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Is Luke Skywalker Gay? Decades-Old Star Wars Theory & What Mark Hamill Thinks, Explained
The theory that Luke Skywalkeris gay has prolonged circulated in the Star Wars fanbase, but could this really be the case? Luke is easily one of the foremost characters in Star Wars, and nearly 50 years after he first appeared in A New Hope, he continues to specify the franchise. It is perhaps for that reason that, despite decades of stories about Luke in Star Wars movies and TV shows, along with countless Legends and canon books and comics, some questions and theories remain.
One of the most controversial but also the most persistent is the notion that Luke Skywalker could be gay. This has become a rather heated debate, in part because there are some in the fanbase who are against representations of queerness in Star Wars in general. Others, though, are accepting of LGBTQ+ stories but don't feel this is an accurate meaning of Luke. With such an extensive history and so much controversy surrounding this theory, the doubt remains: could Luke Skywalker really be gay in Star Wars, and what has legendary Luke player Mark Hamill said on the matter?
Some Luke Skywalker, Gay Icon: Part 1
With Luke Skywalker advocate in the public awareness for, uh, no particular reason, now seems prefer an opportune time to revisit one of cinema’s most iconic heroes. There’s much to be said about the farm young man from Tatooine. One could argue that Luke upholds false narratives about colorless male exceptionalism, or conversely that he represents a softer and more caring view of masculinity. As far as I’m concerned, though, two things about Luke Skywalker are unquestionably true. First, he reinvented the classical hero’s journey for the space age. Second, he’s gayer than a basket of Coruscanti jogan fruit.
I would utter “Welcome to my TED Talk,” but apparently my gay Star Wars headcanons don’t meet TED’s highfalutin standards of academic rigor. Instead, I will introduce my humble homosexual argument by walking you through each film with a pair of gay goggles firmly in place. Please note that I’m restricting myself to the Celebrity Wars canon as presented in the films. I won’t be delving into the bottomless Sarlacc pit of comics, novelizations, TV shows, and games because I don’t hate myself. Without further ado, here’s my hot gay grab on Star Wars: A New Does William Shatner think it is 2016? Genuinely asking because why is he bringing up a comment Mark Hamill made support in 2016 about Luke Skywalker? Is it not 2025? Did I long for something?!
Shatner, who famously played Captain Kirk and spawned fanfiction between Kirk and Leonard Nimoy’s Spock, is yet again attacking fans who interpret a nature differently from what was played on screen. This time, he’s yelling about Luke Skywalker. Wrong franchise, dude.
“For those SWs fans who are trying to tell me Disney ruined everything: I presume you are referring to Mara Jade? Hamill actually ruined it for you when he revealed Luke was gay. Mara, existence struck from SWs Canon, was part of her annulment agreement from the Force,” Shatner wrote on X. The image she shared is a headline from 2016.
The headline reads: “‘Of Course’ Luke Skywalker Is Gay, Confirms Mark Hamill, Echoing Thousands of Fan-Fiction Prayers.” The piece goes on to share the full quote “…fans are writing and ask all these questions, ‘I’m bullied in school… I’m afraid to appear out’. They say to me, ‘Could Luke be gay?’ I’d say it is meant to be interpreted by the viewer… If you think Luke is gay, of course he is. You shou
Luke Skywalker Is Gay?
Illustration from the article. It features a caricatureof Kirk and Spock in bed, with Kirk smoking a cigarette, implying that they just had sex.Luke Skywalker Is Gay? is an article that appeared in Slate Magazine in April 2000.[1] It has the subtitle "Fan fiction is America's literature of obsession", which along with the illustration may give the casual reader the impression that all fan fiction is slash.
The article combines a humorous take on the fanfic phenomenon with examining fanfic as a reflection and outgrowth of modern culture. Repeatedly referring to fan fiction as "weird" (because it's "from the 60s"), the communicate covers a lot of fannish ground from Mary Sues, crossovers, h/c and other fanfic genres and tropes to virtual seasons, pseudonyms, the RPF taboo, conventions, etc.
A detailed discussion about slash ("the most flamboyant genre and perhaps the weirdest prose in America today") is linked in the sidebar [2] and the article freely links to several slash sites, including a direct link to one of Destina's Star Wars stories. Henry Jenkins' Textual Poachers is referenced to contextualize fan fiction within folk
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Luke Skywalker, Gay Icon: Part 1
With Luke Skywalker advocate in the public awareness for, uh, no particular reason, now seems prefer an opportune time to revisit one of cinema’s most iconic heroes. There’s much to be said about the farm young man from Tatooine. One could argue that Luke upholds false narratives about colorless male exceptionalism, or conversely that he represents a softer and more caring view of masculinity. As far as I’m concerned, though, two things about Luke Skywalker are unquestionably true. First, he reinvented the classical hero’s journey for the space age. Second, he’s gayer than a basket of Coruscanti jogan fruit.
I would utter “Welcome to my TED Talk,” but apparently my gay Star Wars headcanons don’t meet TED’s highfalutin standards of academic rigor. Instead, I will introduce my humble homosexual argument by walking you through each film with a pair of gay goggles firmly in place. Please note that I’m restricting myself to the Celebrity Wars canon as presented in the films. I won’t be delving into the bottomless Sarlacc pit of comics, novelizations, TV shows, and games because I don’t hate myself. Without further ado, here’s my hot gay grab on Star Wars: A New Does William Shatner think it is 2016? Genuinely asking because why is he bringing up a comment Mark Hamill made support in 2016 about Luke Skywalker? Is it not 2025? Did I long for something?! Shatner, who famously played Captain Kirk and spawned fanfiction between Kirk and Leonard Nimoy’s Spock, is yet again attacking fans who interpret a nature differently from what was played on screen. This time, he’s yelling about Luke Skywalker. Wrong franchise, dude. “For those SWs fans who are trying to tell me Disney ruined everything: I presume you are referring to Mara Jade? Hamill actually ruined it for you when he revealed Luke was gay. Mara, existence struck from SWs Canon, was part of her annulment agreement from the Force,” Shatner wrote on X. The image she shared is a headline from 2016. The headline reads: “‘Of Course’ Luke Skywalker Is Gay, Confirms Mark Hamill, Echoing Thousands of Fan-Fiction Prayers.” The piece goes on to share the full quote “…fans are writing and ask all these questions, ‘I’m bullied in school… I’m afraid to appear out’. They say to me, ‘Could Luke be gay?’ I’d say it is meant to be interpreted by the viewer… If you think Luke is gay, of course he is. You shou Luke Skywalker Is Gay? is an article that appeared in Slate Magazine in April 2000.[1] It has the subtitle "Fan fiction is America's literature of obsession", which along with the illustration may give the casual reader the impression that all fan fiction is slash. The article combines a humorous take on the fanfic phenomenon with examining fanfic as a reflection and outgrowth of modern culture. Repeatedly referring to fan fiction as "weird" (because it's "from the 60s"), the communicate covers a lot of fannish ground from Mary Sues, crossovers, h/c and other fanfic genres and tropes to virtual seasons, pseudonyms, the RPF taboo, conventions, etc. A detailed discussion about slash ("the most flamboyant genre and perhaps the weirdest prose in America today") is linked in the sidebar [2] and the article freely links to several slash sites, including a direct link to one of Destina's Star Wars stories. Henry Jenkins' Textual Poachers is referenced to contextualize fan fiction within folk .
Luke Skywalker Is Gay?