Is the doctor gay

Share on twitter. Yoshitaka Kono for Radio Times. Share on reddit. Last week, the BBC had to assure Doctor Who fans that the sci-fi series has not been cancelledfollowing an "incorrect" tabloid report. Share on facebook. Morgan Cormack. Share on pinterest.

Gatwa is also the first openly queer lead for Doctor Who, and Hussein reflected on how the sci-fi series should depict the Fifteenth Doctor's sexuality. There should be a curiosity among the people the Doctor meets. Email to a friend. The latest issue of Doctor Who magazine is out now.

The Doctor's sexuality changing through regeneration wouldn't be that weird, but 12 also admitted in World Enough and Time that the Master used to be his man crush when they were younger.

A History of LGBTQ

Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature. If Russell T has made the Doctor queer, is there reference to it? Queerness shapes you. The Doctor is a genderfluid character (as well as an aro-ace via the Sixth Doctor and ace via the Fourth, Tenth, Eleventh and Fourteenth Doctors) who is often characterized as panromantic and asexual, from Doctor Who.

Much of the Doctor's early history is surrounded in mystery and contradictions. Iconic Doctor Who director Waris Hussein has expressed his desire to see the Doctor's queerness explored more within the series. Waris Hussein and Russell T Davies.

So it must shape the Doctor. Skip to main content. Some accounts proclaim the Doctor a Time Lord, half-human via the Eighth Doctor film, another. And as for the rest, we never comment on the Doctor and future storylines.

Our editorial is always independent learn more. Hussein is of course best known for directing the first ever Doctor Who serial inAn Unearthly Child, going on to direct much of the fourth serial, Marco Polo, too. Authors Morgan Cormack Drama Writer. As for now, Doctor Who fans have season 15 to look forward to with recently released pictures confirming Slow Horses star Cochabamba gay Chung as new character Cassio.

At the time, a spokesperson for Doctor Who commented: "This story is incorrect, Doctor Who has not been shelved. Doctor Who has always been queer, to at least some degree, and it's about time that the show pushed this integral facet of the character "into areas it's never quite been into before.".

Legendary Doctor Who director: 'If the Doctor is gay, let's see it — but don't lose the mystery'. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Queerness matters. As we have previously stated, the decision on season 3 will be made after season 2 airs.