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And here’s a video I did on that unpublished epilogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7VO5qNFoD4

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