Marvel's First 'Openly Gay' Character Will Be Upg Film, Directors Say

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• MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DEFEATS EVIL, MAK HISTORY ETERNALS TRAILER
• MARVEL'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER IS PLAYED BY AVENGERS: ENDGAME'S DIRECTOR
• 15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
• A GAY SUPERHERO WOULD FALLY GIVE LGBTQ KIDS THE REPRENTATN THEY NEED — SO WHY ARE WE STILL WAG?
• "AVENGERS: ENDGAME" FEATUR MARVEL STUDS' FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER IN A SMALL ROLE
• 'AVENGERS: ENDGAME' DIRECTORS SAY MARVEL WILL REVEAL ONE OF ITS CHARACTERS IS GAY UPG FILM
• 5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER

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

The Marvel Cematic Universe (MCU) was fairly slow troducg LGBTQ+ characters —though seeg as even the most chaste reprentatns of queer love get the films banned some untri, you n see why they would be Strange and The Multiverse of Madns actually breaks the rerd for the most lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and/or queer characters an MCU property wh three. However, seeg as two of them do not talk, and one never mentns their sexualy out loud, clearly there is still some work to be done when to LGBTQ+ MCU is of urse fairly sexls general, but any mentns of queer sexuali have tend to be very brief, the better to allow Disney to easily cut out the scen more homophobic markets.

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MARVEL'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER IS PLAYED BY AVENGERS: ENDGAME'S DIRECTOR

Brgg the eponymo hero, and their fo, the Deviants, to the Marvel Cematic Universe, Eternals will also see the MCU’s first LGBTQ+ fay and openly gay uple but the Marvel movie. Henry’s Phastos will be the first openly gay superhero the on-screen Marvel Universe, wh Sleiman playg his hband the MCU film. Capta Marvel actrs Gemma Chan will also play a new character the MCU as of the new hero will end up as an LGBT character is unclear, but there were mors that Marvel Studs was seekg an openly gay actor for the role.

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

His sexualy is never nfirmed, but as he's played by Firstman, wears one earrg, and referenc Mulan and The Devil Wears Prada, we're pretty sure he's gay. While his sexualy is never spoken about the seri, he's based on a ic book character who was also portrayed as gay. Marvel parent pany Disney has weathered plenty of censorship battl over LGBTQ ntent s films, which began wh the overhyped “exclively gay moment” s live-actn remake of “Bety and the Beast” 2017, but the ristance to givg to the mands this time around perhaps signals an important sea change.

Sce the “Bety and the Beast” kerfuffle, Disney has faced both backlash and praise for a lbian character Pixar’s “Onward, ” a non-bary character “Wt Si Story, ” and a gay romance Marvel’s “Eternals. ” The stud is rpondg to the outspoken cricism, reportedly rtorg a prevly-cut gay kiss Pixar’s “Lightyear.

A GAY SUPERHERO WOULD FALLY GIVE LGBTQ KIDS THE REPRENTATN THEY NEED — SO WHY ARE WE STILL WAG?

The “Avengers: Endgame” Gay Moment. “It was important to as we did four of the films, we wanted a gay character somewhere them.

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"AVENGERS: ENDGAME" FEATUR MARVEL STUDS' FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER IN A SMALL ROLE

In 2019, “Spir-Man” actor Tom Holland was asked what he thought about a hypothetil gay spiy. OK, a gay Spir-Man is probably too much for the homophob at home to handle, but what about a beloved supportg character a spoff anchise?

“Eternals” Has a Gay Lead! It’s only ftg that Osr wner Chloé Zhao would oversee the but of Marvel’s first openly gay superhero, makg history wh the troductn of ​​Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos, whose hband and child are key to his dramatic arc. The stud paid the price, and the film was banned Sdi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwa, Bahra, and Oman, all untri where homosexualy is illegal.

'AVENGERS: ENDGAME' DIRECTORS SAY MARVEL WILL REVEAL ONE OF ITS CHARACTERS IS GAY UPG FILM

Amidst a publicy maelstrom surroundg Disney’s rponse to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which crics emed too ntral but still uld jeopardize the pany’s special stat Florida, the stud is holdg firm on a lbian reference “Doctor Strange the Multiverse of Madns.

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

5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER

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. "Andi Mack" was the first seri on Disney Channel to feature a gay ma characterValkyrie, played by Tsa Thompson, appears two "Thor" films and two "Avengers" filmsWhen asked if Loki romanced would-be prcs or another prce, the god of mischief rpond wh, "A b of both"Is "Strange World" the first Disney movie that featur a gay character?