JamesG
03-31-2017, 02:23 PM
"Doctor Who" is Getting its First Openly Gay Companion
by Liam Mathews
Mar 31, 2017
"Doctor Who" returns for its third (and final) season with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor April 15, and one of his new companions will be different than any other companion in the show's long history.
Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) is openly gay. "Yeah, Bill's gay," Mackie told the BBC. "It shouldn't be a big deal in the 21st Century. It's about time, isn't it?"
"That representation is important, especially on a mainstream show," she said. "I remember watching TV as a young mixed race girl not seeing many people who looked like me, so I think being able to visually recognize yourself on screen is important."
"Being gay is not the main thing that defines her character -- it's something that's part of her and something that she's very happy and very comfortable with," she added.
http://www.tvguide.com/news/doctor-who-openly-gay-companion-pearl-mackie/
by Liam Mathews
Mar 31, 2017
"Doctor Who" returns for its third (and final) season with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor April 15, and one of his new companions will be different than any other companion in the show's long history.
Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) is openly gay. "Yeah, Bill's gay," Mackie told the BBC. "It shouldn't be a big deal in the 21st Century. It's about time, isn't it?"
"That representation is important, especially on a mainstream show," she said. "I remember watching TV as a young mixed race girl not seeing many people who looked like me, so I think being able to visually recognize yourself on screen is important."
"Being gay is not the main thing that defines her character -- it's something that's part of her and something that she's very happy and very comfortable with," she added.
http://www.tvguide.com/news/doctor-who-openly-gay-companion-pearl-mackie/