Talk:Pearl/@comment-26522080-20150622181506

What people need to remember is that all Gems are non-binary, they do not have a gender that conforms to what humans on Earth have. They use female pronouns for simplicities sake as they closely match the feminine stereotype on Earth.

So I wonder why people find it hard to understand that Pearl was romantically interested Rose, or that Ruby and Sapphire are in a romantic relationship, considering there are no "male" or "female" Gems?

I love what this show does, in that regard. It helps us challenge what we have been taught about genders by society. But I'm also disappointed in people that will only accept the idea of a character being in a romantic relationship with someone of the same gender/sex unless it's confirmed by the creators. That people are so stuck in a mindset of heterosexuality being the only thing that can exist in anything made for children. The same thing happened in the finale of The Legend of Korra - people REFUSED to believe they had any romantic interest in one another until the creators confirmed it.

tl;dr Pearl is hella gay and Garnet is two small lesbians.