[quote name='Brak']All of the subtle hints, which are beautifully written, culminate when Nite Owl draws out the Walter Kovacs from within Rorschach (the persona he used to bury himself), and Rorschach holds Nite Owl's hand for a little too long.
But, yes. Walter Kovacs' upbringing caused him to have a poor viewpoint on women.
He's an interestingly complex character. He's a total repressed homosexual, and would never act upon it, hiding himself deep beneath the Rorschach persona... But a homosexual nonetheless.
Interesting note:
If you look in the background art work, you'll see a lot of same-sex couples.[/QUOTE]
Damn... going through this again, there is a lot of stuff I missed the first time I read it.