New Marvel actor, Haaz Sleiman, has spoken about how he is brgg the first openly gay uple and LGBTQ+ fay to the MCU
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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
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MARVEL'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER IS PLAYED BY AVENGERS: ENDGAME'S DIRECTOR
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15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
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Phastos is also the anchise's first out gay superhero, and the pair share the anchise's first gay kiss (and one of the few kiss general the MCU) his partner Ben do not get much screen time, his stg mak a bold statement. Actor Haaz Sleiman is an out gay man himself, and was born the Uned Arab Emirat. 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.
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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. Wai nfirmed that K is gay an Instagram Live, but said he won't get a romantic tert anytime soon as he was once "eply love and lost that love along the le" and "don't feel brave enough to fd love aga.
Wicn (who is nonilly gay) and Speed (who is nonilly bisexual) are Wanda and Visn's tw sons who grow up to bee queer members of the superhero group Young Avengers. The first gay MCU character to have an onscreen kiss didn't appear until Eternals 2021, thirteen years after Iron Man kicked off 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.
"AVENGERS: ENDGAME" FEATUR MARVEL STUDS' FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER IN A SMALL ROLE
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.
'AVENGERS: ENDGAME' DIRECTORS SAY MARVEL WILL REVEAL ONE OF ITS CHARACTERS IS GAY UPG FILM
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Could Spir-Man Ever Be Gay? 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?
5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
“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.
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. 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.