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What I don't see anywhere in Tolkien's writings is any relationship which could be interpreted as having a homosexual aspect. To be honest the closest I can find is the episode in the Tower of Cirith Ungol, where Sam rescues the naked Frodo & sits holding holding him. It states something like 'Sam could have sat there forever, but he knew it wan't allowed'. Now, one could push that & interpret it as speaking to Sam's feelings for Frodo, but if one did, one would then have to draw the conclusion that such feelings 'weren't allowed'. If so, then far from supporting the possibility of same sex relationships, it would have to be taken as a statement on Tolkien's part that even if such feelings existed they were against the rules - which opens a whole can of worms in terms of the morality of M-e.
I'm inclined not to push the incident, though.
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