Is Glinda a Closeted 'Lesbian' in WICKED? The Hidden Queer Themes...

[@Useernaamee]

"Cheat" is a strong word for saving a lion cub together.

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

The cheat will happen later.

[@emmamchugh9788]

She is definitely not, unfortunately she based relationships on Looks instead of the person underneath unlike Elphaba and Fiyero. Plus given her family, it most likely Glinda doesn’t know what real genuine love is and hasn’t found that due to her selflessness.

[@firenze1]

Girl, "they were ROOMATES" 😂. Of course Glinda is a lesbian

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

Not really loving a specific man doesn't equal with being a secret lesbian.😅 Glinda is rather a narcissist or at least an egocentric person. She's happy when everything goes the way she wants.

[@lreneewell9154]

Right . She was very shallow, especially prior to being friends with Elphaba so that is why she didn't have deep feelings for Elphaba

[@BG0178]

In the book, There is nothing between Glinda and Fiyero. However there was a scene Boq and Glinda was kissing.

[@PhantomThief7]

Idgaf what the book says or anyone. Elphaba doesn't deserve to be bothered with Glinda's two faced bs any further.

[@dreamgirl1652]

You know i find glinda's character very carismatic, but i still can't hava a conclusion about her true nature, She trully confuses me.

[@weirdyguy4034]

​@dreamgirl1652 isnt that a good thing it means that she has character depth and complexity

[@mauramcgovern1871]

TBF, both Elphaba and Glinda are very different people in the books. They're gay AF, but Glinda's a mess obsessed with image and Elphaba is low-key b0mbing warehouses and is in general a legit anarchist with an "ends justify the means" mentality. I'm just upset that the musical straightwashed and white washed most of the characters, I still love it, but it does leave someone to be desired as an adaptation.

[@jessynicholls]

A question... why is everything about Sexuality or whatever they are? It's not always a gay or lesbian or bi situation.... can we just enjoy the movie for what it is? Geeee

[@myasmith1820]

The book literally has them kiss twice. Did you not listen to him say in the book and movie she seems gay.

[@The_Goat_of_Steel]

EXACTLY

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

​@@myasmith1820 I kiss my friends too. And I am not attracted to them. It's a cultural thing.

[@mauramcgovern1871]

Please research source material before making comments like this, the musical is pretty well known to have straightwashed and white washed the books it's based on. Glinda and Elphaba had a very queer relationship in the book where they repeatedly say that they love each other and kiss when Elphaba leaves Glinda in the Emerald City.

[@cutessef]

answer: because people love to interpret and relate to characters in different ways, you might not personally perceive which is fine, you can still enjoy the film otherwise 🤷‍♂️

[@Sci-Fi-Punisher]

Because in the Wicked novels, she's an EXTREMELY closeted character. 1) She goes numb when being flirted with or kissed by boys. 2) She only ever shared tragically passionate goodbye kisses with Elphaba. 3) She purposely married a useless (old man) baronet that was always away on trips, so she'd never have to see him or sleep with him. He's so old, in fact, that his "berries" didn't even work. 4) She'd either get slightly jealous or even visibly upset when people claim to know "Her Elphie" better than she did. 5) And finally, even when it's been YEARS after the "melting", Glinda has nothing but wet dreams about Elphaba, that both comfort and torture her. Lol, nah but for real, she just keeps dreaming about being with Elphaba back at Shiz again, holding hands, running around together and staring at Elphie's smile with "longing" eyes. Apparently, people think that's all normal straight behavior. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@lovelace3046]

Bye. She isn’t gay.

[@TheOwlQueen]

This comment section is so wildly homophobic. Why should these people be so offended that some fans see a character in this way? It has no impact on their own experience with the material

[@mimm74]

mf theyve KISSED 😭😭😭​@@lovelace3046

[@frostedwithlove5619]

​@TheOwlQueen because then they would have to admit caring about a LGBT+ character and they didn't know🤦🏼‍♀️😂 so not only would they be a homophobic pos, but one that relates to the scarecrow and need a brain 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

What book is this?😅

[@lreneewell9154]

In the musical/movie, they were both meant to be straight. Glinda's relationship with Fiyero being the way it was was due to her being EXTREMELY shallow, not lesbian. Also, the song Thank Goodness was about her having complex feelings about her choice to work alongside Madame Morrible and becoming a public figure because it meant that she had to compromise her friendship with Elphaba, lead the people of Oz in spreading propaganda about her despite being her best friend and knowing Elphaba's truth. That has nothing to do with sexuality

[@soul_fiddler.cosplay20]

Cynthia Evrivo is ACTUALLY BISEXUAL

[@joshuajoestar4943]

Ooohhhg myyyyy goooooddddd not every fricken person is lgbtq, for the love of god, its so annoying, im fricken gay and im tired of seeing it all, if you were a real wicked fan, you'd know why she acts like that

[@emmamchugh9788]

THANK YOU!!! 👏🥳 FACTS!!!!

[@Lyric_thecat]

I mean, in the book it is somewhat implied that Glinda at least has feelings for Elphaba. Doesn’t mean that has to be canon to the movies, and even if it is it doesn’t have to be important enough to be a plot point, but I think this theory still deserves more than to be dismissed as people just looking for lgbtq characters And to add to this, let people’s headcanons be whatever they want. As someone who has them having feelings for each other as a headcanon, I hate to break it to you, but we don’t always think they have to be true yk?? Like, let us fantasize by ourselves thanks

[@neutralizacja6957]

But they kissed in the book wtf?

[@chiyuu_h]

Ever heard of Headcanons 😍

[@DelfyDaun]

Well Elphaba and Glinda is anything but a new ship with some musical productions even letting them kiss during „Defying Gravity“.

[@Psychopath_seal]

While I do agree with people saying not every character needs to be gay, with the way they act in the movie there is no way they are just friends

[@Julia-yi7mj]

Yes period you ate that up

[@nzaukiwi7198]

the man who wrote wicked created thebcharatersas bi

[@rainbowsubs2]

Ariana said they might be lesbians and ngl I kinda want them to end up together like I truly don’t see the chemistry between her and the guy.

[@penguin-schluppstudio]

You are going to be so disappointed

[@depthproductions9195]

Why can’t they just be best friends? Not everyone who has problems with love needs to switch sides 💀

[@mysteriousbaloney622]

​@@depthproductions9195 because they literally kissed and slept together in the book, clearly had that romantic chemistry and the song "what is this feeling" was literally filled with enemies to lovers vibe lyrics. You can't blame people for thinking they like each other.

[@depthproductions9195]

@@mysteriousbaloney622 it’s a good thing that this isn’t the book

[@mysteriousbaloney622]

@@depthproductions9195 doesn't change that it's valid for people to ship them. The gay tension between them in the musical is clearly Intentional because of what happened in the book.

[@Li21251]

No, and let’s stop rainbow-washing, because that takes away from actual LGBT characters. Elphaba canonically has a son later anyways, so let’s drop it.

[@TheOwlQueen]

The author of the novel fully intended for there to be subtext between them, so I'm not sure what your claims of "rainbow washing" are based on? Also not sure what Elphaba having a kid has to do with Glinda's sexuality.

[@rikilaure]

rainbow washing? the writer of wicked is literally gay 💀💀💀

[@mauramcgovern1871]

Elphaba is heavily implied to be bisexual in the books??? And to have had romantic feelings for both Glinda and Fiyero???? Like, idk how you want to pretend the books were always straight when it opens up with Elphaba's parents having a polyamorous relationship with Turtleheart

[@cutessef]

no bisexual person has ever had a son 💀

[@diandratsaqifaaulia229]

why must everything be queer, we're being told to not point out someones sexuality but here you are trying to make fictional characters look gay. Just let them be already. Even in the musical they were portraid as best friends and fiyero is their love interest. Whats next? The wizard is also gay? I wont be surprised

[@mauramcgovern1871]

??? The books are very queer though??? And the musical is based on the books??? The movie said it wanted to include more of the books in it than the OG musical, if that's through heavy queer subtext fine. Let's not pretend Elphaba wasn't written with heavy bisexual subtext, that her son doesn't have both a male and female love interest, and her granddaughter isn't dating a trans coded princess.

[@Hideaway-jh9yi]

Ohhhhkkkkaaaayyyyy

[@kseniaoreshkova7305]

Huh

[@Hideaway-jh9yi]

I love that comment. 😂