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    Velma Is Officially A Lesbian In A New “Scooby-Doo” Film, Following Years Of Filmmakers Trying To Put Her Sexuality On Screen

    Scooby-Doo fans are ecstatic that Velma is finally being outright portrayed as a lesbian: "I never thought I'd live to see the day when Velma is very clearly having gay thoughts on-screen."

    You know Velma Dinkley: beloved Scooby-Doo character, elite private investigator, and lesbian icon.

    After years of fan speculation, the latest Scooby-Doo film — Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (released digitally on Oct. 4) — finally makes Velma's sexuality canon.

    Velma's glasses fogging up as she starts to crush on a beautiful woman

    "I'M CRUSHING BIG TIME, DAPHNE!!!"

    Velma admitting to Daphne that's crushing hard on a convicted felon

    In 2020, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated supervising producer Tony Cervone confirmed in the comments of an Instagram post that Velma is gay: "I've said this before, but Velma in Mystery Incorporated is not bi. She's gay. We always planned on Velma acting a little off and out of character while she was dating Shaggy, because that relationship was wrong for her and she had unspoken difficulty with the why."

    James Gunn, who wrote the script for the live-action 2002 Scooby-Doo movie, also stated in a 2020 tweet: "In 2001, Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script. But the studio just kept watering it down and watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version), and finally having a boyfriend (the sequel)."

    Velma holding a book in the live-action film

    Anyway, fans are really excited that Velma's sexuality is finally being acknowledged as canon on screen!!!

    OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY CANON CANON IN THE MOVIES LETS GOOOOOO

    Warner Bros. / @MythicalLlamaXO / Via Twitter: @MythicalLlamaXO

    I never thought I'd live to see the day when Velma is very clearly having gay thoughts on-screen

    Warner Bros. / @K1dQuick / Via Twitter: @K1dQuick

    Velma being a canon lesbian/gay in three separate SD universes is so amazing she’s just so powerful that she willed it into existence https://t.co/FENrrbYwJb

    Warner Bros. / @RORV / Via Twitter: @RORVK

    I'm dying at Velma trying to flirt but being so bad Daphne steps in to stop her

    Warner Bros. / @scoobytopia / Via Twitter: @scoobytopia

    took 20 years since the first time someone tried to make velma a lesbian, but it finally happened 😭🙏 https://t.co/JjZIZr0Jeg

    Warner Bros. / @veegender / Via Twitter: @veegender

    You can buy Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo! on Amazon now.