#it's just that I've been seeing stupid fuckung discourse over showrunners and their representation of the lgbt+ community

[mw-draws]

look, while it may not be absolutely perfect, Doctor Who has always (since its revival) handled lgbt+ representation much better than most other shows. yes, there's quite a significant trope of "Bury your gays" here and there (looking at you chibnall), but the fact that for 15 years, the show has had lgbt+ representation here and there, is just incredible.

Doctor Who is an amazingly inclusive show. we've had gay characters, trans characters, bi characters, lesbian characters, pan characters, ace characters, loads of characters from throughout the spectrum and it's amazing. how many other shows have done that? no, the representation isn't perfect, it will never be truly perfect. there'll always be that one thing someone said or the fact that most lgbt+ characters aren't often main characters, but there's always that safety and acceptance in Doctor Who and its always trying.

I mean, the main character's gender and sexuality is literally fluid, the Doctor doesn't give a fuck about gender and the fact that trans and non-binary people can relate to the Doctor about something like that is amazing. I've seen so many people headcannoning the Doctor as whatever gender identity/sexuality they want and the fact that they can find themselves in the Doctor is just brilliant, it makes me so happy.

we're now able to have the possibility of seeing the 13th Doctor kiss a woman. it's absolutely canon that the 13th Doctor is still attracted to women. it's canon that's she's married to a woman. it is canon that we have a wlw Doctor and that's great! that's something that will never, ever be taken away from us. and even then, before the Doctor became a woman, they've been in mlm relationships, kissed men and admitted to having a man-crush on the Master. the Doctor is not and never has been straight. we have Bill, the first explicitly lesbian companion and that's wonderful! we have jenny and vastra, a lesbian couple in the 19th century. we have Captain Jack, an omnisexual man, played by an explicitly gay man. we have Clara, Yaz and possibly Graham all hinted at being bi (although, most people find that these characters are bi due to personal headcanons, but because of these hints, these headcanons are possible. I am in no way saying that these characters are explicitly bi, especially Graham). we have loads of lgbt+ characters and that's something that will never change.

the representation in series 11, wasn't perfect, no, far from it, but series 11 had the most lgbt+ random side characters that I've seen in years. however, as I've stated, it unfortunately fell into the "Bury your gays" trope which is really shit. series 12, so far, has been a massive improvement on that trope, giving us a gay couple who was important to the story and both of them survived. yeah, it's not the greatest rep ever, but it's getting better.

Doctor Who is and has always been about inclusivity and that's one of the reasons why I love it so much. the fact that so many lgbt+ fans can find themselves in these characters and relate to them is fucking wonderful and I absolutely love it. the show loves and cares for its lgbt+ fans and always tries to represent them in some way. you can tell that lgbt+ representation is important to every showrunner so far and they have all, in one way or another, brought lgbt+ representation to Doctor Who.