Legend of Zelda fans have long read Lk as gay or transgenr, even if his character is not nonilly queer. Fans have foced on shippg Lk and Sidon and drag readgs of the Gedo qut Breath of the Wild.
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- TEARS OF THE KGDOM MIGHT HAVE INTRODUCED ZELDA'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
- TEARS OF THE KGDOM MAY INCLU THE ZELDA SERI’ FIRST GAY CHARACTER
- LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
TEARS OF THE KGDOM MIGHT HAVE INTRODUCED ZELDA'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
Thanks to new rmatn revealed "Tears of the Kgdom, " fan theori are spreadg that Ntendo has fally troduced s first practilly-nfirmed gay character to the "Zelda" seri. Though the journal don't lerally say Doctor Calip is gay — and the seri is certaly no stranger to flamboyant characters — 's the way that Calip wr about Tro that has "Zelda" fans fawng over his very obv love for his fellow rearcher. Calip's journal don't directly say he's gay, but as Kotaku scribed, 's the way he wr about Tro, like "the way you wre about someone you long for.
Though Ntendo has historilly nied any mors about gay characters s gam, "Tears of the Kgdom" uld be the first step a new directn for the pany's attu towards LGBTQ+ characters. My personal favore vio a popular d clip om South Park to roleplay a scenar which Lk and Sidon are together, but Yona is unaware that Sidon is gay. -based profsnal league to e out as gay.
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St. The game also featur a memorable gay character, Tony.
While there are plenty of love stori throughout the game, fans are startg to speculate that one male character might have feelgs for another man based on a diary entry Kakariko Village, and may imply the seri has s first overtly gay character.
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TEARS OF THE KGDOM MAY INCLU THE ZELDA SERI’ FIRST GAY CHARACTER
No homophobia or transphobia please. AO3 may not be the only metric for how many Zelda fans terpret Lk as gay and/or transgenr, but ’s one of the biggt.
LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
In art, ’s mon to see queer-d monsters and pecially queer-d villas, particularly bee of how the Hays Co prohibed pictns of homosexualy on screen. This qut fails trans Zelda fans major ways, but much like Aonuma’s nial that Lk is gay, also prents players wh an opportuny. Even if Lk is never nonilly intified as gay or trans, fan ntent for The Legend of Zelda is everywhere, and queer fans pecially seem to produce ntent drov.
For many, Lk is gay or trans or both, and that’s a powerful thg that n’t be taken away.
Correctn (May 22): A prev versn of this story rrectly ntextualized a quote om a 2015 terview wh Kotaku, which Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma said Tgle is “not gay.