who are the gayest champions?

JarodDempsey·Aug 8, 2018·8 votes·3,366 views

now that the sexual orientation rule has been "back-pedal[ed]" and is now a "grey area" outside of "talking about someone else's sexual orientation" and since champions arent people we can finally get back to the nitty gritty of the gays in league.

Off the top of my head I would rate , and 2/3 as the deifnitely gays. With and and as maybes. Also are probably bi. Sometimes I wonder about and but maybe they were just competitive friends before their falling out.

Also they should really add a gay yordle to you know spice it up a bit. [slayer-jinx-wink]

21 Comments

KelgAug 8, 20188 votes

Draven is gay for Draven

AnAggravatedPimpAug 8, 20183 votes

Varus because he has two dudes inside of him, fighting for control of his body.

TeslynAug 9, 20182 votes

would that be a "Reverse Spit roast"?

FasmodeyAug 8, 20182 votes

What is even "the gayest"?

You are simply gay or not.

redniwediSAug 8, 20182 votes

Why does sexual orientation even matter here? Stating it outright doesn't spice things up, and the champions are written as if they were people, so I really don't see why this conversation is even needed.

JarodDempseyAug 8, 20184 votes

Because it adds depth to their character and can make them more realistic/relatable and discussing the loluniverse helps expand it.

redniwediSAug 8, 20184 votes

All you're trying to do is check a box here, and that doesn't make them more realistic or add any depth to who they are. What are you really asking this for?

JarodDempseyAug 8, 20183 votes

the lack of clarity on sexual orientation helps to promote a culture that fosters shame surrounding what is considered nonstandard. Having a definite "check [in] a box" would help to work against that. Granted varus did go a long way towards that but did end up falling short considering the gays in the story had their love portrayed as their greatest weakness and their ultimate downfall for which they were trapped indefinitely in a hellish prison as an evil godwarrior mutilates their flesh into a body for himself and subjects them to psychological torture while slaughtering innocents. TLDR it does add depth and that depth provides important representation for some fans.

redniwediSAug 8, 20184 votes

No, it doesn't. The people who promote a culture of shame would do so with or without this box checked. Leaving orientation unclear does not promote it by itself.

Representation is a different beast, and not everyone requires a character to be "like them". I honestly feel bad for people who need something like that, because exploring characters that are "not like you" can have far more meaning when done right.

I'm not saying these boxes shouldn't be checked, but you're asking for it to be done in the wrong way. Riot could just go through and list it for every single champion, but that would be terrible. What we need are stories that show who these characters are, and if their orientation is important to who they are it will make a natural appearance. If it's not important to who they are maybe it should stay unclear, at least until a story requires it.

mrmeddymanAug 9, 20183 votes

This. League has like 2 black characters out of 140 Lucian Ekko but I would never ask for more just to feel "represented".

FasmodeyAug 9, 20181 votes

Lucian Ekko Karma Pyke Illaoi

More like this.

mrmeddymanAug 9, 20181 votes

But that's just my point.

Why does Karma need to black she's from Ionia and she's all about preserving harmony. It would make sense for her to be asian like the rest of the bunch. She's black for diversity sake, same with Pyke to the same degree. Illaoi is more an islander which is totally different so we won't talk about her.

I appreciate Ekko and Lucian so much more. It plays into their characters because Ekko gets this down on his luck inner city kid feel, he reminds me of growing up in Chicago. Lucien plays into that Denzel Washington "man on fire" vibe, man on a mission, Nick Fury badass mofo. These character almost HAVE to be black to sell that characterization and that's why I identify with them.

I can't give Riot brownie points for Karma Pyke so much. I'd like to think that if I was gay I wouldn't do the same for Varus

I feel like I also have to clarify that I 100% do not care about the race or gender or sexual orientation of any champion. I just think that representation in it's current form is stupid and gives Riot just a box to check so that we can have a good black to white gay to straight ratio, instead of actually exploring interesting characters. Fuck that.

FasmodeyAug 9, 20181 votes

You miss the point Ionia is not Asia of our world. Neither Shurima is Middle-East. Valoran is not Europe.

Karma is a black in Ionia for the same reason Irelia and Valmar are whites in Ionia. It is not Asia of our world. Sivir is white too in Shurima.

And where did islanders come from do you think? Islanders have black ethnicity.

I agree it limits interesting characters but black, white, straight, gay, lesbian, trans whatever can be interesting if it is done correctly. If it comes natural, it improves the story.

CatgirI EzrealAug 9, 20181 votes

This Post actually made me go and chart up a list of Who'd Be Lgbt+ In League On mobile, I might post post about it later, But the short hand is I had roughly 23% of League Champs or 32 Individuals who could be Les, Gay, Bi Trans+ in League of Legends, Just a lot of them would just be naturally LGBT+, Like Taric, Lux, Especially Ezreal,

Hell, From My own experience I realized That Ezreal's basically a Closet Trans Girl, Look at Ezreal, then Frost Ezreal, Then SSG and Star Guardian, Ezreal Is eating skittles that make you grow breasts (Estrogen AKA The Blue Pill), You could also make a really Good story about a Trans Girl named Ezreal, I already got one in my head and it works so well and she'd still be the fucking slingshot marksman with a megabuster she is today, Like, If anyone was a Trans girl, Ezreal's the perfect pick for it, She's already an Egg waiting to hatch into a chick so why not just go the full mile?

but yea, A lot of Characters would just be LGBT+, Rakan Never wears a shirt because he got a mastectomy after years of being a dude, Vayne's Fookin Ghey cause she just is, Lux is too, and she keeps her orientation a secret (which I felt was the analogy for Magic in her short story), Varus is canonically Gay (Obviously, and yea I don't like how their love is a weakness), Shen would be Bi, Because Zed, and then Akali, Ryze would be Ace, Either Never being interested in anyone or stopping after realizing all his loved ones would die before he does. Twisted Fate is Definitely Bi, Having once dated Evelynn and Graves is his Partner yo. Taric loves Everything and Everyone Beautiful, So he's Poly and Pan, Taliyah's Implied Bi according to one of the writers, but they never even mentioned it in the Bio, They could just, Exist, and be Gay, Les, Trans, Bi, Pan, Ace Whatever, And 20% Isn't even that much when it's just 32 chars.

with only 32 Characters of 134, I think Representation is fine, like, Really, I'm not gonna look Taric and Say he's straight, he's Pan as fucc. And You get a lot of people disliking your posts if you think someone's LGBT+, but it's 2018, it's just a normal thing that makes a character better,

MamaCarrotCakeAug 9, 20181 votes

So, I just have to ask. Is this like legit or is this more a troll? I don't mean to be rude but before I type up an actual response I want to be sure.

CatgirI EzrealAug 9, 20181 votes

I mean, Ezreal's on an all Girl Team and Rakan never wears a shirt :thinking:, Taric canonically Loves everything, So... Yea. why the fuck not have them that way,

MamaCarrotCakeAug 9, 20181 votes

So if a man works with all women he must really be a transvestite? If a person doesn't wear a shirt they are gay or he got a mastecomy? I mean, I'm not saying they are not gay but your reasoning is beyond baffling.

Everything you said about Ezreal is just. Dumbfounding. To the point that I really had to ask if it was a troll or not. Honestly? I considered writing up a big point about why everything you said din't work but MF is my Waifu kinda summed it up.

You basically just listed everyone as gay for really...weird/sterotypical/strange reasons.

Just running down the list:

Ezreal: So much wrong with this that, boy. It take hours to type up a post. Might be gay but going on about how he is a trans girl because he works with women? That's not messed up at all.

Rakan, who is dating Xayah, had a mastectomy because he...doesn't wear a shirt? Go to LA, lots of guys don't wear shirts.

Vayne: Feels more like a troll again

Varus/Taric: Might be, but who really cares

Lux: Perhaps? Yes the magic has been said to be someting similar but perhaps riot decides to keep it just magic.

Shen: I admit, I like Shen and Akali but I never understood the Zed thing. He killed Shen's father. Shen has stated multiple times he wants to kill Zed. Like, what?

Ryze? I can't really argue with Ryze as he seems so mission oriented it has never crossed my mind

Taliyah? Again, maybe?

But overall? Your massive list just came off as more of a joke and I really hope you just trolled me good instead of this being serious.

MF is my WaifuAug 9, 20181 votes

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So, I just have to ask. Is this like legit or is this more a troll? I don't mean to be rude but before I type up an actual response I want to be sure.

OP just wants a hot topic and to pretend this is meaningful, and the guy you're quoting is doing little more than implying that if a character interacts with anyone of the same sex, they're gay. It's baffling that this many people come here to make this out to be a bigger deal than it actually is.

MamaCarrotCakeAug 9, 20181 votes

Basically, I still typed up a somewhat decent post that took two minutes but I hope the guy I quoted just trolled me instead. Otherwise. Boy. Just. Boy.

QazsareaAug 9, 20182 votes

Akali Would likely be nonjudgemental about her partner and maybe even interested in exploring, so pan/bi curious. Graves and TwistedFate because dear god I want it T-T and also they have an interesting dynamic. No reason why not tbh Jinx I would say more ace, because she's just crazy and not much else. Jhin potentially also ace/aro because he seems to have a sense of aesthetic that doesn't revolve around gender and I doubt he's particularly interested in getting physical. Then anything from the void/spiritual ( Khazix Malzahar Bard Chogath Fizz Fiddlesticks Hecarim Blitzcrank Galio Kindred KogMaw Nocturne RekSai Shaco Velkoz etc is p much off the list as well. Then everyone else is free for interpretation and honestly who cares they're all something.

KestrelGirlAug 8, 20181 votes

Fiora is hinted to be lesbian by Swain Varus got picked up by a gay couple (of which only one was a viable body host) Eve doesn't care, she's not even attracted she's just finding targets Rest can be debated