A Galaxy Far Far Away, a Subject Matter Close to Home

     Maybe it's just us, but several moviegoers see the new Star Wars character Poe Dameron as possibly gay. Throughout his small amount of screentime in the film, the character is seen as having some chemistry with another main character who is also male. The theory even went as far as the Ellen Show, where more hints on the character's sexuality were dropped. Yes, it's unlikely that what we see Poe as will become fact, but what if it was? One red flag the producers or Disney itself might have with making Poe homosexual is that it could make a lot less people support the franchise or see the new movies because of their beliefs. But one thing that we already know is that the Star Wars franchise is simply too big to kill, considering how it still thrived even after movies like The Phantom Menace were made. But if Disney did go through with it and made Poe officially gay, it could cause Star Wars fans to rethink their ideology. This representation in the media could also give LGBT+ people of all ages someone to look up to. After all, things like Orange is the New Black, Pretty Little Liars, and Orphan Black have loads of gay characters that do not drastically devalue the series. Even after J.K Rowling confirmed that Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series was gay, the franchise still held up. I think Disney making Poe's homosexuality canon would be nice because it would be a huge step forward and would go along with the Star Wars theme of inclusion of minorities (Rey is female, Finn is black, etc.). Inserting a gay character into Star Wars and it's surrounding media could do some real good for both the storyline and the people that watch it, and I think it would fit in perfectly.