No, they're not specifically feminist in the traditional sense for sure. I found Hobb's approach of the Fool and his gender/sexuality very interesting though, throughout the series - he switches from man to woman when it seems convenient and is therefore extremely GNC. I originally read the first series when it first came out decades ago so this type of approach was waaaay ahead of its time (but also didn't try to make it into something special if you get what I mean.) He was simply a bit different. His relationships with other characters also changes in the books depending on whether he portrays himself as a man or a woman, which is obvious but also curious. I also like the relationship he has with Fitz: the deepest love, and extremely platonic.

Taking into consideration the current atmosphere regarding GNC's and non-binary people etc., I find the Fool suddenly very topical, and I hope and pray that this lovely character will not be "stolen" as some type of a flagship of all the rainbow haired non-binary-(add-whichever-mixture-of-alphabet-you-want).