Are Frodo and Sam from Lord of the Rings Really Gay?

This is a response to a piece by Molly Ostertag over at Polygon making the case that Frodo and Sam are gay.  I think she does as good a job as anyone could, but I remain unconvinced. Molly Ostertag’s piece at Polygon is here: https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings/22550950/sam-frodo-queer-romance-lord-of-the-rings-tolkien-quotes My video on the “Gondor in Transition” paper is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7s2otyaC7k My video on authorial intent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49foLSWx50 And here’s a video I did on that unpublished epilogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7VO5qNFoD4 Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua6469/support