Summary
LGBTQ+ representation has a rocky past withStar Wars, and still has a long way to go, especially in the live-action department. Hopefully, future shows and films will follow Andor’s example and be even bolder in bringing more inclusivity to the screen. Nonetheless, there are still many LGBTQ+ characters across the books, video games, and animated series that are truly exceptional.
Here we’ll steer clear of Star Wars characters whose LGBTQ+ status is still uncertain and remains largely up for debate in the greater canon. But the following fantastic characters from the galaxy far, far away all represent diverse areas of the LGBTQ+ spectrum.
Updated on June 11, 2025, by Dennis Moiseyev:There are so many queer characters to be proud of in Star Wars canon, and, luckily, shows like The Acolyte and various other works by diverse creators continue to keep the ball rolling. Whether it’s live-action, video games, novels, or Star Wars comics, LGBTQ+ characters have become abundant and well-represented across the spectrum, and here are some even more amazing examples!
17Sabé
Appears In
Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, E.K. Johnston’s Queen’s Shadow, Queen’s Peril, and Queen’s Hope book trilogy, and Star Wars: Darth Vader comics
Actor
Keira Knightley
Sabé is one of the most important people in Queen Padmé Amidala’s life next to Anakin Skywalker, of course. She’s a handmaiden who often stands in as her double and is there to guard her from any harm that may come to her. While it’s largely been discussed that she may have had feelings for her queen, the Star Wars novel Queen’s Shadow officially confirmed Sabé’s sexuality.
Sabé is a bisexual character in Star Wars canon. She admits to feeling more than just a friendship with Padmé and has shown interest in having both male and female partners. One of her relationships was with Captain Tonra, a male captain in the Royal Naboo Security Forces, who joins her in Queen’s Shadow. Sabé also had a short-lived romance with Harli Jafan, the daughter of Planet Jafan’s planetary director.
16Larma D’Acy And Wrobie Tyce
Appear In
Star Wars: Episode 8 - The Last Jedi and Star Wars: Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker
Actors
Amanda Lawrence (Larma D’Acy) and Vinette Robinson (Wrobie Tyce)
Larma D’Acy and Wrobie Tyce are the first lesbian couple to grace the Star Wars big screen, who were sadly let down by any significant character development or relevance to the greater story of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Their brief on-screen kiss as a same-sex couple was still a major milestone for LGBTQ+ inclusivity in live-action, and, thankfully, future live-action projects learned from this disservice.
As a married couple, they both proudly serve the Resistance. Larma is a commander within the Resistance forces and her wife, Wrobie Tyce, is a lieutenant and Resistance pilot. Their kiss came during the celebration of the First Order’s defeat after the Battle of Exogol.
15Kantam Sy
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures comics, The High Republic: Midnight Horizon novel, The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 3 comic, and ‘The Lonely Traveler Is Home’ short story from The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
Live-Action Portrayal
No
The High Republic era of Star Warswas the period that ushered in the most stability for Jedis and was when their Order thrived. As a result, you’ll see a diverse set of Jedi characters of various gender identities, sexualities, and even non-binary backgrounds, like Kantam Sy from The High Republic Adventures comics.
Kantam Sy is a non-binary human Jedi Master who once trained as a Padawan under Yoda during the High Republic. They are one of the rare few characters associated with the Jedi Order to be non-binary and use they/them pronouns. Master Yoda considered them “the most disciplined Padawan he’s ever trained.”
14Terec And Ceret
Star Wars: The High Republic comics and ‘Light in the Darkness’ short story from The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
Terec and Ceret bring yet another example of non-binary and trans representation to the Jedi Order in Star Wars lore. They are canon transgender non-binary bond-twins, meaning they share the same mind, and they are also Jedi Knights appearing in the second volume of The High Republic comic book series and beyond.
While Obi-Wan Kenobi’s sexuality has had issues with its LGBTQ+ representation in the greater universe, Terec and Ceret are 100 percent LGBTQ+ Jedi. The bond-twin aspect of their characters also makes for unique moments where they can transcend a regular twin connection and complete each other’s sentences.
13Juhani
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and Star Wars: The Old Republic
Voice Actor
Courtenay Taylor (KOTOR)
Juhani is a very unique LGBTQ+ character in Star Wars media, as she was the first lesbian character to appear in the series in a 2003 video game. She was created as a romanceable character in BioWare’s Knights of the Old Republic, and considering she’s a lesbian,the only way to romance her is if you’re playing as a female character.
What’s most notable about Juhani is that she’s a Cathar species native to the planet of the same name, giving her a feline appearance. In Knights of the Old Republic, you’ll encounter this Jedi on Dantooine, where you will first have to fight her before bringing her back from the Dark Side.
12Vernestra Rwoh
The High Republic YA novels by Justina Ireland (A Test of Courage, Out of the Shadows, Mission to Disaster, and Defy the Storm), The High Republic comics, and The Acolyte
Rebecca Henderson
Although you may be more familiar with the older version of Vernestra Rwoh from watching The Acolyte (who, by the way, is played by lesbian actress Rebecca Henderson and wife of the show’s creator Leslye Headland), this Jedi Master first makes a debut in young adult novels and comics.
Author Justina Ireland, who created the character for her High Republic YA series starting with A Test of Courage, stated in a post that Vernestra Rwoh is both asexual and aromantic, or AroAce, and this is also clear about her character in the novels. Rwoh being an ace character with no sexual attraction to anyone or interest in exploring romantic connections brings a much-needed representation to Star Wars andis also something more games can do with.
Jodie Turner-Smith (Mother Aniseya) and Margarita Levieva (Mother Koril)
The Acolyte is, by far, the biggest piece of Star Wars media to bring fantastic LGBTQ+ representation both on and off the screen with its characters and actors. Besides having an AroAce character and the main character twins played by non-binary actor Amandla Stenberg, there’s also a married lesbian witch couple from the planet Brendok.
Mother Aniseya leads the coven and is able to use the Force to create the embryos of her twin daughters, Osha and Mae, who are carried by her partner, Mother Koril. Koril and Aniseya’s love for each other is beautifully felt and the drama between them grows when the Jedi descend on their coven in Brendok and seek to recruit the twins into the Jedi Order, which leads to their tragic end.
10Merrin
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars novel, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Tina Ivlev
Merrin is a Nightsister of Dathomir who Cal Kestis encounters on his journey for the holocron in Jedi: Fallen Order, and she becomes a powerful magick-wielding ally who can teleport. Canonically, Merrin is a pansexual character even thoughJedi: Survivor failed to expand on it significantlyand furthered the heterosexual romance between her and Cal.
Merrin’s openness to having relationships regardless of gender identity was alluded to in Fallen Order, where Merrin shared her trauma of saying goodbye to Nightsister Ilyana in the massacre, who she was deeply in love with and envisioned a future together. But queer author Sam Maggs confirmed Merrin’s pansexuality in Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, a novel that follows Cal and the Mantis crew before the events of Jedi: Survivor.
9Rae Sloane
John Jackson Miller’s A New Dawn novel, Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath book trilogy, Star Wars: Squadrons, and Star Wars: Kanan 12 comic
Dionne Audain
Grand Admiral Rae Sloane is a characterbringing not only black representationinto the highest ranks of the Empire’s military, but she’s also bisexual. She is a valuable figure in the Empire throughout the Galactic Civil War, commanding the Vigilance and later serving as the earliest leader of the First Order.
She appears in various Star Wars canon, established in the novels and comic books, but returns as a main character in Star Wars: Squadrons. Her bisexuality is touched upon in Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath: Empire Ends novel, where it’s mentioned she has had both wives and husbands in the past. And she’s not the first LGBTQ+ character the author wrote into Star Wars canon.
Noshir Dalal
Varko Grey is your leader in Star Wars: Squadrons' Imperial Titan Squadron, and he represents a gay character holding a critical position in the game. One of the dialogue conversations with him will reveal that he plans to retire from the army after the war and that he has a husband named Emory, who would be likewise thrilled with that decision.
This was quite a step for LGBTQ+ representation in a massive Star Wars property when previous games or films didn’t have characters freely expressing same-sex marriages or being with same-sex partners. And a fun fact: Varko’s voice actor, Noshir Dalal,voiced Bode Akuna in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
