Mark Hamill Reveals Luke Skywalker Might Be Gay In 'Star Wars'

[Firebrand Gary]

If this turns out to be true, I am going to ugly cry! I often wonder what it was like for so many people to see Barack Obama elected on that beautiful night in November of 2008. If Star Wars does in fact take this step, then maybe, just maybe I might see a gay man as president one day too.



To those wondering about Luke Skywalker's sexuality, this is the quote you're looking for.

Mark Hamill recently opened up to The Sun about the issue and gave new hope to fans looking for gay characters in the "Star Wars" universe.

“Fans are writing and ask 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,” the actor said. “If you think Luke is gay, of course he is. You should not be ashamed of it. Judge Luke by his character, not by who he loves.”

Recently, "The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams opened up about the possibility of gay characters in "Star Wars." "It seems insanely narrow minded to say that there wouldn't be a homosexual character in that world," he said.

If you look at the character's romantic past, he does kiss a girl in "Star Wars," who turns out to be his sister. (Gross, dude.) And in the books and comics about the universe, Luke actually has a wife and a son. However, that doesn't define anyone's sexuality, and Disney apparently made all those stories irrelevant after the purchase of Lucasfilm, starting a new official canon.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-hamill-luke-gay_us_56daf782e4b03a405678d6a9

[Behind the Aegis]

1. Yeah right.

Not quite what he said, but still a nice message. I wonder when will we see gay superheroes, gay characters who are pivotal to the main plot and not a "side dish". The "final frontier" indeed (and yes, I know I "cross pollinated&quot . I'll be long dead before the "Fierce Awakens!"

[Quackers]

2. I remember Star Trek: Voyager had an episode

Where one species required a third sex to reproduce.

[Firebrand Gary]

4. I must've missed that episode!

Now i'm on a mission to track it down and watch it! Should be a hoot! Thanks for the tip Quackers!

[Quackers]

22. I was wrong

It was Enterprise. Trip taught the cogenitor to read and write.

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Are you sure?

I just re-watched that series and I don't recall that episode. There was a Star Trek: TNG where the inhabitants had no gender and to "choose" a gender was considered shameful and grounds for reeducation.

[Quackers]

23. It was Enterprise

Sorry for the confusion

[UtahJosh]

10. Sure you're not thinking of Alien Nation?

Alien Nation made a big deal out of the "third sex" in several plotlines, but I don't recall any such plot in any other scifi show (much as it's a neat idea!).

[Quackers]

24. Sorry, it was enterprise season 2, episode 22

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572191/

[Orrex]

14. That was Enterprise.

The third party in the process, and maybe the episode itself, was called the cogenitor.

[Quackers]

25. You are correct! I mixed up my Star Trek memories. I feel ashamed

[Orrex]

26. I call you out as a false geek.

[Quackers]

27. I blame my sleep meds!

[Orrex]

30. LOL. Ok, you get a pass.

[Quackers]

31. It was 3:42am lol

My time frame, of course.

[backscatter712]

28. There was an episode of TNG with a genderless species of aliens...

...except one member of this species came out of the closet to identify as female. Then, her world's government had her institutionalized to treat her "gender disorder".

[white_wolf]

7. Gay super heroes you say?

The most recent run of Young Avengers focused heavily on the relationship of 2 male charactes, Wiccan and Hulking.There is also Batwoman from DC and John Constintaine is bi-sexual. I could list a ton more because I'm huge comic fan.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. I know they exist in comic books.

I am big DC fan. I know some Marvel, but not as well. I am talking about the "big screen."

[TipTok]

9. LT Hawk from Star Trek First Contact was Gay...

Not a main character though...

[Behind the Aegis]

11. This was news to me, so I looked into it...

LGBT in Star Trek[edit]

The Pocket Books 1992 guideline for story submission, "How to Submit Creative Material," states: "We are not interested in books that suggest anything other than friendship among any of the Enterprise crewmembers."[10] None of the Star Trek films or television series have had any characters officially identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), nor have there been stories that directly address LGBT rights.

J. J. Abrams, who rebooted the franchise with 2009's Star Trek, said in 2011 that he was "frankly shocked that in the history of Star Trek there have never been gay characters in all the series". Including a gay character in the next film "was not in the list of my priorities to try to figure out how to make this movie in the best possible way. But it will now be in the hopper." Abrams did not commit to including an identifiably non-heterosexual character but did commit to bringing the idea to the writers.[23] Ultimately, Star Trek Into Darkness did not include an identifiably LGBT character.

(and more importantly...)

When the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact was in production, a rumor circulated that one crew-member named Lieutenant Hawk (Neal McDonough) would be identified as gay in some subtle way. The Daily Mail and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation reported on the rumor, but Berman quickly released a press statement that there were no LGBT characters in the film. However, Andy Mangels' and Michael Martin's novel Section 31: Rogue establishes Hawk as a gay character.[24]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_in_Star_Trek#LGBT_in_Star_Trek

[TipTok]

12. Can't believe that movie was in 96...

[Behind the Aegis]

13. I can't believe I remembered who Lt. Hawk was!

[Orrex]

15. The novels are far from canon, though

Also, they have very limited readership, so a "revelation" there doesn't carry much weight IMO.

I'd rather a main, named character be gay. Why not a bridge officer or CMO or a Captain?

[Behind the Aegis]

16. No argument from me.

It isn't just "Star Trek" but all movies. GLBT don't exist. When we are included, we are still the worn-out old stereotypes or side characters.

[Orrex]

18. ^That. all of that.

100% true.

[justiceischeap]

33. There's currently a big, steaming pile of hate and disappointment

In the lesbian community over the TV show The 100. The characters aren't super heroes but the lesbian community finally got a bisexual female lead who developed a relationship with a lesbian.

I won't say much more on the subject because that'd be a spoiler but keep in mind the whole all gays must die trope.

The point of this post is that the LGBTQ community not only needs representation but positive representation.

[Behind the Aegis]

36. Don't know about that show, but something similar in the gay male commuity...Quantico.

Some stereotypes seem to be par for the course. We may not be sassy-talking, swishy-hipped, lisp-talking/butch, man-hating/deviant caricatures as in the past (for the most part), but the wholeness of the LGBT experience and our lives are not well-represented and still treated like an "afterschool special" (see above example from ST: DS9).

[justiceischeap]

42. Yes, it's getting better but

still has a long way to go. What I find fascinating about the writers from these shows is that they seem to have no clue how to reach out and do some research. It's lazy writing IMO. Sadly, the show I was referring to has a lesbian writer on staff and we still get the trope.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. See the "forgotten" Trek series - DS9

And Jadzia Dax (not a side character) - notably the episode "Rejoined"). The whole Trill species construct allowed for this -

(episode was aired in 1995)

[Orrex]

29. Good example!

Dax was portrayed to have had romantic relationships with non-Trill males and females, so it's clear that Trills don't confine themselves to human hetero norms.

Further, those non-Trills who were involved with (or married to) Dax during the run of the show were likewise in a non-hetero relationship as well.

Sisko often referred affectionately to Dax as "Old Man, but that's clearly a nod to his friendship with an earlier Dax host, rather than a statement about the inherent "male-ness" of the Trill symbiote.

[Behind the Aegis]

34. But, it was still a typical gay trope.

The former was male/female and there was a taboo about reuniting with past loves. In the end, the "partner" leaves forever, leaving Dax forlorn. I didn't see that episode or that series, but, if it is to be considered an 'example' of LGBT persons, it is an example of the poor way GLBT people are displayed in media.

[Orrex]

39. Alas, that's true too.

I confess I'm not really solid on DS9 trivia, so the particulars are lost on me.

I seem to recall George Takei indicating that Roddenberry himself expressly forbade "homosexual issues" to be explored, though Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew hoped to see storylines doing exactly that.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. When you get chance you should check out DS9

Quite a few unexpected subjects (including the "war side" of the Federation in terms of driving home the stark realities of war) broached during its run.

[underpants]

3. Eh, gonna call this one a tie...which is sort of like kissing your sister

[Firebrand Gary]

5. Bwahaha

[Orrex]

17. I love Hamill's statement!--a beautiful answer.

But if Luke were revealed to be gay at this late date, it will be criticized as a pandering attempt at retconning. Also, Lucas would explode like Alderaan!

Why couldn't Finn or Poe be gay? Or both? They're strong, capable characters we're still getting to know, so why not?

[Firebrand Gary]

37. I think that it's likely Poe is gay.

I think Finn is interested in Rey though. Although I did see the movie four times, the line that is sticking out the most was "You gotta boyfriend, you gotta cute boyfriend" Finn to Rey.

[dembotoz]

20. welcome to du and very funny

[Orrex]

32. Well, that didn't last long.

[Archae]

35. Really, who the hell CARES??!!??

We don't go to sci-fi movies to guess which character is gay.

We go to see the bad guys in their TIE fighters blown to pieces!

[Behind the Aegis]

38. I care.

While I agree with the idea of watching the action scenes, how many of these also include "love stories"? So why is it so fucking hard to include on with a GAY character. And, if as you say, you really don't care, then it should be an issue.

[justiceischeap]

43. Just the segment of the population that's LGBTQ

and would like to see some sort of non-stereotypical portrayals of ourselves.

How would you feel if almost every portrayal of straight people in a relationship ends in some sort of negative way? Imagine being a kid struggling with your sexuality and all you saw of your sexuality was unhappy endings. Wouldn't give you much hope for a happily ever after, would it?

The way the media portrays LGBTQ characters is important. Likewise speaking out about it when it's done in a negative way.

[Archae]

44. "If you have a message, call Western Union." -Moss Hart, playwright

[justiceischeap]

46. It's not about having a "message"

As a lesbian, I do the exact same thing as heterosexuals. I buy groceries, I have a job, I pay bills and taxes and I have relationships. Yet in the majority of mainstream representations based on my sexual orientation, I am more likely to see lesbian relationships portrayed in one of 3 ways:

• Titillating fodder for straight males
• An experiment before ultimately ending up with a man
• A decent love story up until the lesbians have sex, and then one of them gets killed.

Many people within the lesbian community certainly see the third one as a message: That if you're in a happy lesbian relationship, one of you must end up dead.

[Nye Bevan]

40. Doctor Who is way ahead of the curve on this issue.

What with Captain Jack Harkness, Madame Vastra and her wife Jenny, and many others.

[Crunchy Frog]

45. Canton Everett Delaware III.

[Nye Bevan]

47. Yep. Great episode. (nt)

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