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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker se two gay characters share a kiss, markg a tone anchise history. Here's what that moment means.

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Abrams recently said that “of urse” gay characters would soon be seen  the “Star Wars” galaxy.

And Mark Hal said that Le Skywalker uld be gay.

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The first nonilly gay character was troduced the 2015 novel Lords of the Sh.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker se two gay characters share a kiss, markg a tone anchise history. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ma anchise history by featurg two gay characters kiss on screen. Disney actually removed the kiss om The Rise of Skywalker natns wh strict laws surroundg homosexual relatnships.

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Female homosexual acts are legal, but the The Rise of Skywalker's gay kiss was removed anyway, so that the film uld mata s PG-13 ratg.

Dubai cut the kiss too, as all homosexual relatnships are agast the law  Uned Arab Emirat. On the other end of the spectm, The Rise of Skywalker's gay kiss also me unr cricism for not gog far enough.

But sce dienc had no attachment to the characters, there was no emotnal payoff to this quick reprentatn for gay characters.

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Marvel touted their first-ever gay character leadg up to Avengers: Endgame. That reprentatn only end up beg -director Joe Rso meog as a gay man who discs an upg date. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's gay kiss was a baby step the right directn, but not enough to be nsired legimate LGBTQ reprentatn.

More: Onward’s Gay Character Prov Disney’s Reprentatn Problem. Abrams went on a whirlwd prs tour to tout the first gay kiss all of Star Wars.

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Flix and Orka are a fully nonil gay uple. The game’s 2009 release mak Juhani one of the first openly gay characters (that didn’t get retnned) the Star Wars universe.

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