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GAY SUPERMAN’S BOYIEND GETS HIM SURPRISG NEW GIFT IN DC’S LATT CAPER
Part of is about sellg merchandise, July says, but what they are really tryg to do is e the symbolism of a beloved character and logo to “legimize the existence of gay versns of that” same IP. Superman‘s pe is the stuff of legends, but now that DC Comics has ma the latt eratn of the Man of Steel bisexual, the garment that allows him to fly is gettg a gay makeover. When DC Comics announced Jonathan Kent would be gay last fall, the pany claimed fans were exced about the velopment.
But brave would be havg him fight for the rights of gay people Iran where they’ll throw you off a buildg for the offense of beg gay.
This is a dynamic which led homophobic cric Fredric Wertham to suggt the 1950s that superhero (pecially Batman and Rob) promoted homosexualy through their privilegg of male/male bonds.