Lookg Back at the Mistreatment of Marvel's First Gay Comic Superhero

Contents:

• LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO
• MARVEL ANNOUNC FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI
• MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DEFEATS EVIL, MAK HISTORY ETERNALS TRAILER
• MARVEL'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO & KISS ACCINTALLY CONFIRMED BY ETERNALS ACTOR
• 15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
• WHO WAS THE FIRST GAY SUPERHERO? — THE ROUGH ROAD TO MARVEL’S NORTHSTAR

LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO

A gay superhero parody of BYU's Brigham Young statue (2017) (image by Pastelopapa via Wikimedia).

Marvel’s first gay superhero is an amalgamatn of straight assumptns. Northstar was troduced 1979 as the first gay character the superhero genre.

Bis men g and out of his home, or lgerg shirtls the background of panels, Northstar was d through the unique perspective of how straight men typilly view gay men. Northstar’s publitn history shows a cross sectn of 40 years of the Uned Stat’s mastream view of the gay muny. In the 1980s he was portrayed as dismissive of women to the pot of misogyny, while the ghts, gay men were so often portrayed fictn as the gay bt iend that Northstar was portrayed almost solely the pany of women.

MARVEL ANNOUNC FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI

His backstory evolved as homosexuals emerged om enomic dispary: Where once he was an unattend mor, he beme a wealthy, privileged man as the natnal narrative surroundg queer youth gradually expand.

Perhaps seemed that to keep the first out gay man was a potls exercise, pecially one so mired outdated stereotyp.

Aaron Fischer, a gay teenager, will be the first, the new limed seri, released scribed Fischer, who will be the “Capta Ameri of the Railways”, as “a fearls teen who stepped up to protect fellow naways and the unhoed”, wh his but timed to ci wh Pri Month the US. “As a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society, ” said Bazaldua. ”Marvel reportedly had a “No Gays the Marvel Universe” policy the 1980s and, the 1990s, placed an “Adults Only” label on any ics featurg proment LGBTQ+ characters rponse to nservative protts.

MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DEFEATS EVIL, MAK HISTORY ETERNALS TRAILER

The publisher’s first gay character, Northstar of the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight, was planned as such by creator John Byrne 1979, but his sexualy was not revealed on the page until recent years, Marvel has moved to diversify s st of superhero. And 2015, Iceman, one of the origal X-Men created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back 1963, me out as gay.

The Eternals trailer offers the brieft of glimps at Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), the first gay superhero a major Hollywood anchise.

MARVEL'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO & KISS ACCINTALLY CONFIRMED BY ETERNALS ACTOR

Dcribed as an “telligent ventor” an acpanyg summary, the character will reportedly break ground by sharg the film stud’s first onscreen gay kiss wh his hband, played by out, gay Lebane actor Haaz an terview, Sleiman said the climactic smooch was an emotnal moment on set, pecially given s importance to LGBTQ+ reprentatn. Marvel's first gay superhero is Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), who will have the MCU's first gay kiss, nfirmed by Eternals movie actor Haaz Sleiman. Marvel's first gay superhero is Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), who will have the Marvel Cematic Universe's first gay kiss, as nfirmed by Eternals movie actor Haaz Sleiman.

It's also been nfirmed by Marvel Studs head Kev Feige that Eternals would clu the MCU's first gay superhero, but was unclear which hero would be. Sleiman nfirmed he's playg the hband of Henry's Phastos, though he didn't specify his character's name: "I jt shot a Marvel film wh the first openly gay superhero, The Eternals. I’m married to the gay superhero Phastos, played by Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry, and we reprent a gay fay and have a child.

" When asked if Eternals would feature Marvel's first gay kiss, Sleiman nfirmed would. Last year, Avengers: Endgame troduced a gay character, the namels support group member played by -director Joe Rso, who beme Marvel's first nfirmed LGBTQ character the MCU. Though technilly a step forward for reprentatn the MCU, was cricized for beg such a mor part of the film, and for the role not gog to a gay actor.

15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU

Last sprg, reports first surfaced that Eternals was stg a gay superhero, and ever sce the film's st was nfirmed at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, many speculated would be Richard Madn's Ikaris. Instead, appears the MCU's first gay superhero will be Henry's Phastos, and he'll share an on-screen kiss wh his hband, the character played by Sleiman. Avengers: Endgame gave the first openly gay character the Marvel Cematic Universe, but left a lot of fans (who have spent the last wag to see a gay superhero jo the Avengers) pretty unrwhelmed.

Here's a selectn of openly gay Marvel characters who serve their time to she the MCU.

While many fans hope that Marvel Studs ntu to diversify the superhero they brg to live-actn, Eternals recently took a signifint step forward by prentg Phastos as part of the first openly gay superhero uple the MCU.

WHO WAS THE FIRST GAY SUPERHERO? — THE ROUGH ROAD TO MARVEL’S NORTHSTAR

Iceman had been fightg alongsi the X-Men the ics for s before he stunned dienc by g out as gay, but fans quickly accepted his sexualy.