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Most of these characters only have stubs of Wookieepedia pages. If you are a Wookieepedia contributor, please expand them. It would also be great to acquire a Wookieepedia category for all of the canonically gay characters.
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Kaeden Larte from the novel Ahsoka is bisexual. Kaeden is a farmer turned rebel who worked closely with Ahsoka and fell in love with her. In the book it was a bit ambiguous if Kaeden is lesbian/bi/pan/etc., but EK Johnston confirmed on her Tumblr that Kaeden is bi. Our Kaeden tag is here, EK’s is here. Hopefully we’ll watch Kaeden again!
Sinjir Rath Velus from the Aftermath trilogy is gay. Sinjir is an Imperial defector who becomes involved with the Rebel Alliance on the planet Akiva. Aftermath is the first of a trilogy, and the author Chuck Wendig says that Sinjir’s orientation will be explored further in the rest of the trilogy
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It’s not really a secret that on-screen representation in the live-action Actor Wars films is lacklustre, to tell the least. To start, I’d appreciate to point 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 fact that the current canon outside the films is doing an unbelievable 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 visibility is not just about race and/or ethnicity, either. It’s also about sexuality, body types, age, and disabilities. For example, before Actor Wars: The Last Jedi, no two female characters over 50 years ancient, had spoken to one anothe
Star Wars Has Always Been a Little Gay. It Just Needs to Show up Out of the Closet.
The Star Wars is space 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 available queer romance on screen. And though it's extended 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 finish, saying, “In the case of the LGBTQ people, 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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That representation is long overdue—not because it’s the “woke” thing to do or because it’s necessary, but because it’s borderline comical that across nine movies, no one has managed to bump into one outright LGBTQ character. There have been friendships between humans and gian
LGBTQ+ Characters
Our identity is the most personal thing we own. We carry it around everywhere we go. It’s what we apply to cast our mark on the world. It’s how our family and friends perceive us. If we don’t know who we are, or if we’re not confident in who we are, then how can we possibly live to the fullest? Acceptance of who we are, whether it be from ourselves or those around us, is key to making a long-lasting impact on the universe.
No matter who you are or who you choose to be, you deserve to be seen. You deserve to be heard. You deserve acceptance. You are not alone.
We’ll say it now and we’ll say it until the end of time:
REPRESENTATION MATTERS.
The Gay community gains more recognition with each passing day because there are those who will stay up in the name of equality. You will find supporters throughout all of Youtini and even among the roster of Star Wars authors such as E.K. Johnston, Delilah S. Dawson, Sarah Kuhn, and countless others. These authors acknowledge these superb traits and create characters to represent fans who identify with them.
Some of the most courageous and daring characters in Luminary Wars literature express various sexualities.