article_snippet: (CNN)If you feel a ripple in the Force today, it may be the news that the official Star Wars universe is getting the official Star Wars universe first gay character.
article_snippet: According to the sci-fi website Big Shiny Robot, the upcoming novel "Lords of the Sith" will feature a capable but flawed Imperial official named Moff Mors who "also happens to be a lesbian.
article_snippet: its first gay character, a lesbian governor is the first gay figure in the official Star Wars universe -- the movies, television shows, comics and books approved by Star Wars franchise owner Disney -- according to Shelly Shapiro, editor of "Star Wars" books at Random House imprint Del Rey Books.
highlights_snippet: Official "Star Wars" universe gets its first gay character, a lesbian governor .
  
highlights_snippet: its first gay character, a lesbian governor appears in the upcoming novel "Lords of the Sith"
  Characters in "Star Wars" movies have gradually become more diverse .