![]() The fact that Star Wars' latest director and one of its actors want gay representation is important - and should be seen not as the last step, but an important first one. Recent controversies surrounding queer movies and performers and a lack of gender equality at the industry's biggest awards show have made visibility all the more vital. "So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say that there wouldn't be a homosexual character in that world." "To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility," Abrams said, according to the Daily Beast. Moreover, with Abrams' on-the-record push, a gay character in the Star Wars universe seems a matter of when, not if. The actor George Clooney has left ER for a movie career, but fanfic writers adore his character, Doug Ross. Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker, The Joker) watches his audition, shares funny & surprising tales of Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Leia) & George Luca. Another major character, Obi-Wan Kenobi, is also on this list, the outlet noted. The iconic character is now listed as an LGBT individual on a Star Wars fan encyclopedia, Wookieepedia, Bounding Into Comics reported Feb. Mark Hamill recently made a few comments on the sexuality of his character in Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, and eluded to the fact that Luke very well may be g. Whether or not Luke or Poe - or both - are queer, The Force Awakens was a welcome first step for a mainstay franchise to signal inclusivity. Luke Skywalker Is Gay Fan fiction is America’s literature of obsession. A Star Wars community fan page recently listed Luke Skywalker as part of the LGBT community, according to a report. ![]() While many built up the relationship as a bit of internet fun, the fact that we now expect to see gay characters in the Star Wars galaxy means that it may not have been a joke after all."A gay character in the biggest franchise in the universe, one linked to so many childhoods and formative to what kids think of as right and wrong, wouldn't quite be the same as blowing up a Death Star, but it would be close," Eli Keel wrote for Salon. Reportedly, Favreau, Filoni, and Kennedy put a pin in Maul’s return. ![]() The two build a very fast friendship over the course of the film that many fans have taken to possibly be the beginning of a homosexual relationship. Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, has officially weighed in on the new actor taking on his iconic role in Star Wars. Abrams made his comments about gay characters in Star Wars, most fans immediately thought of Finn and Poe Dameron, two of the characters that were introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While Luke falls in love with, and gets married to, a woman, in the novels that follow the films, Lucasfilm and Disney have officially declared that those books are no longer part of the canonical story. While that moment now has a certain amount of infamy, due to the eventual reveal of their familial relationship, the kiss isn’t really romantic to begin with. The only onscreen kiss Luke has in the series is when Leia kisses him in The Empire Strikes Back. The only significant romance in the films is between Han Solo and Princess Leia. In the spirit of sexual fluidity, Hamill responded: Huffington Post smartly anticipated everyone's follow-up. While Luke Skywalker was a vital character in the original Star Wars trilogy, his sexuality was never exactly a question. A fan recently tweeted Mark Hamill (aka Luke Skywalker) asking about Luke's sexuality. If anything, the only downside of having Luke Skywalker come out as gay would be that it would answer the question definitively. He seems to like the ambiguous nature of Luke’s character. ![]() Seeing that Mark Hamill is happy to help them, in what little way he can, is a nice gesture. It’s difficult enough for young gay people dealing with their own sexuality in a world that is only getting slowly better at accepting them. Judge Luke by his character, not by who he loves. If you think Luke is gay, of course he is. But now fans are writing and asking all these questions: ‘I’m bullied in school … I’m afraid to come out.’ They say to me: ‘Could Luke be gay?’ I’d say it is meant to be interpreted by the viewer. Mark Hamill has stated that Luke Skywalkers sexuality is whatever fans would like it to be, and that 'of course' its possible that the Jedi Master was gay. Luke Skywalker, a Force-sensitive human male, was a legendary Jedi Master who fought in the Galactic Civil War during the reign of the Galactic Empire. I just read online that JJ is very much open to that. The actor recently told The Sun that he feels his character’s sexuality is open to interpretation, and shouldn’t impact how Luke Skywalker is viewed. Mark Hamill doesn’t have a problem with the idea of Luke Skywalker being gay. ![]()
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