I can’t believe how much I like the idea of gay marriage as a calculated aspect of creating complex three-way political unions betweens nobles too. Not only is the original marriage arranged between two families, the couple is then expected to adopt an heir from a third.

Homosexuality isn’t villified because having a gay child is even seen as a political opportunity. We add a third dimension to courtly politics and doubly pile on the weight of expectations for the characters involved.