The official ‘Star Wars’ universe gets s first gay character, a lbian the upg novel “Lords of the Sh,” sci-fi se Big Shy Robot reports.
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‘STAR WARS’ UNIVERSE GETS S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
Official "Star Wars" universe gets s first gay character, a lbian ernor. If you feel a ripple the Force today, may be the news that the official Star Wars universe is gettg s first gay character. The character is the first gay figure the official Star Wars universe – the movi, televisn shows, ics and books approved by Star Wars anchise owner Disney – acrdg to Shelly Shapiro, edor of “Star Wars” books at Random Hoe imprt Del Rey Books.
It’s not entirely unprecented; a prev Star Wars book seri and a few vio gam have featured gay relatnships. Opn: Is Disney ready for a gay prcs? The anchise, one of the biggt all of science fictn, featured an all-whe ma st for s first film and has been cricized for a lack of proment female, mory and gay rol.
A uple of “Star Wars” vio gam have clud referenc to gay relatnships. A 2007 novel also clud a gay uple, but for many fans, neher the vio gam nor the “extend universe” novels were part of what they nsired to be the official “Star Wars” universe. And although we don’t know much about the storyle of the new movie, due out late this year, there’s been no mentn of a gay character, givg top billg to the “Lords of the Sh” appearance for fans exced by the cln of a lbian character a heretofore uniformly straight universe.