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This confirmation comes nearly ten years after the show's airing, raising questions about the motivations behind "outing" Velma's sexuality so long after the show's conclusion. Many fans and observers note that the character's romantic triangle with Shaggy and her layered interactions with other characters contained subtle cues suggestive of her being gay. Nonetheless, the timing of this announcement seems to coincide with a growing cultural push for greater representation and social media trends surrounding LGBTQ+ figures in pop culture.