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Contents:
- 15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
- JAM GUNN SAYS THERE COULD ALREADY BE GAY CHARACTERS IN THE MCU
- 5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
- "AVENGERS: ENDGAME" FEATUR MARVEL STUDS' FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER IN A SMALL ROLE
- THE GAY SUPERHERO ‘ETERNALS’ IS ‘WHAT AUDIENC HAVE BEEN WAG FOR,’ SAYS GLAAD (GUT COLUMN)
15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU
From Iceman to Hulklg and Moondragon, Marvel boasts a whole array of openly gay characters who would be smash-hs the MCU. * marvel cinematic universe gay characters *
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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.
JAM GUNN SAYS THERE COULD ALREADY BE GAY CHARACTERS IN THE MCU
Eternals is the first film the Marvel Cematic Universe to feature an openly gay superhero. It might sound like a faiar rea to fans of the anchise, who've been burnt by the pany's promise of LGBTQ reprentatn before. CBC News speaks wh experts and fans about the ongog bate. * marvel cinematic universe gay characters *
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5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
A new trailer nfirmed that Eternals will feature Phastos, a gay character played by Brian Tyree Henry, who's married wh a kid. Never heard of him? You're not alone. * marvel cinematic universe gay characters *
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"AVENGERS: ENDGAME" FEATUR MARVEL STUDS' FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER IN A SMALL ROLE
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THE GAY SUPERHERO ‘ETERNALS’ IS ‘WHAT AUDIENC HAVE BEEN WAG FOR,’ SAYS GLAAD (GUT COLUMN)
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