For the record I've never read a Sanderson novel, but I've heard they were rather socially conservative for the most part. No sex, no modern politics, no R-rated scenes. Moderate T for Teen level content.
Sanderson has also been pushing for Hollywood deals for a long time, but had no luck.
The most recent book suddenly had homos and non-binary and all that stuff. Then boom, TV deal signed.
Thoughts?
He sold out on his last book I believe, gay characters or some shit I forget. He wouldn't get the tv deal otherwise. I enjoyed his first couple books in the series but got bored partway through the second last one (rhythm of war I believe). The chick character is insufferable and she has way too much POV time. The two main male characters are pretty dope though.
He put gay characters in the WoT books he (co-)wrote. And he made sure to explicitly point out that the fact that it was OK that this minor character who only played a role for a few chapters in the last few books was gay.
I don't recall Jordan doing anything other than making sideways allusions to any characters other than the Forsaken (several of whom were complete sexual degenerates) being gay.
Jordan didn't write the final books so I consider them fanfiction tier. I don't care if his wife sanctioned them, she's not Robert Jordan.