LifeSiteNews — The latest installment in the decades-long Star Wars saga includes a same-sex kiss between two women who are minor characters. “In a celebration sequence in the film, two female members of the Resistance share an exuberant kiss during the joyful moment,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “They are minor characters and not heavily featured in the film.” Director J.J. Adams had hinted weeks ago that “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker,” might feature an LGBT character or scene. “In the case of the LGBTQ community, it was important to me that people who go to see this movie feel that they’re being represented in the film,” said Adams during promotional
interviews in the run-up to the film’s premiere. At the time, he wouldn’t give away whether Episode IX might see another character stated to be or depicted as LGBT in some way, but he quipped that “I did just say what I just said.” The Star Wars Franchise is owned by Disney. LGBT Star Wars fans had hoped for years that two male characters who had appeared in 2015’s Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens —Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega)— would develop a romantic relationship in future episodes, but Adams had recently nixed that idea in an interview with the movie trade publication, Variety. READ MORE
