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I love Sailor Moon. I know that it is an important franchise for the LGBTQ community. But I disagree with the popular takes that claim that all the seshis are bisexual/pansexual. I won't hate on anyone's ship either, but seeing every hug of two characters as proof that there is romantic/sexual chemistry between them is not only tiring but puts it into a light where any kind of physical touch or emotional connection between two people has to be romantic or sexual and cannot be platonic, friendship based, or simple kindness. It has an "oh look Timmy is hugging Susie he must have a crush on her haha!" energy that tainted tons of friendships in my youth.
I think part of that annoyance comes with the fact that there are canonically very gay characters in the franchise already. Two senshis are literally lesbians. They include a third one (non sexually tho) in a rainbow family construct to raise a reborn senshi. You have gender switching senshis. It is quite versatile as it is. For what it's worth, I am talking about characters who canonically have straight love interests in the main story or in some side story.
But that being said, if you find strength, support, or comfort in your headcanon and interpretation of any fictional character being a closeted gay, that's obviously great and more power to you. If this is what you need in your life that's absolutely fine.