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Captain Jack Harkness

Visi(bi)lity: “A 51st Century Guy”: A Few Words on Jack Harkness

Sex and Sexuality post by Carrie Nelson on March 22, 2012 - 11:39am; tagged bisexual, bisexual visibility, bisexuality, Captain Jack Harkness, Doctor Who, Jack Harkness, Torchwood, Visi(bi)lity.

A man and woman stand in front of a huge clock. The face each other, and their hands are on each other’s hips. The woman is blonde and wears a hooded jacket and blue jeans. The man has dark hair and wears a dark, military-style suit.One could write an entire book about the depictions of queerness in the world of Doctor Who and its spin-off, Torchwood. Sexuality works itself into the mythologies of both shows in complex ways, which is particularly interesting given that Doctor Who is considered a family-oriented show. But since I’m not writing a book, I want to focus today’s discussion of Doctor Who and Torchwood specifically on the character who introduced queerness to the modern “Whoniverse”: Captain Jack Harkness.

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