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BATMAN FOREVER IS GAY
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And that’s s stat as the first major superhero film to attempt to discs homosexualy and bisexualy. Now, ’s worth notg that Batman Forever isn’t explicly brgg up gay/bisexual relatnships.
However, director Joel Schumacher took the res after Tim Burton’s parture and Schumacher has been an openly gay artist for the majory of his reer.
[HORROR QUEERS] ‘BATMAN RETURNS’ AND COMG OUT FOR THE HOLIGAYS
He ed his big-budget anchise moment to sneak a lot about gay/bisexual relatnships. So, while this article is gog to be a ep dive to how gay Batman Forever is, ’s important to note that all of this is jt beneath the surface of what you see the movie.