Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-98.247.168.42-20181122042639/@comment-39279721-20190525233927

Yeah- I think that due to the world being perfect while not having LGTBQ+ people of sorts could be excluding on SM's part, basically meaning she thinks that the LGTBQ+ community is wrong. Which is not the message anyone wants to portray if they are trying to write a bestselling series.

The only way I would let it be not seen as an option is if SM explained it, because obviously getting the best genes is very important in elvin marriages, and reproduction is very important, and as a result we get bad matches such as Dex's parents. But if bad matches occur due to low gene compatability, they should also occur for same sex marriage, however that is not explained nor mentioned whatsoever. Therefore even if elves cared about reproduction so much that same sex marriage would not be permitted, it's not addressed so I won't aggree with it. Although even if it was I would still not agree. Maybe if Sophie thought it was wrong and she did something about it- but again, she is not a part of the LGTBQ+ community, so wouldnt that be sort of like representing something she doesn't understand? -kind of like Hermione with S.P.E.W except with S.P.E.W Hermione was meant to seem irrational. So how would readers react to Sophie asking for change when she just came and thinks she can make a difference when the very people that are being oppressed may or may not have been trying for years? we can't be sure.

And if that kind of marriage was outlawed it would still exist. THere would be rebellion. Just look at our world. YOu may argue that our world isn't perfect and rebellion wouldnt exist in the lost cities, but even bad match rebellions exist (and oppression of the talentless).