People are hailing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as a huge leap forward in onscreen diversity. The new protagonists include Rey, a heroine so capable that she does all the saving; Finn, a black leading man wielding blasters and lightsabers; and Poe Dameron, described as the Resistance’s “best pilot.” Dameron’s ethnicity isn’t stated in the film, but actor Oscar Isaac is a Guatemalan American. Beyond the new leads, you see women and people of color throughout “The Force Awakens”: flying X-wings, commanding Stormtroopers, examining schematics, and doling out mystical advice. But one group still absent from this galaxy far, far away is the LGBT+ crowd.

Fans are mining for clues that Poe Dameron, “Star Wars”’ new hero pilot, has the hots for former Stormtrooper Finn