Will The Last Jedi feature Star Wars’ first queer character?

There is speculation that Laura Dern’s Last Jedi character, Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, is bisexual.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens proved its inclusive mettle with a diverse cast—including John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Lupita Nyong’o—and a storyline revolving around a female hero, Daisy Ridley’s Rey. However, as much as the film dedicated itself to decent racial and gender representation, it still failed to include any LGBTQ or queer-identifying characters. In fact, none of the Star Wars films have seen a character openly identify as anything other than straight. But that might change when The Last Jedi premieres this December.

As ScreenRant writes, the new YA novel from Claudia Gray, Leia, Princess of Alderaan, suggests that Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo—a character who goes way back with Leia—isn’t exclusively attracted to men. In one passage Leia and Amilyn talk about what turns them on:

"“A pair of pretty dark eyes.” Then Amilyn thought about that for a moment. “Or more than a pair, if you’re into Grans. Or Aqualish, or Talz. Or even – ”“That’s all right!” Leia said through laughter. “It’s just humanoid males for me.”“Really? That feels so limiting.”“Thank goodness it’s a big galaxy.”"

That’s as much as Amilyn says on the subject, but it’s enough to give Star Wars fans hope that the galaxy far, far away is becoming a bit less heteronormative. Best case scenario: The Last Jedi will see Laura Dern’s Amilyn be openly bisexual—or even pansexual, as UPROXX proposes. Worst case scenario: Finn and Poe will have some fan fiction competition.

Joking aside, it would be a huge step forward if The Last Jedi portrayed Amilyn as bisexual or even just as someone who views relationships with only humanoid males as “limiting.” (There are plenty of straight-identifying women who would agree with Amilyn about that.) As Leia says in Gray’s book, “it’s a big galaxy” in the world of Star Wars (and our world, too). It would only make sense for The Last Jedi to include LGBTQ or queer characters alongside Rey, Finn, and Poe.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters Dec. 15, 2017.