From Iceman to Hulklg and Moondragon, Marvel boasts a whole array of openly gay characters who would be smash-hs the MCU.
Contents:
- WANDAVISN EPISO 6 JT TRODUCED THE MCU'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO
- 15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
- WANDAVISN: LGBTQ+ EASTER EGG HTS AT BILLY BEG GAY
- DISNEY'S GAY CHARACTERS MAY GROW THANKS TO MARVEL'S PHASE 4 QUEER AWAKENG
WANDAVISN EPISO 6 JT TRODUCED THE MCU'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO
WandaVisn episo 6 nfirmed that Billy Maximoff has the same stume and powers as Wicn, his gay adult unterpart the ics. * tommy marvel gay *
Jam Gunn, who directed the Guardians of the Galaxy films, elud to gay characters wh the MCU the past. “You know, somebody asked me will there be any gay characters Marvel movi, and what I meant was there’s a lot of characters the MCU and very few of them have we lved to what their sexuali are — whether ’s gay or straight or bisexual, ” Gunn said.
"So, I image there are probably gay characters the Marvel Universe, you know. In the ics and TV seri, Wanda’s tws, Billy and Tommy, are gay and bisexual rpectively.
It has been nfirmed by actors that Marvel's first gay kiss will be featured the upg movie Eternals, which was set to be released before WandaVisn.
15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
The director of Disney’s live-actn remake of Bety and the Beast promised a gay moment for Gaston's henchman, LeFou, which translated to two sends of LeFou dancg wh a man. Pixar’s Onward was siarly hyped when word got out that would have a gay character, who referenced that she had a girliend wh the ltle screen time she had. Siarly to Love, Victor, als wh a gay teenager’s sexual exploratn, but do not feature sex scen.
It uld only be a matter of time before Disney Pl giv full character to s gay ambigui.
Kev Feige has teased that this group will play a key role Phase 4, and we wouldn't be surprised if olr versns of Billy and Tommy help found the team after StudsBut more importantly than that, Wicn is also one half of Marvel's most proment gay uple the ics.
WANDAVISN: LGBTQ+ EASTER EGG HTS AT BILLY BEG GAY
Apparently, the Eternals may soon help change that, but the meantime, a teen versn of Billy who is openly gay uld add some much-need LGBTQ+ reprentatn to this world. There's also a worryg amount of ic book precent here which suggts that Billy and Tommy uld be erased om realy, perhaps by whatever Big Bad is actually behd all this (Mephisto did exactly this the source material) even if the kids do go past Ellis Avenue, and even if Wanda's bubble is stroyed, this still marks the onscreen but of a pivotal gay superhero. As ic book fans already know, Billy and Tommy eventually returned om limbo to bee grown-up hero, and WandaVisn's versn of the kids will likely do the same, heraldg a new and cidly gay versn of the MCU movg forward.
In addn, he’s an openly gay superhero a mted relatnship wh teammate Hulkg. The two have ntued to be one of the most popular gay upl all popular ics and got married 2020. While Wicn gets the most attentn for beg gay, Tommy’s bisexualy has been explored the Young Avengers ics as well.
DISNEY'S GAY CHARACTERS MAY GROW THANKS TO MARVEL'S PHASE 4 QUEER AWAKENG
And wh Marvel wantg to make money abroad, and specifilly anti-gay untri like Cha, we n’t be sure the MCU won’t give half-baked reprentatn. Here’s lookg at you, gay guy om Avengers: Endgame and all the LGBTQ characters who have remaed closeted so far (Valkryie, Ayo, K). Wh yet another Pri month arrivg wh still no superhero to reprent LGBTQ+ muni, there may be hope of a nonilly gay Avenger on the horizon.