While they are "behind" Maeve's gay character, they need her and her partner to appear heteronormative for the public. When Elena protests, Vought brushes aside her concerns and promises to compensate her, treating Elena more like a product than a person.
For the first season of the show, Maeve was believed to have been straight. She is a big fan of sex, has slept with dozens of male bodybuilders and used to date Homelander.
After the shocking reveal about Compound V and super-powered terrorists striking fear into the world, Homelander and Queen Maeve appear on a local talk show to help quell fears. However.
Queen Maeve’s sexual orientation wasn’t just a token representation; it played a huge part in her overall storyline and was the main reason why she ultimately went rogue on Homelander.