Fun fact my editor for that story mentioned that the Lucas folks “expressed some concern” about an Imperial officer having an affair with an underling.

My response: “I mean … they’re EVIL.”

Aaaaaaanyhoodle “positive representation” is boring bullshit and I say this as a guy who wrote a story about the Death Star’s gay demimonde.

Evil space nazis can be queer too!

What didn’t make the edit, because NPR: My assertion that I shouldn’t have looked to Baldwin’s fiction for what I wanted back then (reassurance in the form of stories about hot men being happy and sexy and accepted) because that’s what porn is for

ROMAN CENTURION: Quick q did you know Jesus

PETER: …

PETER: …

PETER: …

Peter has left the chat

JESUS: Where you at Judas we’re chilling in the garden

JUDAS: Yo which garden there’s lots

JESUS: Gethsemene

JUDAS: Bitch I don’t know where that is

JESUS: Across from the thing

JUDAS: Gurl whut lol

JESUS: You know

JUDAS: Just drop a nail

JESUS: …

JESUS: … whut

JUDAS: pin sorry drop a pin

If you try to text Jesus on Good Friday he’s gonna leave you on read unless he enables talk-to-text

I think of it as an online gaydar refresher course to keep my certifications current.

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