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Star Wars Has Always Been a Little Gay. It Just Needs to Approach Out of the Closet.
The Star Wars is world vast—encompassing 42 years of movies, TV shows, comics, books, toys, video games, and so much more. These stories are only limited by the imagination—the tales of magical beings, of aliens of all types, of distant worlds, languages, and relationships. But, in four decades, the franchise has never managed to depict a unpartnered queer romance on screen. And though it's lengthy overdue, that might be about to change.
In an interview with Variety this week about the upcoming The Rise of Skywalker, writer and director J.J. Abrams suggested that the decades-spanning franchise's omission of gay characters could be coming to an close, saying, “In the case of the LGBTQ society, it was important to me that people who go to see this movie feel that they’re being represented in the film.”
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It’s not really a secret that on-screen representation in the live-action Star Wars films is lacklustre, to say the least. To start, I’d like to show out that the five main female protagonists of the trilogies and anthology films have all been cis, white brunettes. And while some progress has been made regarding male representation, women of colour with significant speaking roles were nowhere to be found pre-Rose Tico. In a galaxy so big—and supposedly diverse—it’s like, statistically impossible at this point.
What makes this issue even more aggravating is the proof that the current canon outside the films is doing an incredible job at showcasing that Star Wars is indeed, for everyone. The books, comics, and animated series have some of the most diverse characters the franchise has ever seen, yet there is still a significant amount of work to be done with live-action.
The lack of representation is not just about race and/or ethnicity, either. It’s also about sexuality, body types, age, and disabilities. For example, before Star Wars: The Last Jedi, no two female characters over 50 years old, had spoken to one anothe
Star Wars: Best Queer Characters
Summary
- Star Wars embraces LGBTQ+ inclusion in books, comics, and games beyond the screen, offering diverse characters to resonate with.
- LGBTQ+ characters prefer Orka & Flix in Resistance and Vel Sartha & Cinta Kaz in Andor make strides in inclusivity in the Star Wars universe.
- Characters like Lando Calrissian, Doctor Aphra, and Grand Admiral Sloane showcase varying Homosexual identities, adding depth to the galaxy far, far away.
"Star Wars is for everyone." That iconic quote given by Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill has been used many times as a way to welcome new characters and creators into the franchise. It is also an important point to remember as the world marks Identity festival Month.
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On screen, Star Wars hasn't introduced much in the way of LGBTQ