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LGBT ‘Star Wars’ Characters: A Brief History. J.J. Abrams says LGBT characters are coming to “Star Wars,” but they’re already here. Get used to it. Phil Owen. March 10, 2016 @ 4:23 PM.
"Star Wars: The Acolyte" creator Leslye Headland recently pushed back on Star Wars fans who are angry that there are LGBTQ elements to her new series.
Director J.J. Abrams is in the midst of doing press for the upcoming “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” and naturally, questions have arisen about the close relationship between Resistance ...
Star Wars is defending the franchise’s inclusion of LGBTQ characters. The official Twitter account responded to a complaint about queer characters being in the universe, writing that “queer ...
As the concluding chapter in the nine-film, 42-year-old Skywalker saga, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” was always destined to make cinema history at just about the biggest scale imaginable ...
'Star Wars' Finally Introduced Its First LGBTQ Character in 'Rise of Skywalker' Image via Walt Disney Studios. By John Boone. Published: 10:15 AM PST, December 20, 2019.
Why That ‘Star Wars’ Kiss Is a Step Back for LGBTQ Representation. Once again Disney has attempted to represent the LGBTQ community with a quick blink-and-you-miss-it moment.
The Star Wars films have been filled with all kinds of creatures — large and small, purple and green, humans and droids. But they have never featured an LGBTQ character, which many fans have ...
The update comes from Star Wars Queers Watch, a fan page dedicated to the franchise’s LGBTQ inclusion.The page sounded the alarm for fans this week when it covered content from Ronin: A Visions ...
A lot has changed in the last few years when it comes to LGBT “Star Wars” characters. Now we’ve got Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker himself, floating the possibility that Luke is gay.