The Dragon Keeper "Controversial?" Hobb and sexuality. *Major Spoilers up to RWC!

[Nuytsia]

Interesting thoughts!

And also, from a princely point of view, "My body and my seed belong to the Six Duchies. I am not free to share it where I would choose, but only with my wife. That is our custom."

Good to see him living up to his name .....ahem.. not like some people we could name who preceeded him......

I guess this sort of sentiment makes sense for any responsible monarch (no stray illegitimate kids stirring up trouble), and I guess with Kettrinken being his sole parent (and hence where he'd get a lot of his ideas from) we could probably assume this would be the custom of the mountain kingdom too.

In this, though there may not be a set of 'religious laws' outside priestly living (at least that we know of, even though most seemingly adhere to the concept of El and Eda or Sa to varying degrees?), there are obviously 'customs', some of which may include the dismissal of homosexuality? There would have to be, wouldn't there, otherwise it would be more prolifically out in the open? Something has to have set the standard for their society?

Yeah, if not religious edict, it's got to come from somewhere!
I guess it may stem from the focus on procreation for the cursed shores area, as Mervi mentioned. I guess that would fit with the (apparent) fact that things are more liberal in places like Jamailla (and further south?).
But no real need for six duchies to be worried unduly about procreation. Then again, as Farseer pointed out we only have Fitz's view of 6D so we aren't sure what the general consensus is there.
I think surely we could assume there is SOME tendency to at least ridicule homosexuality in 6D - unless Fitz is TOTALLY paranoid! I mean his embarrassment about people (apparently) thinking there was something between him and Lord G must have come from somewhere.