...so, yes, C3P0 will continue to be a fixture in upcoming films.
Not sure how I feel about this. As an analogy: some folks felt like Finn was gonna be "forced" into the plot because he is black. As it happened, he was a great character who happened to be black. I remember "Finn", not "the black guy". Now, if they had tried to force some sort of #BLM agenda down our throats, a la Bob Costas, then I prolly woulda asked for my money back (not because I disagree with the sentiment, but because Star Wars isn't the platform for that agenda.)
Back on topic, if, say, Poe happens to be gay, then whatevs, no big deal. There are tons of characters in tons of movies that could be gay or straight. That is the way it should be, because 99% of the folks' on screen sexual preference doesn't matter to the movie plot anyway, right? But, if it smells like they are using the Star Wars franchise to make some sort of LGBT statement, then Disney will have a lot of angry nerds on their hands...
Why IS Luke still single, anyway? I have a bad feeling about this...