

‘Trans people are being horrifically vilified at the moment, and I want trans kids to know that there is nothing wrong with them and they are deserving of great things.

‘I hope we can get more trans representation in Doctor Who,’ Will said.


‘I feel like when they poke too much attention to it, it ruins it and makes us feel different from everyone else when I would love to just feel like we’re all in the same bubble, fighting monsters and defeating the Daleks together!’ I enjoyed the LGBTQ+ moments in the early years because they were nice, sweet and subtle moments, so much that they felt normal and natural. Let’s stick to them saving the universe and his companions being their best friend. ‘I don’t want the Doctor to have a romantic relationship period. I understand that back in 2007 it had to be a bit more subtle with its queer messages, and now there are more opportunities to do more, but I just really don’t want a queer relationship for the Doctor. ‘My only wish is that it doesn’t take it away from the science fiction and the magic that is Doctor Who. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web Reginald added: ‘With the new season coming ahead and with Russell T Davies returning, I understand it will probably be more queer orientated. ‘I get made fun of for being such a huge fan of Doctor Who and I think it’s because people just think it’s some nerdy science show, so I’d like people to understand that it means so much more than that to a lot of people!’ ‘Superficially I’m hoping River Song (Alex Kingston) gets to meet her wife in 13’s last episode but beyond that I just hope that the show’s characters and casting continues to reflect the world we live in,’ Spencer reflected. So where can Doctor Who go with LGBT representation now?
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Although I feel it has not got the full development it deserved…it’s making strides in representation, and is p**sing off all the right people.’ The future of Who I appreciate how the men are shown as accomplished and not defined by their sexuality. Ultimately, the two are reconciled and kiss in the Tardis. The marriage is depicted as strained, however it is made clear that this is not due to them being gay. The episode’s sub-plot focused on the troubled marriage of two men, an astronaut and a police officer.
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‘The second is in the series 12 story Praxeus. Bill and Heather were unapologetically and unambiguously queer. Unlike many other depictions of sapphic relationships, this one had a happy ending. The first is the companion Bill’s relationship with Heather (Stephanie Hyam) in series 10. ‘Three particular moments/story arcs stand out for me. ‘Russell T Davies made sure to put in casual but affirming depictions of LGBT relationships and people. After she came out as transgender last year, she discovered a huge community of LGBTQ+ Whovians. Years later I get a Tumblr account and discover that loads of other people felt that way about that moment too.’Įlla, 28, been watching Doctor Who for as long as she can remember. It definitely awoke some internal questions about gender and gender expression. When I saw that my 11-year-old brain started thinking, “The Doctor feels like a girl and a boy?”. No one corrects him or fights him or laughs. It’s almost used as a clarifying comment rather than a comedic moment. ‘There’s this moment in series four, episode two, where the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) is told, “No man is allowed in the Temple of Sibyl” and he just replies with “Ah that’s alright, just us girls”. ‘I could talk about how much I love Bill and Yaz for the sapphic and POC rep they brought to the show but there’s a more subtle moment that struck a chord in me first,’ they told us. Russell Tovey’s Alonso appeared in Voyage of the Damned in 2007, and The End of Time in 2010 (Picture: BBC) ‘Even to this day I often think about that and think about how close (although still a long way to go) we are getting to that reality of freedom – a very long way to go since Jack was born in the year 5094!’ ‘At the time I didn’t fully understand it cause I was just a kid, but I remember always enjoying seeing him onscreen, in case there was another cheeky kiss scene! I just remember loving the idea of how normal it is in the show and it kind of made me think that there was hope in the future because of how Jack would talk about how in the future they didn’t care for genders (or species!) which he mentioned in an episode of Torchwood. He told us: ‘The first time I actually saw the LGBT representation was when Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) kissed the Doctor and they would often talk about him being attracted to both men and women, which I always thought was cool. Reginald, 25, has been watching Doctor Who since 2007, first getting hooked on the wildly popular series three episode Blink.
