User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-44988386-20200416234118/@comment-92.40.174.222-20200417124837

Never Forget The Day The 456 Arrived wrote:

Jack "BtR" Saxon wrote: I'm still very much against it. Take Clara, for example. She says that Jane Austen was a great kisser but I think it's very contentious to categorise her as non-heterosexual. Craig Owen and David Warner's character from Cold War (his name escapes me) both seem open to kissing the Doctor but, again, that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't heterosexual.

Sexuality just isn't clear enough for us to properly and effectively categorise characters by it and invites speculation.

Keep in mind, right now we're discussing SOTO's plan, not my original. In this case, we only need the specific categories if we are 100% sure, and can use Category:Non-Heterosexual individuals for those who can't easily be classified.

Also, you're forgetting Face the Raven, where Clara states about Austin, "I love her. Take that how you'd like." Now yes, that's not explicit, but combined with her kissing Austin, it's probably enough to classify her in that category.

Actually there was a Big Finish story that retconned this, saying she was disguised as a boy at the time and only kissed her to keep up appearances, even taking great pains to make clear that there was no romance or sexual tension whatsoever in their relationship. I really, really hate that they did that, but alas we are T:BOUND.