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BATMAN N'T E OUT AS GAY – HIS CHARACTER RELI ON HIM BEG NIAL

On the CW seri, Batwoman is open about beg a lbian. However, fans of the show are cur if the character is gay the ic books. * batman gay icon *

Of urse, radil gayns and all associated fabulons are nothg new for the Bat-verse.

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BATMAN IS PRETTY GAY: QUEER REPRENTATN COMICS & THE DARK KNIGHT

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QUEER HERO: 15 SUPERHERO WHO ARE GAY INS

Lookg past the tastels jok about Bce spendg all of his time wh an old Brish man and a speedo-clad boy he kept a ve, there has always been a homoerotic subtext to Batman.

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