Netflix's Bridgerton set up its promised queer romance | Polygon

Netflix's Bridgerton set up its promised queer romance | Polygon

HomeGames, News, Other ContentNetflix's Bridgerton set up its promised queer romance | Polygon

The new Bridgerton showrunner promised queer romances — and she DELIVERED!

Disturbing things about Bridgerton Season 3 that we choose to ignore

by Petrana Radulovic

Update (June 13): With all of Bridgerton Season 3 out now, it's been officially confirmed that there isn't just one queer Bridgerton sibling, but two! Here's our original speculation, with spoiler updates below.

While Bridgerton's alternate history means that the show is already much more racially diverse than other Regency-era romances, the show has thus far remained very heteronormative and deeply patriarchal, even with Queen Charlotte in charge. If women can't even inherit property without a husband or an heir, they definitely can't kiss other women (and the same goes for dudes).

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