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In article <20240502230714.000034b9@example.com>,
 Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 02 May 2024 18:13:28 -0700
> The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 02 May 2024 01:50:40 -0230, David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > >Do they have LGBT actors play LGBT characters?  
> > 
> > Why is that a reasonable expectation? Everybody knows lots of gay
> > actors have played straight roles through the year and there are
> > lots of roles where the sexuality of the character isn't relevant.
> > 
> > Tell me do YOU care which way Han Solo swings? Not me.... (even
> > though he does get a thank you kiss from Leia at the end of the
> > first movie...)
> 
> He got a lot more than a kiss in real life....

And the character is clearly straight. He married Leia and had a kid 
with her.