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An Overtly Queer Send-Up Even in the campiest and most excessive moments, Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy possesses a certain ludic queerness. The Lord of the Rings has a wide range of fans. Remember back in when gay rights activist Ian McKellen may have accidentally outed a fellow "Hobbit" cast member?

Door Jam: August 3, Aaron Earls. Aug 03, Top story. Hobbit that in mind, are there any insights or canonical references in any of Tolkien's works (including the LOTR and Hobbit novels, supplementary works or even Tolkien's personal letters, interviews and other sources) that indicate in which gay Bilbo was sexually inclined?

But, regardless of any of our personal feelings about the matter, an openly LGBTQ character in Middle-earth demonstrates a complete disregard for the creator of that fantasy world. I recognize the balancing act involved here. Already a paid subscriber?

As Amazon Prime drops Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, now is the time to reflect on the queer history of the series. Whoops!. It boasts an expansive catalog, but the space also features notable and museum-worthy artifacts and exhibits, such as the largest C.

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The scholar of English David LaFontaine, in The Gay and Lesbian Review, writes that The Lord of the Rings achieved cult status and large sales, but was mainly excluded from literary study, partly because fantasy was despised as a genre, but partly also because of the "powerful undercurrent of same-sex love within the realm of Middle-earth".

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