Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27219200-20151115021519/@comment-30566621-20170205213913

Agana: How does it imply that it is "less than others"? You are aware that Zeus managed to seduce one of Artemis' original Huntresses (Callisto) by seducing her in the form of Artemis, aren't you? For all we know, Artemis might see a girl-girl relationship as better than guy-girl relationships. And you're also ignoring the possibility that neither Reyna nor Thalia may have conventional sexuality. . . Reyna seems to be interested in people mostly after she's assessed their strengths and potential as leaders, which could imply a storge-oriented sexuality. (If you're not familiar with the term storge, look up "the four types of love.") And while Thalia certainly did seem to find Apollo attractive, she seems to have moved on past that and chosen the Huntresses instead of, say, that Amazons (implying that sexual interactions are something she is more than fine with forgoing). In other words, Theyna could be a non-sexual relationship founded either on their mutual respect for each other as leaders, or on their shared interests and enjoyment of each other's company. Not all relationships are automatically sexual, and to suggest that such relationships are less than others is equally not okay.

Also, Ogun, it wouldn't be any more out of nowhere than Nico being gay (which I can say as an gay person myself, who didn't even see it coming until House of Hades). And the Oath literally just reads, "I pledge myself to the goddess Artemis. I turn my back on the company of men, accept eternal maidenhood, and join the Hunt." Absolutely nothing in there about "not falling in love" (which isn't something they have control of anyways). The only stipulation is that they avoid men and remain eternally maidens, which (as I pointed out to Agana) doesn't automatically mean they can't develop relationships with other girls (or Huntresses), especially if those relationships are not sexually oriented.