User blog:Dalledayul/LGBT in Star Wars

So in TVC, my fanon novella series, I have two non-straight couples: one is between two female Imperial Agents, Ciniriel and Marsa, and the other is between two male Jedi Padawans, Koses and Tallas. Alongside these, I also have 3 straight couples. While writing the romances in, I noticed something.

I can't recall a single non-heterosexual couple or romance in the entire Star Wars universe, including EU. Not one. And I understand that not all major franchises have them. For instance, you won't find anything like that in Lord of the Rings, but that was written in the UK from World War I straight up to the late 1940's, back when homosexuality was decriminalised. Honestly, I would have expected a bit more of this seeing as how most of the EU has been done post-1980 or so.

Of course, looking at the lore side of it, it also brings in the idea of whether different societies in the galaxy would accept same-sex marriages or even different sexualities. For instance, I think that the Republic would most likely be fine with it, as it's meant to be a very progressive society. Looking at the Sith Empire, though, there would probably be some discrimination, much like the anti-Alien sentiment of the Sith.

I'll ust let his become a discussion, both for "Should SW include more non-straight characters?" and also "Would SW society be okay with non-straight people?". Discuss.