Poll: Is the Doctor (Doctor Who) Gay?

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Do you even understand what the Doctor is?

the doctor is a Time Lord who has shown the capacity to love a human, why the hell should he have to love one of an opposite gender?

If you are honestly this naive about gender and sexuality, I really suggest that you find a site based around the difference between heterosexual and homosexual norms and read up on it.

I'd also suggest you understand the difference between love, sex and flirtation.

And I'd really suggest that you understand that a large number of men get severely injured each year because of implications like you placed in the OP.

 

[Theseus32]

30 years of canon. He's got kids. He's got grandkids. Hell at this point he's probably got great grandkids as his granddaughter Susan got dropped of in 2300ish and hooked up with a revolutionary.

The thing is, rather than have the doctor dashing through time screwing everything that moved, he was always more interested in the adventure and the science. Conversely he's not exactly been mincing about time and space either. He's around a millenia old. One would assume that at some point the libido would fade a tad. So no. He's not gay. He just doesn't put that high of a priority on physical intimacy. Closest he got was with an aztec chick over 500 years ago. Sex just never seemed to be a priority. With any of the time lords for that matter.

Not sure if trolling or just very stupid.

a really hope you're talking about yourself there, because otherwise that's just pretty rude. and i'm not suggesting the doctor just suddenly start doing it with someone on screen, it's just a question of which way we think the doctor would go, goven the choice

Ok. I have seen the entire Dr Who series, start to finish, 1960-current multiple times. 50 years. The reason I think you're trolling is because I find the very notion of the doctor being remotely interested in sex vaguely repellent. The reason I find it repellent is because now it's a topic. 50 years. FIFTY years and no one gave a shit. Now all of a sudden, it's a question. Now that's fine in and of itself. They want to have matt smith get it on with whatshername then fine. There's plenty of canon to indicate that it's just something he hasn't had the time or inclination for. But the problem with asking if he's gay is that it forces a retrospective glance and a defense of 30 odd years of entertainment where you can plainly see that the remotest possibility of it never occurred to them. A fruty man with a piccolo obsession hanging out for years with a late teen boy in a skirt. Were they worried that someone might think they were fucking? NO! IT NEVER EVEN OCCURRED TO THEM! To look back on it now is bloody abbarant.

You'd be better off thinking of the doctor as an intergalactic space eunuch. I mean don't get me wrong we all had our suspicions about his relationship with Romana (female timelord hottie for those not in the know), particularly considering that there's a good couple hundred years in there we're never told about, but by and large it's just something that never came up.

It's such a complete non issue, and considering that a lot of us grew up watching the doctor back in the day, even contemplating it is like contemplating your grandparents going at it. You figure it must happen at some point, you just don't EVER want to think about it.

So again, my assumption is either that a) you are deliberately trolling or b) you clearly aren't really familiar with the series.

 

[Squirrelygod]

Maybe it's because River is a terrible character and a slag?

 

[The Hungry Samurai]

He's not gay because as it's been stated, he's had relationships with women in the past, and is currently in a very complicated one with River, however he's such an open minded being that it would not surprise me in me in the least if he was as someone else pansexual. Does it really matter though? His only true love is life and that's what makes him such a fascinating character.

 

[InevitableFate]

He's an alien. I don't think you can apply human sexuality to that.

As it happens though, I suspect whatever romantic inclinations Time Lords have, change with each regeneration. The Tennant Doctor was a very humanised one, and therefore ended up with romantic interests in Rose. The Doctor has, however, traditionally been portrayed as asexual, and regardless of the River question, I think the same is true of Matt Smith's Doctor.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I'd say this particular incarnation just doesn't want to get too heavily involved with any non-timelord women, and after all he's been through since his 9th incarnation, I can't blame him. It does confuse me that this incarnation is so confused by human mating rituals, though, since not only has he spent most of his insanely long life around humans, but, you know, he had a pretty healthy relationship going with Rose there, and didn't show himself to be clueless at any point during that arc.

 

[Theseus32]

Maybe it's because River is a terrible character and a slag?

There is, of course, that too. I have no idea what possessed them to decide to run with her as a character when she so conveniently died in the library episode. I mean they could have just said that they met up in his 40th regeneration or something, but noooooooo...

 

[Theseus32]

Also, shipping in general is fucking stupid. I like that youtube video up there, because those are the same motivations he's had for having companions since the first doctor. It keeps him sane, and it makes him keep perspective. It's not about humping his way across the universe. That's the worst sort of mary sue and marty stu bullshit imaginable.

 

[Ladette]

I'll head over to fanfiction.net to find out!

/leaves
/returns 5 minutes later

I have found the truth! According to the fanfic writers the Doctor only has eyes for someone named Mary Sue!

 

[Sixcess]

I mean don't get me wrong we all had our suspicions about his relationship with Romana (female timelord hottie for those not in the know), particularly considering that there's a good couple hundred years in there we're never told about, but by and large it's just something that never came up.

I'm so glad someone mentioned Romana.

If the Doctor ever got together with any canonical character it would be Romana. That's the only time he travelled with someone who was his equal - intellectually and biologically, and it doesn't hurt the supposition that Tom Baker and Lalla Ward had amazing onscreen chemistry (and off screen, well, when they weren't getting divorced...)

That's one of the things that annoys me about River. She's Steven Moffat's pet character, and his attempts to lever her into this position of supreme importance in the Doctor's life really really grates on me. Makes me quite nostalgic for good old RTD and his Rose fixation.

 

[Terminal Blue]

To be honest, I'd say the character was outed as bi from very early on in the reboot. I'm 90% sure it was actually confirmed by at least one of the writers at some point.

And did no one else read a trace of homoerotic tension in his relationship with the latest Master regeneration? Nope.. just me?

Seriously, though, the character is an alien with the entirety of time and space inside his head. That clearly creates some kind of disconnect when it comes to interacting with mere mortals.

 

[interspark]

Spoiler: snip

30 years of canon. He's got kids. He's got grandkids. Hell at this point he's probably got great grandkids as his granddaughter Susan got dropped of in 2300ish and hooked up with a revolutionary.

The thing is, rather than have the doctor dashing through time screwing everything that moved, he was always more interested in the adventure and the science. Conversely he's not exactly been mincing about time and space either. He's around a millenia old. One would assume that at some point the libido would fade a tad. So no. He's not gay. He just doesn't put that high of a priority on physical intimacy. Closest he got was with an aztec chick over 500 years ago. Sex just never seemed to be a priority. With any of the time lords for that matter.

Not sure if trolling or just very stupid.

a really hope you're talking about yourself there, because otherwise that's just pretty rude. and i'm not suggesting the doctor just suddenly start doing it with someone on screen, it's just a question of which way we think the doctor would go, goven the choice

Ok. I have seen the entire Dr Who series, start to finish, 1960-current multiple times. 50 years. The reason I think you're trolling is because I find the very notion of the doctor being remotely interested in sex vaguely repellent. The reason I find it repellent is because now it's a topic. 50 years. FIFTY years and no one gave a shit. Now all of a sudden, it's a question. Now that's fine in and of itself. They want to have matt smith get it on with whatshername then fine. There's plenty of canon to indicate that it's just something he hasn't had the time or inclination for. But the problem with asking if he's gay is that it forces a retrospective glance and a defense of 30 odd years of entertainment where you can plainly see that the remotest possibility of it never occurred to them. A fruty man with a piccolo obsession hanging out for years with a late teen boy in a skirt. Were they worried that someone might think they were fucking? NO! IT NEVER EVEN OCCURRED TO THEM! To look back on it now is bloody abbarant.

You'd be better off thinking of the doctor as an intergalactic space eunuch. I mean don't get me wrong we all had our suspicions about his relationship with Romana (female timelord hottie for those not in the know), particularly considering that there's a good couple hundred years in there we're never told about, but by and large it's just something that never came up.

It's such a complete non issue, and considering that a lot of us grew up watching the doctor back in the day, even contemplating it is like contemplating your grandparents going at it. You figure it must happen at some point, you just don't EVER want to think about it.

So again, my assumption is either that a) you are deliberately trolling or b) you clearly aren't really familiar with the series.

oh my god! literally everything you just said is rendered obsolete by the fact that the doctor. has. REGENERATED since then! he can be black-white boy-girl short-tall straight-gay! what he got up to with Rose or Romana is completely irrelevant! that was quite literally another person! and i am NOT trolling in the slightest! i'm simply voicing my opinions and suspicions to see if others agree with me, it's what fans do!

 

[TheDoctor455]

Umm...

I think that kind of thing depends on which Doctor it is.

Because I believe that changes with each regeneration...

since it seems like most of a timelord's genetics are altered in the process (otherwise the new appearances wouldn't happen).

 

[Croaker42]

I really think this doctor has the best personality. .

Really? I've been trying to decide if they are playing him as an unstable regen. He just seems...broken...like he's lost half of what he once knew and now has a personality disorder of some sort.

On a level I agree. If you look at the progression of the last three doctors (The Ninth is still a badass) you notice the just get a little more progressively crazy. That could be age (900 some odd years and all that.) Still I feel that the eleventh has had the best writing behind him. Great "I am the Doctor" speeches.

 

[Brockyman]

Two words.

Rose Tyler.

And River Song

 

[Jamous]

I really doubt the BBC would dare to air that, considering doctor who is a family/kids show.

what are you talking about?! Jack was incredibly gay!

I REFUTE IT THUS!

Spoiler: Jack's Secksuality

Anyway. No I don't think the Doctor is Gay. Nothing could be further than the truth. He's Bi goddamnit. How else are my fantasies/fanfic going to work out? (I am totally not planning on kidnapping the cast and forcing them to commit sex acts for the entertainment of myself and others. Nooooo, not at all... Heheheh.)

 

[feycreature]

From previous behaviour taking regenerations into account I'd guess a 1 or 2 on the kinsey scale (mostly straight). But it's hard to say whether that's due to preference or opportunity. I think he finds it weird enough getting involved with humans at all (After all, he looks human but his species is very very different from ours). Once you've gotten used to the idea of romantic entanglements with people who have a tiny fraction of your lifespan (making even the oldest human a child to an adult Time Lord), fairly different physiology and completely different minds, their specific genitals and gender presentation are probably a minor consideration. Yes, he did have a wife at some point. That doesn't make him flat-out straight, necessarily.

Of course, to a certain degree you have to look at the show from the outside as well. There have been a lot of pretty female companions partly because it gave people who liked pretty girls another reason to watch the show, and stuff like the leather bikini smells like fanservice to me. Plus when the show first aired, openly gay characters would have been an uphill battle for the show's writers. That has changed a great deal (for some channels at least) and now you can have Jack planting one on the Doctor and the general response is "woooo!" And Torchwood had all the boy-on-boy kissing a man-lover of either gender could want.

 

[Gutkrusha]

I'm pretty sure the Doctor goes for all sexes, races, and species.

 

[murphy7801]

yes, i could have just said, "is doctor who gay?" but i like to be accurate and correct, ok?

alright, so he flirted with River but he was waving his hands around like Bernard Black on a Saturday when she was kissing him and backed away from her afterwards, also he prances around the place all the time, frequently boasts of men who were attracted to him and described Amy's friend Jeff as "good-looking", i dunno, it's just the feeling i get! what do we think?

also, River frequently kissing the doctor could mostly refer to future regenerations

edit: ok, a lot of people are bringing up stuff like Rose and the doctor's kids, don't forget, we're talking about the current doctor, anything can change after regeneration!

Why is there no bi sexual option because he been around long enough to try both side of things.