User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Freed is gay....no, I'm serious./@comment-4164634-20150212031903

I don't really think Laxus is gay. I think after reading the series and all, I don't see signs of him having homosexual tendencies. I do think Freed might be gay, to be honest, it doesn't bother me. A few friends of mine are actually gay. I think it's good that Mashima was willing to put into the series a homosexual character to show support to fans who are gay.