Velma Dinkley has been a queer icon ever since, and even before, Linda Cardellini strutted down the stairs in her red latex suit in Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed.
That scene was many people’s gay awakening (including mine!) and the franchise’s next instalment will finally see her getting the lesbian storyline she has always deserved.Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
features our girl falling head over heels for Coco Diablo, the head of a notorious crime syndicate.Velma is seen with foggy glasses as she encounters Coco for the first time in the new film.
Coco flicks her long white hair as Velma mentally surveys the scene, taking notes about her budding crush: “Incredible glasses!”, “Amazing turtleneck!”, “Obviously brilliant!”, “Loves animals!”… It’s the queer cartoon storyline of dreams!velma, canonically lesbianpic.twitter.com/bQJl1HgFNy— for sapphics (@forsapphic) October 4, 2022The confirmation of Velma’s queerness onscreen has been attempted many times over the years.