leaned toward the screen with a dreamy sigh.
 
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Ok now I have the excuse to rewatch, cause clearly I missed something…
 

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Ok now I have the excuse to rewatch, cause clearly I missed something…

This sounds somewhat promising, though, that in your mind it must have been so normalised that there was nothing amiss with that scene that you should notice. :laugh: If that was the case, at least. Here where I live, a lot of people would have been outraged at such portrayals. :grumble
 

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I hope one of the main characters end up being LGBTQ+
 

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I'd like to see one certain relationship played a bit differently than in the books.

We know that Rand ends up with Aviendha, Min, and Elayne, but I'd like to see Aviendha, Min, and Elayne to also have a relationship with each other that's more than platonic.
 

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Here where I live, a lot of people would have been outraged at such portrayals. :grumble

Yeah, same... But with scenes like these, we make sure that trash people won't join our fandom.
 
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This sounds somewhat promising, though, that in your mind it must have been so normalised that there was nothing amiss with that scene that you should notice. :laugh: If that was the case, at least. Here where I live, a lot of people would have been outraged at such portrayals. :grumble
Lol, it depends on the snuggling, but yeah if two of same gender (or opposite or non-binary) would hug, hold hands, or even holding around each other sleeping together, I wouldn’t even assume them to be LGBT, just friends comforting each other. Unless maybe older guys..:tongue
Wow it really is promising! My 90’s glasses would totally have thought two guys holding hands to be gay, but now younger guys are just as likely to hold hands, and hug their same sex bestie as girls..that is sooo progress!:omg:ha
 
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I'd like to see one certain relationship played a bit differently than in the books.

We know that Rand ends up with Aviendha, Min, and Elayne, but I'd like to see Aviendha, Min, and Elayne to also have a relationship with each other that's more than platonic.

I believe that Rafe has stated that he wants to upgrade the Rand polygamy love square (as it's not a triangle lol) and I do have the vibes that at least Elayne + Aviendha will be a thing. I wouldn't mind Min being non-binary either (especially since she/they pronouns are listed in Kae Alexander's instagram bio).

Moiraine and Siuan is a no-brainer, this will definitely be shown. Also, I'd definitely be able to see Aram being in love with Perrin.

My heart was so full of happy at the
two warders snuggling

And this :love
 

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But with scenes like these, we make sure that trash people won't join our fandom.

Indeed :brown_bunny But we also need to actually rate the show anywhere we can (like Amazon reviews), since those sorts of people are trying to tank the reviews :rolleyes :grumble
 

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My heart was so full of happy at the
two warders snuggling

So, I watch using audio descriptions, where background elements can get lost sometimes. I gotta do a rewatch, but I'm fairly sure this part wasn't part of the audio description. That said, I'm watching this with a sighted friend who told me, and I had the same reaction!

I only hope I'll get these moments described more in the audio descriptions to the point of discerning them myself.
 

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You should have seen my face during that part. I was the embodiment of the heart eyes emoji. I probably even had my chin resting on my fists as I leaned toward the screen with a dreamy sigh.

omg me :laugh:

I loved how casual Lan and Masema were about contemplating if they would enjoy SS relationships. I have said this before, but I love the writers for making it so normal in this world. It takes a deft hand to do it correctly and so far so good.

@Talia Inedar sorry you missed that part! If we are talking about anything that seems vague because the audio descriptions don't capture it, don't hesitate to ask us for descriptions.
 

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I loved how casual Lan and Masema were about contemplating if they would enjoy SS relationships. I have said this before, but I love the writers for making it so normal in this world. It takes a deft hand to do it correctly and so far so good.
I also appreciated the humanizing of poly relationships when Lan mentioned that Stepin was only assuming they would want that kind of relationship with him, countering the myth that poly people are open to literally anyone.

(Also, I'm sure it was just a brain hiccup, but it was Stepin and definitely not Masema! :laugh:)
 

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I also appreciated the humanizing of poly relationships when Lan mentioned that Stepin was only assuming they would want that kind of relationship with him, countering the myth that poly people are open to literally anyone.

That might have been my favorite part of the inclusion. Lan's a smart guy. MVP.
 

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I'm not entirely clear on whether this counts as spoilers, so hiding it just in case:

Sounds like we're getting at least one queer female relationship. I can only hope it's Moiraine and Siuan! https://twitter.com/RationalNerd/status/1460993955139502082/photo/1

Ep 6 spoilers below
Episode 6 was wonderful for this. It made me so happy! Moiraine using the oath rod as basically marriage vows gave me chills. Also, “on your knees” was perfect.
 

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EPISODE SIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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