And then I read a thoughtful blurb from someone on a message board. I wish I could find it again because it summed up Rorschach's fear of sexuality so perfectly. The basic gist of it was that this person believed Rorschach to be hetrosexual. In the comic (and somewhat in the movie), Rorschach expresses a belief that homosexuality is wrong, unnatural, immortal, whatever. Emotion never comes into this, though; he just condemns gays/lesbians as immoral people who deserve whatever punishment they get (a la Silhouette). However, there are several moments in which he mentions intimacy and/or sex between a man and a woman. He is quite obviously disgusted, even revolted by it. It makes him feel uncomfortable. This person asserted that the strong emotions Rorschach feels when he comes into contact with women or heterosexual relationships indicates that he is repressing his own heterosexual tendencies. Just as some people who repress homosexual tendencies tend to go off the deep end and physically abuse someone who is homosexual. Rorschach's stunted emotional growth, discomfort around women, and aversion to sex is most likely due to his mother being a prostitute. He grew up viewing sex between a man and a woman as something dirty, filthy, disgusting, and disreputable. Now that he has cemented his 'morals' as an adult, he rebels against his own body and mind desiring what repulsed him as a child. Then again, maybe I'm picking and choosing arguments because I just don't 'get' Rorschach/Dan. Thoughts?

Interesting argument, that he protests too much. I think it works either way. I do tend to see things through slash-colored glasses, so Dan/Rorschach works for me, particularly based on that scene from the movie where the two of them talk quietly in Dan's Cave. Based on the book? I'd actually peg R. as asexual, a person who's entire energy is spent fighting against what he considers wrong in the world and is basically neutered.