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WHY THE GAYS LOVE WANDA: WE SEE OURSELV IN HER STORY SAVAS ABADSIDIS MAY 9, 2022SHARE DOCTOR STRANGE THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNS MAY BE DOMATG THE BOX OFFICE AT THE MOVI BUT THE REAL STAR IS WANDA MAXIMOFF AKA THE SRLET WCH. PLAYED WH AN EDGY GIRL INTERPTED TGE OF MURRO MADNS APLOMB BY ELIZABETH OLSEN, HER STORY PICKS UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF 2021’S WANDAVISN.WHEY DO WE LOVE HER SO MUCH?THE WASHGTON POST: THE SRLET WCH’S POPULARY SKYROCKETED AFTER HER 2021 SOLO TELEVISN SERI WANDAVISN — PECIALLY AMONG LGBT FANS. IN TERVIEWS MANY SAY THAT WANDA’S EXPERIENC WH LOSS, HER NONTRADNAL ROMANCE (WH AN ANDROID) AND HER SEARCH FOR FAY RONATE WH THEIR JOURNEYS. AS SHE RETURNS MARVEL STUDS’ DOCTOR STRANGE THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNS THIS WEEK, MANY HAVE HOP AND FEARS ABOUT WHAT SHE’LL FACE NEXT.RELATED: 12 REASONS WHY WE FELL IN LOVE WH WICN, OUR FAVORE SUPERHEROWANDAVISN AS A WHOLE WAS A PARTICULAR LANDMARK FOR LGBT FANS. VIO SAYS ON THEIR LOVE FOR THE SERI HAVE GARNERED THOANDS OF VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. ARTICL ABOUND VERG THE MCU BUT OF WANDA’S SON BILLY, WHO IS GAY THE ICS.VIA GIPHYSUPPORTG CHARACTER AGATHA HARKNS BEME NOT ONLY THE SUBJECT OF A CHART-TOPPG SONG BUT ALSO A QUEER IN HER OWN RIGHT.#SRLETWCH THE #MULTIVERSEOFMADNS ? — OUT OF NTEXT SRLET WCH (@OOCSRLETWCH) MAY 8, 2022“FROM A QUEER AND TRANS LENS, WHEN WE LOOK AT WANDA, WE N SEE OURSELV HER STORY,” SAID E. TEJADA III, A 37-YEAR-OLD EQUY AND CLN TOR BURTT, N.Y. DPE HER HARDSHIPS, “YOU N SEE THAT RILIENCE, THAT SHE IS STILL VERY MUCH MOVG FORWARD.” VIEW THIS POST ON INSTAGRAM A POST SHARED BY ELIZABETH OLSEN (@ELIZABETHOLSSENOFFICIAL)WANDAVISN AS A WHOLE WAS A PARTICULAR LANDMARK FOR LGBT FANS.@ANDREWS_LOGIC @NATHANIELSEMSEN DID I MIC? #MARVEL #MCU #MARVELSTUDS #WANDAMAXIMOFF #SRLETWCH #MULTIVERSEOFMADNS #FORYOUPAGE #FORYOU #FYP ♬ ORIGAL SOUND – ANDREW MVIO SAYS ON THEIR LOVE FOR THE SERI HAVE GARNERED THOANDS OF VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. ARTICL ABOUND VERG THE MCU BUT OF WANDA’S SON BILLY, WHO IS GAY THE ICS. SUPPORTG CHARACTER AGATHA HARKNS BEME NOT ONLY THE SUBJECT OF A CHART-TOPPG SONG BUT ALSO A QUEER IN HER OWN RIGHT.RELATED: ‘WANDAVISN’ UNVERS AND REF VISN AS MARVEL’S SECRET BLACK HEROOLSEN, WHO PLAYS WANDA, SAYS SHE HADN’T KNOWN ABOUT THE NNECTN LGBT FANS HAVE TO THE CHARACTER. “THAT’S REALLY AMAZG. I THK THE STORI HAVE AN IMPACT A WAY THAT I AM THAT I SOMEHOW DON’T [REALIZE],” SHE SAID. “I’M SO SI THEM THAT I DON’T REALLY GET TO STEP OUTSI.”WANDA ISN’T ANY LUCKIER THE ICS. ELEVEN YEARS AFTER HER 1964 BUT, SHE MARRI VISN AND HAS TWO CHILDREN, BUT THROUGH BOTH MAGIC AND OLD-FASHNED SUPERVILLAY SHE LOS HER FAY AND HER MEMORI OF MOTHERHOOD. WHEN THOSE MEMORI RURFACE, AN OUTPOURG OF GRIEF LEADS WANDA TO KILL SOME OF HER TEAMMAT AS WELL AS SWATHS OF MUTANTS — A MARGALIZED, SUPERPOWERED RACE. THE CHARACTER HAS BEEN ON A LONG JOURNEY OF REMPTN AND HEALG EVER SCE.“YOU BREAK THE L AND BEE THE HERO. I DO AND I BEE THE ENEMY. THAT DON’T SEEM FAIR.”JOSEPH KIM, A 24-YEAR-OLD SOCIAL MEDIA NTENT PRODUCER OM NEW YORK CY, SAID THIS REMDS HIM OF BIPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA AND RACISM WH THE LGBT MUNY. IN WANDA’S STORY, HE SAID, “YOU HAVE THAT SAME KD OF METAPHORIL GATEKEEPG OF, ‘YOU ARE ONE OF , AND YET YOU’RE NOT ONE OF .’”ACROSS ICS AND FILMS, WANDA RECEIV LTLE SUPPORT OM OTHER CHARACTERS. THE MCU PORTRAYS HER GRIEVG ALONE, AND THE “HOE OF M” IC-BOOK STORYLE, OTHER CHARACTERS NSIR KILLG WANDA AS SHE EXPERIENC A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. FOR BRANDON BH, A IC BOOK JOURNALIST, THIS ABSENCE OF SUPPORT ALSO MIRRORS SYSTEMIC JTIC. “WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE LIKE WANDA WHO AREN’T GETTG THE ROURC THAT THEY NEED, YOU RELATE TO THAT BEE YOU SEE YOUR OWN MUNI AND THEM NOT GETTG THE ROURC THAT THEY NEED,” BH SAID.@BILLYTHEWICN WELP, STROYG THE MULTIVERSE FELY DID A NUMBER ON MY MOM…#MARVEL #MCU #DOCTORSTRANGETHEMULTIVERSEOFMADNS #SRLETWCH #WICN #ELIZABETHOLSEN ♬ ORIGAL SOUND – RACHELSTILL, MANY LGBT FANS DON’T SEE THE KD OF REPRENTATN THEY WANT THE MCU GENERALLY. Y, MORE LGBT SUPERHERO — CLUDG WANDA’S OWN CHILDREN — HAVE GRACED IC BOOK PAG RECENT YEARS, AND A SAME-SEX RELATNSHIP SHOWS UP ON-SCREEN THE ETERNALS.RELATED: DISNEY+ CRASHED AS ‘WANDAVISN’ FALE BREAKS THE INTER

* why is wanda a gay icon *

In the ics and TV seri, Wanda’s tws, Billy and Tommy, are gay and bisexual rpectively.

WANDAVISN JT TRODUCED ONE OF THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO

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.

WANDA SYK ON COMG OUT AS GAY TO THE WORLD AT 44: "I HAD TO SAY SOMETHG"

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.

HOW JUDY GARLAND BEME A GAY IN — AND WHY SHE ENDUR AS ONE

It uld only be a matter of time before Disney Pl giv full character to s gay ambigui. Articl abound verg the MCU but of Wanda’s son Billy, who is gay the GIPHYSupportg character Agatha Harkns beme not only the subject of a chart-toppg song but also a queer in her own right.

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IT’S A PERFECTLY WEIRD MIX OF CLASSIC S-S, SUPERHERO, AND DAVID LYNCH’S TW PEAKS. IN THE FIRST FEW EPISOS, ’S ALREADY GIVEN OUR BELOVED SRLET WCH, WANDA MAXIMOFF (PLAYED BY ELIZABETH OLSEN), MORE PTH AND SCREEN TIME THAN SHE’D GOTTEN ANY OF HER PREV MCU APPEARANC. IT’S ALSO GIVEN VISN (PL BETTANY) WAY MORE TO DO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THE SHOW NTU THE STORY OF SRLET WCH AND VISN, WE’RE STILL NOT SURE WHAT THAT STORY IS YET, WHICH IS PART OF WHAT MAK WANDAVISN SO GREAT. THE ONLY THG ONE N SAY FOR SURE IS THAT THE SHOW IS SOMEHOW LKED TO WANDA’S TRMA (WE’LL GET THERE). BUT THE SHOW SELF HAS PLANTED A TON OF IC-BOOK EASTER EGGS ALONGSI A STELLAR ST OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LET’S BREAK DOWN WHY YOU SHOULD BE STANNG THIS SUPERHERO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}1. THE AMAZG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WANDA MAXIMOFF A.K.A. SRLET WCHDISNEY+{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE’S THE WANDA HALF OF WANDAVISN AND OUR MA CHARACTER. SHE’S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST TRMATIZED MEMBERS OF THE AVENGERS. SHE GREW UP THE FICTNAL SOKOVIA WH HER TW BROTHER, PIERTO (AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON). IF THE BURN OF BEG SUPER-ATTRACTIVE TWS WEREN’T ENOUGH, THEY WERE ALSO IMBUED WH SUPERPOWERS, HERS BEG ILL-FED TELEKIS AND ENERGY MANIPULATN WHILE HIS IS SUPER-SPEED. THEY BOTH SURVIVED A BOMBG THAT THEIR PARENTS DID NOT, AND THEN THE DUO BRIEFLY ALIGNED WH HYDRA AND ULTRON. AFTER HER BROTHER WAS KILLED, WANDA JOED THE AVENGERS AND STARTED DATG TEAMMATE VISN. IN AVENGERS: INFY WAR, WANDA WAS FORCED TO KILL VISN, MAKG SURE THANOS (JOSH BROL) DIDN’T GET THE FY STONE THAT KEPT HIM ALIVE. THANOS THEN BROUGHT VISN BACK TO LIFE JT TO KILL HIM ONT OF WANDA, WH WANDA DYG WHEN THANOS SNAPPED A BUNCH OF FOLKS OUT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER BACKSTORY IS BASILLY A SUPERHERO TELENOVELA. SHE WAS PART OF THE BATTLE TO SAVE EARTH WHEN ALL THE SNAPPED-AWAY HERO ME BACK FOR THEIR FAL BATTLE AVENGERS: ENDGAME. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, VISN DIDN’T, AS HE WAS MURRED PRR TO THE SNAP. THERE’S A LOT OF TRMA TO UNPACK THERE, AND JUDGG BY THE WAY SHE EJECTED HER IEND GERALDE (PLAYED BY TEYONAH PARRIS) JT FOR MENTNG THE ATH OF HER BROTHER, ONE WOULD BE SAFE TO ASSUME THE WHACKY S REALY THEY’RE EXISTG HAS SOMETHG TO DO WH WANDA CREATG A SAFE SPACE OF SORTS FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE X-MEN ICS, SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL MUTANTS WH REALY-WARPG POWERS, SO WE WILL PROBABLY BE SEEG SOME OF THAT BY THE END OF THE SHOW. SHE’S ALSO A FAVORE AMONG GAY IC-BOOK NERDS. WANDA IS ALMOST FOR SURE BEHD WHATEVER WACKY REALY OUR CHARACTERS SEEM TO BE STUCK , BUT ’S UNCLEAR IF SHE’S THE MASTERMD OR A VICTIM OF HER OWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VISNDISNEY+{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OTHER HALF OF WANDAVISN, VISN IS AN ANDROID WH THE NSCNS OF J.A.R.V.I.S, THE PERSONAL A.I. OF TONY STARK (ROBERT DOWNEY JR), WHO WAS BROUGHT TO BEG BY THE MD STONE. HE’S A GENTLE, D-MANNERED WHO SACRIFICED HIMSELF (ALBE POTLSLY) TO TRY TO SAVE THE WORLD. HE HAS BEEN FEWER MOVI THAN WANDA, BUT HIS LIMED APPEARANC, VISN WAS SEEN AS A LOVG PARTNER TO WANDA AND A WORTHY MEMBER OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW HE ME BACK TO LIFE IS ANYONE’S GUS AT THIS POT. LAST WE SAW HIM, HE WAS A AD, GRAY EMPTY SHELL WH WANDA CRYG OVER HIM. VISN AND WANDA MAY NOT BE A QUEER UPLE, BUT THE STGGLE OF THEM TRYG TO BE “NORMAL” AND “F ” IS ONE MANY QUEER FOLKS N RELATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GERALDE/MONIDISNEY+{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, THIS IS A SEMI-SPOILER THAT WAS REVEALED NEARLY EVERY PRS RELEASE, BUT GERALDE (TEYONAH PARRIS) IS NOT WHO SHE SAYS SHE IS. WE NOW KNOW SHE’S ACTUALLY MONI RAMBE, WHO WAS LAST SEEN CAPTA MARVEL AS A CHILD. IN THE ICS, MONI IS A MEMBER OF THE AVENGERS WHO HAS GONE BY CAPTA MARVEL, PHOTON, AND CURRENTLY SPECTM. SHE’S LED THE TEAM AND HAS BEEN A MASTAY SCE THE '80S. IN OUR FIRST ENUNTER WH HER WANDAVISN, IS UNCLEAR IF SHE WAS PURPOSEFULLY LYG ABOUT WHO SHE IS OR JT NFED BEE OF WHATEVER THE HELL IS GOG ON JT LIKE EVERYONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS VERSN OF HER SEEMS TO BE AN AGENT OF S.W.O.R.D., BUT ’S UNCLEAR IF SHE HAS SUPERPOWERS OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AGNDISNEY+{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S KATHRYN WE REALLY NEED TO SAY MORE? HER CHARACTER’S INTY SEEMS TO BE A MYSTERY. ALL WE KNOW SO FAR IS HER NAME AND THAT SHE’S THE NOSY NEIGHBOR TOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY THEORI THAT SHE ULD BE THE VILLA (ALTHOUGH HIGHLY DOUBTFUL) OR FAMO IC BOOK WCH, AGATHA HARKNS (SOMEWHAT LIKELY). WHOEVER SHE REALLY IS SHE IS A LIGHT TO WATCH ON SCREEN, THAT'S FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOTTIEDISNEY+{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOTTIE IS THE TOWN’S QUEEN BEE WH THE WIG AND ATTU TO BACK UP. SHE’S PORTRAYED BY GAY IN EMMA CLFIELD FORD, WHO PLAYED THE BELOVED ANYA ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. NOT UNLIKE HAHN, CLFIELD FORD STEALS MOST SCEN SHE’S . WHETHER OR NOT DOTTIE IS REAL OR SOME IMAGARY CHARACTER IS YET TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE HAVEN’T SEEN THEM YET, BUT DARCY LEWIS (KAT DENNGS) AND JIMMY WOO (RANDALL PARK) OM THE MCU WILL BE APPEARG ON THE SHOW, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}2. WICN'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE'S THE TEA: MARVEL SEEMS TO BE ASSEMBLG THEIR MCU TEAM OF YOUNG AVENGERS. RUMORS HAVE BEEN FLYG FOR A WHILE NOW! BUT WH WANDA GIVG BIRTH THE THIRD EPISO OF WANDAVISN, WE’VE AT LEAST GOTTEN OUR FIRST GLIMPSE AT TWS WICN AND SPEED, A.K.A. BILLY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANY A IC-BOOK FAN GOT EMOTNAL WHEN WANDA AND VISN WERE GOG BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN NAM BEE WE KNEW THE TWS WERE G! WICN IS BASILLY THE GAY SUPERSTAR HERO OF MARVEL COMICS — HE RECENTLY MARRIED HIS LONGTIME PARTNER, HULKLG; HAS BEE A FULL-FLEDGED MEMBER OF THE AVENGERS; AND IS NEARLY AS SUPERPOWERED AS HIS MOTHER. SPEED HAS THE SUPER-SPEED POWERS OF HIS UNCLE, PIERTO, AND WAS RECENTLY HTED AT BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILL THEY AGE AS FAST OUTSI OF THEIR MOTHER’S WOMB AS THEY DID SI ? WILL THEY BEE FULL-FLEDGED CHARACTERS BY THE END OF THE SERI? WE HAVE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE QUTNS ARE ANSWERED, BUT LIGHT ALL YOUR QUEER-THEMED PRAYER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}3. THEY'RE JT LIKE US!DISNEY+{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WANDA IS A WCH, AND VISN IS A ROBOT, SO AS THEY EXPLICLY STATE THE SHOW'S PREMIERE, THEY’RE NOT YOUR TYPIL UPLE. WHILE THEIR S- ANTICS MIGHT NOT BE REAL, THEIR STGGLE TO F IS. AND WHILE THEY ARE VERY MUCH A STRAIGHT UPLE, ANY QUEER UPLE N RELATE TO THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WANDA HAS HAD A TOUGH LIFE AND JT WANTS THEM TO VIBE THEIR CHILL, S- UTOPIA, BUT OF URSE, THE VIB HERE ARE ACTUALLY CREDIBLY STRSFUL. VISN’S FACE IS A BRIGHT-RED ROBOT FACE, WHICH ALONE MAK DIFFICULT TO F . VISN HAS TO E HIS POWERS TO GIVE HIM THE FACE OF PL BETTANY WHEN HE’S AT WORK OR ANYWHERE OUTSI OF HIS HOME. WANDA HAS TO E HER POWERS TO MATA THIS FX-NORMALCY, AND ’S ALL CLEARLY WEIGHG ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WANDA EVEN HAS A NONTATN WH DOTTIE THE SEND EPISO, WHICH DOTTIE BASILLY ACC WANDA OF WANTG TO HURT THEM ALL. 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Articl aboundverg the MCU but of Wanda's son Billy, who is gay the ics. I have a qutn that isn't exactly about LGBTQ+ hero, but is about gay fans of superhero, so I thought I should ask here. I have heard that historily most fans of the Srlet Wch are gay men.

To the pot of beg nsired a stereotypil thg for gay ic nerds to be her fans. Are most fans of Wanda gay men?

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: I am a fan of the srlet wch and I am a gay man. The relatnship has earned ntuo praise om queer crics and the characters are monly referred to as “Marvel’s most proment gay uple”. Yep, this means the MCU has jt troduced s first gayby (!

"It was not planned at all, " she told Meredh Vieira 2015, jokg that she was later treated as a "unirn" for simply beg Black and gay. In fact, Syk was 40 when she me out to her parents and has said she "reprsed" her gay inty for years (she and mic producer Dave Hall were married between 1991 and 1998). Also, I wanted to put a face on who that was affectg, not jt whe gay men.

‘WANDAVISN’ FALLY GAVE THE GAYS THE CONTENT WE CRAVE

I also love stori where you have gay characters, but ’s not jt about beg gay, ’s not jt about inty.

Judy Garland was an entertaer of the hight orr, a eply troubled movie star, and, even durg her lifetime, a gay in.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* WHY IS WANDA A GAY ICON

WandaVisn jt troduced one of the MCU's first gay superhero .

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