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It's just stupid and lazy writing by the author. Perhaps she had a bad experience with a gay man this story is just her venting
I think it's because Yvona is a woman. If you look at the background of the story, it's located in a place where women are scorned and looked down at. First of all, Gaspar is a man, then he is the emperor's nephew (?) so I kinda understand if people 'believe' him more than Yvona and give him less reprecusion.
I really don't like it whenever the main characters get falsely accused of something they didn't do, and people will drastically blame them or say/do nasty things towards them even though it's only rumor and no solid evidences BUT WHENEVER THE REAL TRASH LIKE THAT GASPAR, COMMITS AN OBVIOUS LIE OR HAVE DONE SOMETHING SUPER BAD, IT'S NOT BIG DEAL, LIKE THEY ARE NOT THAT HATED MUCH BY THE TOWN'S PEOPLE OR EVEN THE NOBLES, LIKE WHAT THE HECK!!! ARE THEY REALLY STUPID??? OR IS IT JUST THE AUTHOR TRYING HARD TO HAVE AN IRONIC PLOT? UUGGHHRR. I HATE THISSSS