Tolkien would never have written men-who-sleep-with-men or women-who-sleep-with-women. He was a Victorian-minded Catholic, of course he wouldn't! The Tolkienian friendships that people tend to project homosexuality onto - Frodo and Sam, Maedhros and Fingon, etc - are reflecting a very different dynamic. As Alleb said, the Laws and Customs of the Eldar text specifically negates homosexuality in Elves.

But that doesn't mean they don't fit into his world. Tolkien would never have written about Minas Tirith's sewage arrangements, either, but it must have had them!

As Alleb also said, I've written a story about this very subject. I have another one in the works building a whole theory on the subject. Remember, the Laws and Customs is an in-universe document - it can be wrong, or limited in scope, or simply concealing information.

So no, Tolkien wouldn't have written it, but no, that doesn't mean they can't be well-done and canon-friendly.

hS, 'do not go to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes...'

But I'll throw in my two cents.

No, I don't think he would, or did. In fact, in Morgoth's Ring (if I'm remembering correctly) he makes it pretty clear that Elves are never homosexual. Huinesoron will definitely be able to answer this better; actually, I think he made a fic about it. He goes by his Boarder name on the Pit, so you can find it there. I'll leave him to give a more in-depth answer.

But...yeah. I'll let hS take this one.

May I ask, though--are you saying this is badfic? If so, could you tell me why you think it's badfic? I'm curious (and don't feel like reading it to find out).

~DF