Another Thought on Willow's Sexuality

[itsnotmymind]

So there's a lot of conversation as to whether Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is gay or straight. I'm on the fence myself - I think both interpretations required a bit of fanwanking. But something just struck me.

Some fans argue that we should take Willow at her word - she says she's gay, she's gay. But I've never seen any of those fans acknowledge what Willow actually said. Willow didn't say she was gay - she said "gay now". In Triangle, she was very explicit that her sexuality had changed from what it was in season 3.

I don't know if a person's sexuality can change. Human sexuality is far too complicated for my poor little brain. But if you are going to say what Willow says about herself at face value, then you have to acknowledge that her sexuality did change.

Comments

[itsnotmymind.livejournal.com]

What is your interpretation?

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I personally interpret that it was either at the end of the fourth season or in between season four and season five is when Willow finally was confident enough to self identify as a lesbian. I also think that during the time of her getting to know Tara and discovering her feelings for her was when she was in her questioning period, especially once Oz reentered the picture briefly to make her truly examine herself with these conflicted feelings with her previous relationship versus her newfound one. It just seems like a more natural progression of how we got to the fifth season, imho.

[itsnotmymind.livejournal.com]

That strikes me as a very valid interpretation of canon.