LGBT
Renly Baratehon walks a very tight line. He is the self proclaimed King of Westeros. And with that comes certain expectations. One of which being that he must marry a beautiful women. The only problem with that is he doesn't want a wife. He wants a husband. According to Wester "Transgender individuals experience a mismatch between their biological sex
and their psychological awareness of their perceived gender"(LGBT1). Renly was born a man but all he wants to do is be happy with his partner.
and their psychological awareness of their perceived gender"(LGBT1). Renly was born a man but all he wants to do is be happy with his partner.
Renly Is forced to hide his inner desires. He knows that other men in the kingdom will persecute him because of his orientation. According to Herek, "Attitudes of Heterosexual men towards homosexual men have slowly bettered over the last decade"(LGBT2) Although these attitudes have improved, they were not good at the time of Renly's rule. He had to overcome discrimination from many fronts but persevered through them and is now at a much better place.
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