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• 13 LGBT SUPERHERO TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2017HERE THEY E TO SAVE THE DAY!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JOE GLASSJANUARY 4, 2017/4:32 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOE GLASSJANUARY 4, 2017 / 4:32 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"13 LGBT SUPERHERO TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2017","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-01-04T21:32:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-01-04T21:32:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JOE GLASS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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 NEW YEAR BRGS A TI OF LGBT IC-BOOK CHARACTERS AND STORYL—SOME ARE EXISTG CHARACTERS MOVG TO THE FOREONT, OTHERS ARE NEW CREATNS, AND SOME HAVE JT BURST OUT OF THE FOUR-LOR {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;}FROM DC AND MARVEL TO PENNT PUBLISHERS, HERE’S A NDOWN OF QUEER CHARACTERS TO LOOK OUT 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;}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;}THIS LIGHT-POWERED HERO HAS BEEN A PART OF DC COMICS SCE 1940, BUT HE'S BEG REVAMPED FOR THE CW SEED’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, WHERE HE'LL BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPERHERO AN ANIMATED SHOW.DC {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 ICS LAND, THE RAY (REAL NAME: RAY TERRILL) WILL BE JOG THE JTICE LEAGUE OF AMERI FEBARY. BEFORE THAT, HE'LL GET A ONE SHOT, RETRODUCG THE CHARACTER TO THE DC {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 WRTEN BY QUEER JLA WRER STEVE ORLANDO (SUPERGIRL, MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO) AND DRAWN BY STEPHEN BYRNE (GREEN ARROW).{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;}{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;}AT THE MOMENT, MARVEL HAS TWO ICEMEN: THE ADULT BOBBY DRAKE AND HIS TEENAGE SELF, WHO TIME-TRAVELED OM THE PAST. AT THE END OF 2015, BOTH ICEMEN ME OUT AS GAY. MORE RECENTLY, THE YOUNGER MUTANT HERO HAS BEEN EXPLORG HIS SEXUALY—EVEN VISG A GAY {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;}BUT THIS YEAR, THE MORE MATURE ICEMAN IS GETTG OWN SERI—THE FIRST ONGOG IC FOR A GAY MALE CHARACTER THE PANY'S HISTORY. HIS ADVENTUR WILL BE TOLD BY A LARGELY QUEER TEAM, TOO, WH WRER SA GRACE (SELF-OBSSED), VER ARTIST KEV WADA (SHE-HULK) AND ARTIST ALSANDRO VTI (SECRET WARRRS).{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;}AMERI {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;}MISS AMERI CHAVEZ HAS BEEN OUT-AND-PROUD PRETTY MUCH OM THE GET-GO, AND A FAN-FAVORE SCE HER TIME WH THE YOUNG AVENGERS. IN 2016, WE SAW THE CHARACTER— WHO N FLY, CREATE TERDIMENSNAL PORTALS, AND PRETTY MUCH KICK ASS—TAKE ON GREATER PROMENCE AS THE LEAR OF THE ULTIMAT, THE PREMIER MARVEL TEAM FOR TACKLG SMIC-LEVEL {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 YEAR, CHAVEZ GETS HER OWN IC BOOK, TLED SIMPLY AMERI. A SERI WH A QUEER LATA IS A FIRST FOR MARVEL (WELL, ANY LATA, REALLY) AND OM GABBY RIVERA (JULIET TAK A BREATH) AND JOE QUON (HOWARD THE DUCK).{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;}{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;}DENNIS "DEMOLN MAN" DUNPHY HAS A LONG HISTORY WH CAPTA AMERI, BUT WAS ONLY RECENTLY REVEALED TO BE GAY A RECENT ISSUE OF SAM WILSON: CAPTA AMERI. (WE HAVE TO WONR IF MARVEL SAW THE IRONY MAKG A CHARACTER NAMED "D-MAN" GAY.){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;}AFTER YEARS OF BEG SEEN AS A JOKE, D-MAN RECENTLY RURFACED AS A MORE NUANCED SUPPORTG CHARACTER, ONE A LOVG RELATNSHIP WH ANOTHER {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;}WH BOTH CAPTA AMERI TL BUILDG TO SOME BIG EVENTS 2017, WE EXPECT DUNPHY TO HAVE A PROMENT {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;}{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;}NOT SO MUCH A NEW CHARACTER, EXTRAñO—A.K.A. GREGOR DE LA VEGA—IS A PEVIAN MAGICIAN FIRST TRODUCED TO THE DC COMICS UNIVERSE BACK {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;}ONE OF THE FIRST GAY CHARACTERS MASTREAM ICS, EXTRAñO WAS, WELL, PROBLEMATIC: HE WORE A FLAMBOYANT STUME, LLED HIMSELF "AUNTIE," AND FOUGHT AN AIDS VAMPIRE LLED HEMO-GOBL WHO FECTED HIM WH HIV. (I'M NOT MAKG THIS UP.){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 WAS PRUMED EXTRAñO AND HIS TEAMMAT THE NEW GUARDIANS DIED WHEN THEIR ISLAND BASE WAS STROYED, BUT THE CHARACTER HAS RETURNED WH A PRETTY SIGNIFINT ROLE THE CURRENT MIDNIGHTER & APOLLO {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;}THANKFULLY, THGS ARE MUCH IMPROVED: HE'S A DOCTOR STRANGE-TYPE NOW, AND MORE OF A MATURE, HANDSOME DADDY. (LERALLY—HE HAS A HBAND AND CHILD.) GIVEN THAT APOLLO AND MIDNIGHTER ARE A UPLE THEMSELV, HE'S NO LONGER RELEGATED TO TOKEN CHARACTER {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'LL BE TERTG TO SEE HOW MUCH OF GREGOR'S PREV NTUY WILL BE ROLLED TO THE CURRENT TAKE ON 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;}CHALICEAFTERSHOCK {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 SEPTEMBER, AFTERSHOCK COMICS LNCHED ALTERS, A NEW SERI BY WRER PL JENKS (SPECTACULAR SPIR-MAN), ARTIST LEILA LEIZ AND LORIST TAMRA BONVILLA THAT'S THE FIRST SUPERHERO SERI WH A TRANSGENR {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;}CHALICE WAS TRODUCED ALTERS #1 AS A STILL--THE-CLOSET TRANS WOMAN, PRENTG AS MALE WH HER FAY BUT LIVG AS A WOMAN HER 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;}ALTERS HAS FACED CRICISM FOR LACKG A TRANS WRER, AND FOR FOCG TOO MUCH ON CHALICE'S STGGL BEG TRANS, BUT 'S ALSO GARNERED A SOLID FANBASE. AND, HAS TO BE SAID, THIS IS A LEVEL OF CLN THAT NOT EVEN MARVEL OR DC HAVE {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;}{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;}BATWOMAN HAS BEEN A PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE SCE THE 1950S, AND WAS REVAMPED OM BATMAN'S GIRLIEND TO A LBIAN PED CSAR BACK {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;}KATE KANE STILL OM A WEALTHY GOTHAM FAY, BUT SHE WAS A RATED SOLDIER UNTIL SHE WAS KICKED OUT OF THE ARY UNR DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL. SHE'S A LEAD CHARACTER DETECTIVE COMICS, WHERE SHE TRAS SOME OF THE CY'S YOUNGER HERO, AND WILL HEADLE HER OWN BOOK AGA STARTG {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;}AS WH THE RAY, HER ADVENTUR WILL BE CHRONICLED BY QUEER WRERS—MARGUERE BENT (DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS) AND JAM TYNN IV (BATMAN AND ROB ETERNAL). SHE'LL ALSO BE APPEARG ON THE CW'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;}NATASHA IRONSDC {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 NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. THE ARMORED SUPERHERO KNOWN AS STEEL, NATASHA HAS BEEN A SUPPORTG CHARACTER THE SUPERMAN TL SCE THE 1990S. IN THE CURRENT DC UNIVERSE, THOUGH, SHE JT MA A RURGENCE SUPERWOMAN, WHERE SHE SAV LIV HER OWN POWERFUL ARMOR AND IS A RELATNSHIP WH TEEN SORCERS TRACI 13.DC {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;}NATASHA IS YOUNG, HAPPY AND A LOVG SAME-SEX RELATNSHIP. NOW IF SHE ULD JT FIGURE OUT A {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;}{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;}A CLASSIC PULP ADVENTURE HERO OM THE 1940S, LANCE VALIANT IS RETURNG AFTER 80 YEARS URTY OF CHAPTERHOE {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 TIME, THOUGH, THE CANADIAN HERO IS OPENLY {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;}ALONG WH PANNS TASHA KOLCHAK AND JOHN CABOT, LANCE UNRTAK INDIANA JON-STYLE ADVENTUR WH A SEXY, SPY-MEETS-SCI-FI TWIST, URTY OF WRERS JIM ZUB (THUNRBOLTS) AND ANDREW WHEELER (ANOTHER CASTLE) AND ARTIST VANEDA {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;}FREELANCE WILL N FOR JT FOUR ISSU STARTG JANUARY, BUT THE TEAM IS HOPG FOR MORE STORI FEATURG THE HUNKY GAY ADVENTURER. WH ENOUGH SUPPORT, PERHAPS AN ONGOG SERI WILL {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;}KIM & KIMBLACK MASK {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 TERGALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS ME ONTO THE SCENE 2016—KIM IS TRANS, AND KIM IS HER QUEER PARTNER CRIME 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;}PART TANK GIRL, PART STAR WARS, ALL FUN ADVENTURE, BLACK MASK STUDS' KIM & KIM WAS CREATED BY WRER MAGDALENE VISAGG, ARTIST EVA CABRERA AND KER CLDIA AGUIRRE, WHO PRENT WH A QUEER-POSIVE NARRATIVE CLUDG A TRANS LEAD CHARACTER, A RARY MEDIA OF ANY {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;}VASSAG CREATED KIM & KIM WHILE SHE WAS TRANSNG, AND 'S A FUN, HEARTFELT AND MEANGFUL STORY THAT DON'T BELABOR S CLIVENS.BLACK MASK {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;}KIM & KIM'S IAL 20,000-PY N SOLD OUT, SO THE ODDS OF ANOTHER SERI ARE GOOD. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU N PICK UP ISSU 1-3 ON THE BLACK MASK {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;}AQUALADDC {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;}AQUALAD HAS BEEN PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE FOR S, UALLY AS PART OF THE TEEN TANS, THOUGH MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER HAS ED THE NAME. THE NEWT AQUALAD, JACKSON HY, BRIEFLY APPEARED SOME YEARS BACK AS PART OF THE "BRIGHTT DAY" CROSSOVER. HE WAS THEN MIA UNTIL LAST SUMMER, WHEN HE WAS RETRODUCED A DC REBIRTH ONE-SHOT.DC {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;}BUT THIS SEEMED TO BE A NEW VERSN OF HY: FOR ONE THG, HE'S GAY—AND SADLY, LIVG WH A MOM WHO BERAT HIM FOR HIS "UNNATURAL" {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 JACKSON HY AQUALAD WILL BE JOG DC'S TEEN CSARS TEEN TANS #6 THIS {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;}{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;}PATSY WALKER HAS ACTUALLY BEEN AROUND SCE 1945, BUT DIDN'T BEE A SUPERHERO UNTIL THE 1970S. IN THE CURRENT SERI PATSY WALKER A.K.A. HELLT, SHE'S ROOMMAT WH IAN SOO, A BISEXUAL BOOKSTORE CLERK WHO DISVERS HIS TELEKIS—AND HIS INHUMAN LEAGE—AFTER NTACT WH THE TERRIGEN {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;}INIALLY, IAN DIDN'T WANT TO BE A HERO, BUT HE TOOK TO G HIS POWERS TO HELP HELLT WHEN THEY CROSSED PATHS WH HIS ABIVE {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;}TELEKIAN IS AN TERTG CHARACTER: A POSIVE REPRENTATN OF BISEXUALS, A GUY WHO HAS MA MISTAK AND IS RELATABLE, AND WHO'S ALSO BEEN A VICTIM OF DOMTIC ABE BUT HAS RISEN ABOVE . PL, HE'S AN ADORABLE RELATNSHIP WH PATSY’S OLD IEND, TOM HALE, HIS BOSS AT BURLY {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;}WONR {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;}QUEER ICS FANS HAVE ALWAYS LOVED WONR WOMAN, THE WARRR PRCS WHO BREAKS GENR STEREOTYP AND STANDS UP FOR THE DOWNTRODN—AND LOOKS FABULO WHILE DOG {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;}DIANA'S ORIGS HAVE BEEN REVISED MANY TIM SCE HER BUT 1941, BUT SHE'S ALWAYS HAILED OM AN ISLAND SOLELY POPULATED WOMEN. OVER THE YEARS FANS HAVE WONRED IF PARADISE ISLAND (OR THEMYSCIRA) WAS JT IGNORANT OF ROMANTIC LOVE. BUT 2016 WRER GREG RUCKA TRODUCED KASSIA, A LOVER DIANA LEFT BEHD WHEN SHE ENTERED MAN'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;}THIS MAK WONR WOMAN BOTH ONE OF THE OLST AND NEWT LGBT CHARACTERS ICS. AND CERTALY THE MOST PROMENT—PECIALLY WH A MAJOR MOTN PICTURE ON S WAY. WHETHER THE MOVIE WILL TOUCH ON DIANA'S QUEERNS REMAS TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• 9 LGBT SUPERHERO COMG TO A SCREEN NEAR YOUHERE WE E TO SAVE THE DAY!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017/8:28 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017 / 8:28 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"9 LGBT SUPERHERO COMG TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-10-03T12:28:02.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-10-03T12:28:02.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}THERE'S MORE IC-BOOK MOVI AND TV SHOWS G THE NEXT 12 MONTHS THAN EVER BEFORE. AND A SURPRISG NUMBER OF THEM HAVE QUEER HERO ON THE ROSTER. (WELL, AT LEAST NONILLY QUEER THE ICS THEY WERE BASED 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;}LET'S TAKE A {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;}KAROLA DEAN, "MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS"MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS/{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 LATT PAGE-TO-SCREEN ADAPTATN OM MARVEL SE A GROUP OF TEENS ON THE N AFTER THEY REALIZE THEIR PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY A CLAN OF VIC CRIMAL MASTERMDS. KAROLA DEAN (VIRGIA GARDNER) HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE G TO TERMS WH BEG A LBIAN—HOW WILL SHE AL WH FDG OUT SHE'S ACTUALLY AN ALIEN?{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;}MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS BUTS NOVEMBER 21 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;}THE RAY, "ARROW"{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 DC COMICS, THE RAY IS A GAY HERO WH LIGHT-BASED POWERS ON A VERSN OF EARTH WHERE THE NAZIS WON WWII. IN THE CW'S UPG FOUR-PART ARROW-VERSE CROSSOVER, HE'LL BE PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR RSELL TOVEY (LOOKG, QUANTI).{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;}TOVEY WILL ALSO VOICE THE CHARACTER ON THE CW SEED'S FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, THE FIRST MASTREAM ANIMATED SERI WH A GAY LEAD.LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: RSELL TOVEY ATTENDS THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2017 AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON APRIL 9, 2017 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY JEFF SPICER/GETTY IMAG){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;}“CRISIS ON EARTH X,” BEGS NOVEMBER 27 ON THE CW, WH BACK-TO-BACK EPISOS OF ARROW AND SUPERGIRL, FOLLOWED BY THE FLASH AND LEGENDS OF TOMORROW ON NOVEMBER {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;}K, “THOR: RAGNAROK”THOR: RAGNAROK/{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;}WHEN THOR: RAGNAROK STORMS TO THEATERS ON NOVEMBER 3, 'LL TRODUCE FANS TO THE ALIEN WORLD OF SAKAAR, WHERE THE GOD OF THE THUNR IS PTED AGAST HULK GLADIATORIAL BATTLE. AMONG THEIR ALLI IS K, A ROCK-VERED BISER WHO WAS REVEALED TO BE GAY INCREDIBLE HULK #619.MARVEL {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 WANTED TO CHANGE THE IA OF WHAT A HULKG GUY MA OF ROCKS ULD BE. HE’S HUGE AND HEAVY, BUT WH A LIGHT SOUL,” SAID RAGNAROK DIRECTOR TAIKA WAI. “WE WANTED TO MAKE HIM FUNNY AND A RELATABLE ENTRY POT TO THIS WORLD. AND THOR NEEDS IENDS.”{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;}WAI WILL ACTUALLY PORTRAY K HIMSELF VIA {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;}WONR WOMAN, "JTICE LEAGUE"WONR WOMAN/WARNER {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 2016, WRER GREG RUCKA MA THE AMAZON WARRR EXPLICLY QUEER WHEN HE TRODUCED KASIA, A LOVER DIANA LEFT BEHD WHEN SHE LEFT PARADISE ISLAND TO FIGHT EVIL MAN’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;}WHILE THE WONR WOMAN MOVIE DIDN'T ADDRS ANY LADY LOV PARTICULAR, DIANA (GAL GADOT) DID TELL CAPTA TREVOR SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT “PLEASUR OF THE FLH,” SPE GROWG UP ON AN ISLAND POPULATED ENTIRELY {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;}{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;}WONR WOMAN NEXT APPEARS JTICE LEAGUE, HTG THEATERS NOVEMBER {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;}TRACI THIRTEEN, "YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS"YOUNG JTICE: {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 DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, TRACI HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT RNATNS—THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. THE SUPERHERO STEEL.DC {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 UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, SHE'S A SUPERNATURAL HERO WHO LIV METROPOLIS’ SLUMS AFTER FYG HER FATHER AND LEARNG MAGIC. HOPEFULLY, HER QUEERNS WILL REMA {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;}THUNR, "BLACK LIGHTNG"THE CW, MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGSAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 22: ACTOR NAFSA WILLIAMS ATTENDS THE "BLACK LIGHTNG" SPECIAL VIO PRENTATN AND Q+A DURG COMIC-CON INTERNATNAL 2017 AT SAN DIEGO CONVENTN CENTER ON JULY 22, 2017 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAG){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 UPG CW SERI, CRS WILLIAMS PLAYS JEFFERSON PIERCE, WHO RETIRED OM THE SUPERHERO GAME AFTER STROYED HIS MARRIAGE. BUT HE'S FORCED TO DON HIS MASK AGA TO TAKE DOWN A VIC CRIME SYNDITE THREATENG HIS CY. IN DC COMICS' OUTSIRS, PIERCE'S DGHTER ANISSA WAS OUT SUPERHERO THUNR.DC {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;}ACTRS NAFSA WILLIAMS (CO BLACK, TW PEAKS) WILL PLAY ANISSA, NOW A MEDIL STUNT TEACHG PART-TIME AT HER FATHER’S SCHOOL, BUT 'S NOT CLEAR IF SHE'LL BE A SUPERHERO—OR GAY—ON 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;}"DEBRII," NEW {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 MARVEL ICS UNIVERSE, DEBORAH FIELDS WAS DEBRII, A TELEKETIC SUPERHERO AND AN OUT LBIAN. A S VERSN OF THE WARRRS IS G TO FREEFORM 2018, WH KATE COMER PLAYG 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;}“IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT ‘HEY, I RELATE TO THE SHOW BEE I WANT TO HAVE A SQUIRREL TAIL,' BUT ‘HEY, THIS IS THE STORY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO’S OUT AS A LBIAN AND MAYBE ’S NOT THAT EASY,’" SAYS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KEV {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;}AYO, "BLACK PANTHER"{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;}AYO IS AMEMBER OF THE DORA MILAJE, BLACK PANTHER'S ALL-FEMALE BODYGUARDS. SHE'S NOT EXACTLY A SUPERHERO, BUT SHE KICKS SER ASS AND ISON THE SI 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;}IN WORLD OF WAKANDA, WRTEN BY WRTEN BY TA-NEHISI COAT AND QUEER WRER ROXANE GAY, AYO GETS TO A ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW GUARD ANEKA, AND THE TWO ARE TORN BETWEEN THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AND THEIR OBLIGATNS TO THEIR KG.MARVEL {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;}AFTER VANY FAIR REPORTED MARCH THAT THE AFFAIR WAS TACT THE MOVIE, A MARVEL REP SISTED “THAT SPECIFIC LOVE STORYLE OM THE IC WAS NOT ED AS A SOURCE.”{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;}A LOT N CHANGE SIX MONTHS, THOUGH—MAYBE WE'LL GET TO SEE THE PASSNATE WARRRS EMBRACE EACH OTHER AND 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;}BLACK PANTHER H THEATERS FEBARY 16, 2018,{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;}SHATTERSTAR, "DEADPOOL 2"{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 ICS, SHATTERSTAR IS AN OTHER-DIMENSNAL WARRR NAMED GAVEEDRA SEVEN, WHOSE PARENTS WERE THE X-MEN DAZZLER AND LONGSHOT. (IN A WEIRD B OF ICS WIBBLY-WOBBLY, TIMEY-WIMEY SHATTERSTAR IS ALSO SORT OF LONGSHOT'S FATHER).{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 PETER DAVID'S ACCLAIMED N OF X-FORCE, SHATTERSTAR REVEALED HE WAS GAY—OR AT LEAST BI—AND STARTED A RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW HERO {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;}SHATTERSTAR IS SLATED TO APPEAR THE DEADPOOL SEQUEL, THOUGH STG HASN'T BEEN ANNOUNCED. HE'LL PROBABLY BE AT THE SI OF CABLE (JOSH BROL), OIME LEAR OF X-FORCE. BUT WILL HE AND THE MERC WH A MOUTH HOOK UP?{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;}FD OUT WHEN DEADPOOL 2 OPENS JUNE 1, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• GAY SUPERHERO G TO CW SEED 2017
• CW TRODUC FIRST SHOW WH A GAY SUPERHERO – FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY
• GAY SUPERHERO IN COMICS & MOVI YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
• LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO
• 7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONSABLE TO LEAP MEDIA A SGLE BOUND!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017/12:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY/CW SEEDBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017 / 12:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}LGBT SUPERHERO ARE NOTHG NEW. THEY'VE EVEN POPPED UP ON TELEVISN ON SHOWS LIKE SUPERGIRL AND THE FLASH (MOSTLY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF OUT PRODUCER GREG BERLANTI). BUT WHEN TO THEIR BRIGHTLY LORED UNTERPARTS THE WORLD OF RTOONS, QUEER REPRENTATN IS STILL SORELY LACKG.WARNER {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 PART THAT'S BEE ANIMATN IS STILL VIEWED AS A KID'S MEDIUM, AND STUDS ARE HANT TO FFLE THE FEATHERS OF HOMOPHOBIC PARENTS. (THOUGH THE POPULARY OF SHOWS LIKE STEVEN UNIVERSE AND DANGER AND EGGS ARE PROVG YOU N HAVE LGBT CHARACTERS WHOUT GETTG TO DISCSNS OF SEX.){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;}BELOW, WE SHE A LIGHT ON SEVEN STUMED CSARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD, AND LEAPG OM PAGE TO {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;}AQUALADDC {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;}AQUALAD HAS BEEN PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE FOR S, THOUGH MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER HAS ED THE NAME. THE MOST RECENT AQUALAD, JACKSON HY, JOED THE TEEN TANS LAST YEAR.DC {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;}HY IS GAY AND HAS (OR AT LEAST HAD) A BOYIEND—AND A MOM WHO'S NOT HAPPY WH HIS “UNNATURAL BEHAVR. (OF URSE HIS MOM HID HIS ATLANTEAN ORIGS OM JACKSON, SO SHE'S NOT ONE TO TALK ABOUT "UNNATURAL.")YOUNG JTICE/CARTOON {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 ANIMATED VERSN OF AQUALAD BUTED THE ACCLAIMED YOUNG JTICE RTOON, WHICH IS MAKG A RETURN NEXT YEAR. IN THE ORIGAL SERI, HIS SECRET INTY IS CAL DURHAM, BUT THE CHARACTER'S LOOK AND ORIGS ARE 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;}HE WAS ALSO LOVE WH AN ATLANTEAN GIRL NAMED TULA, BUT WH THE SHOW JUMPG AHEAD SEVERAL YEARS HE ULD EASILY BE PICTED AS HAVG E OUT AS BI 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;}{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;}BOBBY DRAKE HAS BEEN AN X-MAN FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, BUT ONLY ME OUT AS GAY 2015. HE'S APPEARED NUMERO RTOONS, MOST FAMOLY THE MPY '80S SHOW SPIR-MAN AND HIS 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;}ICEMAN HASN'T APPEARED RTOON FORM SCE G OUT, BUT WH HIS OWN IC BOOK OUT NOW, 'S ONLY A MATTER 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;}{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;}VAR ERATNS OF BATWOMAN HAVE APPEARED BATMAN RTOONS, THOUGH THE CURRENT ONE—LBIAN PED CSAR KATE KANE—DIDN'T APPEAR UNTIL THE 2016 ANIMATED FEATURE BATMAN: BAD BLOOD.BATMAN: BAD BLOOD/ WARNER BROS, DC {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 SEXUALY IS OPENLY ADDRSED THE FILM, AND SHE IS SHOWN MEETG WH LBIAN TECTIVE RENEE MONTOYA THE MOVIE'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;}HARLEY QUNBATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI/WARNER {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 ONE'S TECHNILLY A CHEAT, AS HARLEY FIRST APPEARED A RTOON, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI, BACK 1992, BEFORE MAKG HER FIRST APPEARANCE THE ICS 1999.DC {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;}LONG KNOWN AS THE JOKER'S MA SQUEEZE, HARLEY IS NONILLY BISEXUAL, WH HEAVY ALLNS TO A PAST RELATNSHIP WH POISON {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;}NORTHSTARNORTHSTAR/MARVEL {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;}A FRENCH-CANADIAN MUTANT WH THE POWER OF SUPERSPEED, NORTHSTAR (JEAN-PL BEBIER) IS KNOWN AS MUCH FOR HIS SNOOTY ATTU AS HIS CREDIBLE SWIFTNS. (WE WERE NEVER SURE IF HIS HGHTS WAS SUPPOSED TO SIGNIFY HOMOSEXUALY OR "FRENCHNS.")X-MEN/{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;}NORTHSTAR APPEARS THE 1980S X-MEN RTOON, EPISOS "SLAVE ISLAND", "REPO MAN," AND "CHILD OF LIGHT," ALL VOICED BY RENE LEMIX. (NONE DIRECTLY MENTNED HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN.){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;}TRACI THIRTEENDC {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;}LIKE MANY HERO, TRACI, THE DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORIGS OVER THE YEARS. NO LONG AGO SHE WAS THE LONG-DISTANCE GIRLIEND OF JAIME REY, A.K.A. THE BLUE BEETLE. MORE RECENTLY, "TRACI 13" REAPPEARED AS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. STEEL.YOUNG JTICE: {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 SLATED TO APPEAR THE UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, GIVG THE SHOW THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO SPOTLIGHT BOTH A QUEER CHARACTER AND A SAME-SEX 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;}THE RAYDC {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;}ANOTHER LONG-TIMER WH VAR REVAMPS DATG BACK TO 1940, THE RAY WILL STAR AN ANIMATED SERI, FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, ON THE CW SEED. THIS ERATN OF THE RAY IS OPENLY GAY, AND THE CW HAS NFIRMED HIS SEXUALY IS BEG RPORATED TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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 ICS LAND, THE RAY (REAL NAME: RAY TERRILL) IS PART OF THE JTICE LEAGUE OF AMERI, MAKG HIM THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE LGBT SUPERHERO ON THE MARKET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• OUT, OUT AND AWAY! RSELL TOVEY ON PLAYG A GAY SUPERHERO
• POWER RANGERS FEATUR FIRST GAY SCREEN SUPERHERO
• WAR EPTS OVER NEW MARVEL BLOCKBTER’S GAY SUPERHERO

13 LGBT SUPERHERO TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2017HERE THEY E TO SAVE THE DAY!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JOE GLASSJANUARY 4, 2017/4:32 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOE GLASSJANUARY 4, 2017 / 4:32 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"13 LGBT SUPERHERO TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2017","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-01-04T21:32:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-01-04T21:32:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JOE GLASS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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 NEW YEAR BRGS A TI OF LGBT IC-BOOK CHARACTERS AND STORYL—SOME ARE EXISTG CHARACTERS MOVG TO THE FOREONT, OTHERS ARE NEW CREATNS, AND SOME HAVE JT BURST OUT OF THE FOUR-LOR {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;}FROM DC AND MARVEL TO PENNT PUBLISHERS, HERE’S A NDOWN OF QUEER CHARACTERS TO LOOK OUT 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;}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;}THIS LIGHT-POWERED HERO HAS BEEN A PART OF DC COMICS SCE 1940, BUT HE'S BEG REVAMPED FOR THE CW SEED’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, WHERE HE'LL BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPERHERO AN ANIMATED SHOW.DC {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 ICS LAND, THE RAY (REAL NAME: RAY TERRILL) WILL BE JOG THE JTICE LEAGUE OF AMERI FEBARY. BEFORE THAT, HE'LL GET A ONE SHOT, RETRODUCG THE CHARACTER TO THE DC {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 WRTEN BY QUEER JLA WRER STEVE ORLANDO (SUPERGIRL, MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO) AND DRAWN BY STEPHEN BYRNE (GREEN ARROW).{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;}{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;}AT THE MOMENT, MARVEL HAS TWO ICEMEN: THE ADULT BOBBY DRAKE AND HIS TEENAGE SELF, WHO TIME-TRAVELED OM THE PAST. AT THE END OF 2015, BOTH ICEMEN ME OUT AS GAY. MORE RECENTLY, THE YOUNGER MUTANT HERO HAS BEEN EXPLORG HIS SEXUALY—EVEN VISG A GAY {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;}BUT THIS YEAR, THE MORE MATURE ICEMAN IS GETTG OWN SERI—THE FIRST ONGOG IC FOR A GAY MALE CHARACTER THE PANY'S HISTORY. HIS ADVENTUR WILL BE TOLD BY A LARGELY QUEER TEAM, TOO, WH WRER SA GRACE (SELF-OBSSED), VER ARTIST KEV WADA (SHE-HULK) AND ARTIST ALSANDRO VTI (SECRET WARRRS).{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;}AMERI {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;}MISS AMERI CHAVEZ HAS BEEN OUT-AND-PROUD PRETTY MUCH OM THE GET-GO, AND A FAN-FAVORE SCE HER TIME WH THE YOUNG AVENGERS. IN 2016, WE SAW THE CHARACTER— WHO N FLY, CREATE TERDIMENSNAL PORTALS, AND PRETTY MUCH KICK ASS—TAKE ON GREATER PROMENCE AS THE LEAR OF THE ULTIMAT, THE PREMIER MARVEL TEAM FOR TACKLG SMIC-LEVEL {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 YEAR, CHAVEZ GETS HER OWN IC BOOK, TLED SIMPLY AMERI. A SERI WH A QUEER LATA IS A FIRST FOR MARVEL (WELL, ANY LATA, REALLY) AND OM GABBY RIVERA (JULIET TAK A BREATH) AND JOE QUON (HOWARD THE DUCK).{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;}{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;}DENNIS "DEMOLN MAN" DUNPHY HAS A LONG HISTORY WH CAPTA AMERI, BUT WAS ONLY RECENTLY REVEALED TO BE GAY A RECENT ISSUE OF SAM WILSON: CAPTA AMERI. (WE HAVE TO WONR IF MARVEL SAW THE IRONY MAKG A CHARACTER NAMED "D-MAN" GAY.){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;}AFTER YEARS OF BEG SEEN AS A JOKE, D-MAN RECENTLY RURFACED AS A MORE NUANCED SUPPORTG CHARACTER, ONE A LOVG RELATNSHIP WH ANOTHER {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;}WH BOTH CAPTA AMERI TL BUILDG TO SOME BIG EVENTS 2017, WE EXPECT DUNPHY TO HAVE A PROMENT {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;}{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;}NOT SO MUCH A NEW CHARACTER, EXTRAñO—A.K.A. GREGOR DE LA VEGA—IS A PEVIAN MAGICIAN FIRST TRODUCED TO THE DC COMICS UNIVERSE BACK {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;}ONE OF THE FIRST GAY CHARACTERS MASTREAM ICS, EXTRAñO WAS, WELL, PROBLEMATIC: HE WORE A FLAMBOYANT STUME, LLED HIMSELF "AUNTIE," AND FOUGHT AN AIDS VAMPIRE LLED HEMO-GOBL WHO FECTED HIM WH HIV. (I'M NOT MAKG THIS UP.){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 WAS PRUMED EXTRAñO AND HIS TEAMMAT THE NEW GUARDIANS DIED WHEN THEIR ISLAND BASE WAS STROYED, BUT THE CHARACTER HAS RETURNED WH A PRETTY SIGNIFINT ROLE THE CURRENT MIDNIGHTER & APOLLO {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;}THANKFULLY, THGS ARE MUCH IMPROVED: HE'S A DOCTOR STRANGE-TYPE NOW, AND MORE OF A MATURE, HANDSOME DADDY. (LERALLY—HE HAS A HBAND AND CHILD.) GIVEN THAT APOLLO AND MIDNIGHTER ARE A UPLE THEMSELV, HE'S NO LONGER RELEGATED TO TOKEN CHARACTER {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'LL BE TERTG TO SEE HOW MUCH OF GREGOR'S PREV NTUY WILL BE ROLLED TO THE CURRENT TAKE ON 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;}CHALICEAFTERSHOCK {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 SEPTEMBER, AFTERSHOCK COMICS LNCHED ALTERS, A NEW SERI BY WRER PL JENKS (SPECTACULAR SPIR-MAN), ARTIST LEILA LEIZ AND LORIST TAMRA BONVILLA THAT'S THE FIRST SUPERHERO SERI WH A TRANSGENR {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;}CHALICE WAS TRODUCED ALTERS #1 AS A STILL--THE-CLOSET TRANS WOMAN, PRENTG AS MALE WH HER FAY BUT LIVG AS A WOMAN HER 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;}ALTERS HAS FACED CRICISM FOR LACKG A TRANS WRER, AND FOR FOCG TOO MUCH ON CHALICE'S STGGL BEG TRANS, BUT 'S ALSO GARNERED A SOLID FANBASE. AND, HAS TO BE SAID, THIS IS A LEVEL OF CLN THAT NOT EVEN MARVEL OR DC HAVE {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;}{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;}BATWOMAN HAS BEEN A PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE SCE THE 1950S, AND WAS REVAMPED OM BATMAN'S GIRLIEND TO A LBIAN PED CSAR BACK {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;}KATE KANE STILL OM A WEALTHY GOTHAM FAY, BUT SHE WAS A RATED SOLDIER UNTIL SHE WAS KICKED OUT OF THE ARY UNR DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL. SHE'S A LEAD CHARACTER DETECTIVE COMICS, WHERE SHE TRAS SOME OF THE CY'S YOUNGER HERO, AND WILL HEADLE HER OWN BOOK AGA STARTG {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;}AS WH THE RAY, HER ADVENTUR WILL BE CHRONICLED BY QUEER WRERS—MARGUERE BENT (DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS) AND JAM TYNN IV (BATMAN AND ROB ETERNAL). SHE'LL ALSO BE APPEARG ON THE CW'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;}NATASHA IRONSDC {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 NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. THE ARMORED SUPERHERO KNOWN AS STEEL, NATASHA HAS BEEN A SUPPORTG CHARACTER THE SUPERMAN TL SCE THE 1990S. IN THE CURRENT DC UNIVERSE, THOUGH, SHE JT MA A RURGENCE SUPERWOMAN, WHERE SHE SAV LIV HER OWN POWERFUL ARMOR AND IS A RELATNSHIP WH TEEN SORCERS TRACI 13.DC {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;}NATASHA IS YOUNG, HAPPY AND A LOVG SAME-SEX RELATNSHIP. NOW IF SHE ULD JT FIGURE OUT A {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;}{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;}A CLASSIC PULP ADVENTURE HERO OM THE 1940S, LANCE VALIANT IS RETURNG AFTER 80 YEARS URTY OF CHAPTERHOE {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 TIME, THOUGH, THE CANADIAN HERO IS OPENLY {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;}ALONG WH PANNS TASHA KOLCHAK AND JOHN CABOT, LANCE UNRTAK INDIANA JON-STYLE ADVENTUR WH A SEXY, SPY-MEETS-SCI-FI TWIST, URTY OF WRERS JIM ZUB (THUNRBOLTS) AND ANDREW WHEELER (ANOTHER CASTLE) AND ARTIST VANEDA {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;}FREELANCE WILL N FOR JT FOUR ISSU STARTG JANUARY, BUT THE TEAM IS HOPG FOR MORE STORI FEATURG THE HUNKY GAY ADVENTURER. WH ENOUGH SUPPORT, PERHAPS AN ONGOG SERI WILL {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;}KIM & KIMBLACK MASK {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 TERGALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS ME ONTO THE SCENE 2016—KIM IS TRANS, AND KIM IS HER QUEER PARTNER CRIME 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;}PART TANK GIRL, PART STAR WARS, ALL FUN ADVENTURE, BLACK MASK STUDS' KIM & KIM WAS CREATED BY WRER MAGDALENE VISAGG, ARTIST EVA CABRERA AND KER CLDIA AGUIRRE, WHO PRENT WH A QUEER-POSIVE NARRATIVE CLUDG A TRANS LEAD CHARACTER, A RARY MEDIA OF ANY {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;}VASSAG CREATED KIM & KIM WHILE SHE WAS TRANSNG, AND 'S A FUN, HEARTFELT AND MEANGFUL STORY THAT DON'T BELABOR S CLIVENS.BLACK MASK {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;}KIM & KIM'S IAL 20,000-PY N SOLD OUT, SO THE ODDS OF ANOTHER SERI ARE GOOD. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU N PICK UP ISSU 1-3 ON THE BLACK MASK {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;}AQUALADDC {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;}AQUALAD HAS BEEN PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE FOR S, UALLY AS PART OF THE TEEN TANS, THOUGH MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER HAS ED THE NAME. THE NEWT AQUALAD, JACKSON HY, BRIEFLY APPEARED SOME YEARS BACK AS PART OF THE "BRIGHTT DAY" CROSSOVER. HE WAS THEN MIA UNTIL LAST SUMMER, WHEN HE WAS RETRODUCED A DC REBIRTH ONE-SHOT.DC {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;}BUT THIS SEEMED TO BE A NEW VERSN OF HY: FOR ONE THG, HE'S GAY—AND SADLY, LIVG WH A MOM WHO BERAT HIM FOR HIS "UNNATURAL" {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 JACKSON HY AQUALAD WILL BE JOG DC'S TEEN CSARS TEEN TANS #6 THIS {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;}{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;}PATSY WALKER HAS ACTUALLY BEEN AROUND SCE 1945, BUT DIDN'T BEE A SUPERHERO UNTIL THE 1970S. IN THE CURRENT SERI PATSY WALKER A.K.A. HELLT, SHE'S ROOMMAT WH IAN SOO, A BISEXUAL BOOKSTORE CLERK WHO DISVERS HIS TELEKIS—AND HIS INHUMAN LEAGE—AFTER NTACT WH THE TERRIGEN {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;}INIALLY, IAN DIDN'T WANT TO BE A HERO, BUT HE TOOK TO G HIS POWERS TO HELP HELLT WHEN THEY CROSSED PATHS WH HIS ABIVE {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;}TELEKIAN IS AN TERTG CHARACTER: A POSIVE REPRENTATN OF BISEXUALS, A GUY WHO HAS MA MISTAK AND IS RELATABLE, AND WHO'S ALSO BEEN A VICTIM OF DOMTIC ABE BUT HAS RISEN ABOVE . PL, HE'S AN ADORABLE RELATNSHIP WH PATSY’S OLD IEND, TOM HALE, HIS BOSS AT BURLY {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;}WONR {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;}QUEER ICS FANS HAVE ALWAYS LOVED WONR WOMAN, THE WARRR PRCS WHO BREAKS GENR STEREOTYP AND STANDS UP FOR THE DOWNTRODN—AND LOOKS FABULO WHILE DOG {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;}DIANA'S ORIGS HAVE BEEN REVISED MANY TIM SCE HER BUT 1941, BUT SHE'S ALWAYS HAILED OM AN ISLAND SOLELY POPULATED WOMEN. OVER THE YEARS FANS HAVE WONRED IF PARADISE ISLAND (OR THEMYSCIRA) WAS JT IGNORANT OF ROMANTIC LOVE. BUT 2016 WRER GREG RUCKA TRODUCED KASSIA, A LOVER DIANA LEFT BEHD WHEN SHE ENTERED MAN'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;}THIS MAK WONR WOMAN BOTH ONE OF THE OLST AND NEWT LGBT CHARACTERS ICS. AND CERTALY THE MOST PROMENT—PECIALLY WH A MAJOR MOTN PICTURE ON S WAY. WHETHER THE MOVIE WILL TOUCH ON DIANA'S QUEERNS REMAS TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The new year brgs a ti of LGBT ic-book characters and storyl—some are existg characters movg to the foreont, others are new creatns, and some have jt burst out of the four-lor DC and Marvel to pennt publishers, here’s a ndown of queer characters to look out for RayThis light-powered hero has been a part of DC Comics sce 1940, but he's beg revamped for the CW Seed’s Freedom Fighters: The Ray, where he'll be the first openly gay superhero an animated ics land, the Ray (real name: Ray Terrill) will be jog the Jtice League of Ameri Febary. More recently, the younger mutant hero has been explorg his sexualy—even visg a gay this year, the more mature Iceman is gettg own seri—the first ongog ic for a gay male character the pany's history. D-ManDennis "Demoln Man" Dunphy has a long history wh Capta Ameri, but was only recently revealed to be gay a recent issue of Sam Wilson: Capta Ameri.

9 LGBT SUPERHERO COMG TO A SCREEN NEAR YOUHERE WE E TO SAVE THE DAY!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017/8:28 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017 / 8:28 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"9 LGBT SUPERHERO COMG TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-10-03T12:28:02.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-10-03T12:28:02.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}THERE'S MORE IC-BOOK MOVI AND TV SHOWS G THE NEXT 12 MONTHS THAN EVER BEFORE. AND A SURPRISG NUMBER OF THEM HAVE QUEER HERO ON THE ROSTER. (WELL, AT LEAST NONILLY QUEER THE ICS THEY WERE BASED 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;}LET'S TAKE A {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;}KAROLA DEAN, "MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS"MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS/{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 LATT PAGE-TO-SCREEN ADAPTATN OM MARVEL SE A GROUP OF TEENS ON THE N AFTER THEY REALIZE THEIR PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY A CLAN OF VIC CRIMAL MASTERMDS. KAROLA DEAN (VIRGIA GARDNER) HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE G TO TERMS WH BEG A LBIAN—HOW WILL SHE AL WH FDG OUT SHE'S ACTUALLY AN ALIEN?{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;}MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS BUTS NOVEMBER 21 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;}THE RAY, "ARROW"{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 DC COMICS, THE RAY IS A GAY HERO WH LIGHT-BASED POWERS ON A VERSN OF EARTH WHERE THE NAZIS WON WWII. IN THE CW'S UPG FOUR-PART ARROW-VERSE CROSSOVER, HE'LL BE PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR RSELL TOVEY (LOOKG, QUANTI).{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;}TOVEY WILL ALSO VOICE THE CHARACTER ON THE CW SEED'S FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, THE FIRST MASTREAM ANIMATED SERI WH A GAY LEAD.LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: RSELL TOVEY ATTENDS THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2017 AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON APRIL 9, 2017 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY JEFF SPICER/GETTY IMAG){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;}“CRISIS ON EARTH X,” BEGS NOVEMBER 27 ON THE CW, WH BACK-TO-BACK EPISOS OF ARROW AND SUPERGIRL, FOLLOWED BY THE FLASH AND LEGENDS OF TOMORROW ON NOVEMBER {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;}K, “THOR: RAGNAROK”THOR: RAGNAROK/{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;}WHEN THOR: RAGNAROK STORMS TO THEATERS ON NOVEMBER 3, 'LL TRODUCE FANS TO THE ALIEN WORLD OF SAKAAR, WHERE THE GOD OF THE THUNR IS PTED AGAST HULK GLADIATORIAL BATTLE. AMONG THEIR ALLI IS K, A ROCK-VERED BISER WHO WAS REVEALED TO BE GAY INCREDIBLE HULK #619.MARVEL {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 WANTED TO CHANGE THE IA OF WHAT A HULKG GUY MA OF ROCKS ULD BE. HE’S HUGE AND HEAVY, BUT WH A LIGHT SOUL,” SAID RAGNAROK DIRECTOR TAIKA WAI. “WE WANTED TO MAKE HIM FUNNY AND A RELATABLE ENTRY POT TO THIS WORLD. AND THOR NEEDS IENDS.”{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;}WAI WILL ACTUALLY PORTRAY K HIMSELF VIA {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;}WONR WOMAN, "JTICE LEAGUE"WONR WOMAN/WARNER {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 2016, WRER GREG RUCKA MA THE AMAZON WARRR EXPLICLY QUEER WHEN HE TRODUCED KASIA, A LOVER DIANA LEFT BEHD WHEN SHE LEFT PARADISE ISLAND TO FIGHT EVIL MAN’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;}WHILE THE WONR WOMAN MOVIE DIDN'T ADDRS ANY LADY LOV PARTICULAR, DIANA (GAL GADOT) DID TELL CAPTA TREVOR SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT “PLEASUR OF THE FLH,” SPE GROWG UP ON AN ISLAND POPULATED ENTIRELY {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;}{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;}WONR WOMAN NEXT APPEARS JTICE LEAGUE, HTG THEATERS NOVEMBER {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;}TRACI THIRTEEN, "YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS"YOUNG JTICE: {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 DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, TRACI HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT RNATNS—THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. THE SUPERHERO STEEL.DC {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 UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, SHE'S A SUPERNATURAL HERO WHO LIV METROPOLIS’ SLUMS AFTER FYG HER FATHER AND LEARNG MAGIC. HOPEFULLY, HER QUEERNS WILL REMA {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;}THUNR, "BLACK LIGHTNG"THE CW, MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGSAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 22: ACTOR NAFSA WILLIAMS ATTENDS THE "BLACK LIGHTNG" SPECIAL VIO PRENTATN AND Q+A DURG COMIC-CON INTERNATNAL 2017 AT SAN DIEGO CONVENTN CENTER ON JULY 22, 2017 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAG){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 UPG CW SERI, CRS WILLIAMS PLAYS JEFFERSON PIERCE, WHO RETIRED OM THE SUPERHERO GAME AFTER STROYED HIS MARRIAGE. BUT HE'S FORCED TO DON HIS MASK AGA TO TAKE DOWN A VIC CRIME SYNDITE THREATENG HIS CY. IN DC COMICS' OUTSIRS, PIERCE'S DGHTER ANISSA WAS OUT SUPERHERO THUNR.DC {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;}ACTRS NAFSA WILLIAMS (CO BLACK, TW PEAKS) WILL PLAY ANISSA, NOW A MEDIL STUNT TEACHG PART-TIME AT HER FATHER’S SCHOOL, BUT 'S NOT CLEAR IF SHE'LL BE A SUPERHERO—OR GAY—ON 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;}"DEBRII," NEW {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 MARVEL ICS UNIVERSE, DEBORAH FIELDS WAS DEBRII, A TELEKETIC SUPERHERO AND AN OUT LBIAN. A S VERSN OF THE WARRRS IS G TO FREEFORM 2018, WH KATE COMER PLAYG 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;}“IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT ‘HEY, I RELATE TO THE SHOW BEE I WANT TO HAVE A SQUIRREL TAIL,' BUT ‘HEY, THIS IS THE STORY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO’S OUT AS A LBIAN AND MAYBE ’S NOT THAT EASY,’" SAYS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KEV {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;}AYO, "BLACK PANTHER"{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;}AYO IS AMEMBER OF THE DORA MILAJE, BLACK PANTHER'S ALL-FEMALE BODYGUARDS. SHE'S NOT EXACTLY A SUPERHERO, BUT SHE KICKS SER ASS AND ISON THE SI 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;}IN WORLD OF WAKANDA, WRTEN BY WRTEN BY TA-NEHISI COAT AND QUEER WRER ROXANE GAY, AYO GETS TO A ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW GUARD ANEKA, AND THE TWO ARE TORN BETWEEN THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AND THEIR OBLIGATNS TO THEIR KG.MARVEL {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;}AFTER VANY FAIR REPORTED MARCH THAT THE AFFAIR WAS TACT THE MOVIE, A MARVEL REP SISTED “THAT SPECIFIC LOVE STORYLE OM THE IC WAS NOT ED AS A SOURCE.”{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;}A LOT N CHANGE SIX MONTHS, THOUGH—MAYBE WE'LL GET TO SEE THE PASSNATE WARRRS EMBRACE EACH OTHER AND 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;}BLACK PANTHER H THEATERS FEBARY 16, 2018,{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;}SHATTERSTAR, "DEADPOOL 2"{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 ICS, SHATTERSTAR IS AN OTHER-DIMENSNAL WARRR NAMED GAVEEDRA SEVEN, WHOSE PARENTS WERE THE X-MEN DAZZLER AND LONGSHOT. (IN A WEIRD B OF ICS WIBBLY-WOBBLY, TIMEY-WIMEY SHATTERSTAR IS ALSO SORT OF LONGSHOT'S FATHER).{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 PETER DAVID'S ACCLAIMED N OF X-FORCE, SHATTERSTAR REVEALED HE WAS GAY—OR AT LEAST BI—AND STARTED A RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW HERO {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;}SHATTERSTAR IS SLATED TO APPEAR THE DEADPOOL SEQUEL, THOUGH STG HASN'T BEEN ANNOUNCED. HE'LL PROBABLY BE AT THE SI OF CABLE (JOSH BROL), OIME LEAR OF X-FORCE. BUT WILL HE AND THE MERC WH A MOUTH HOOK UP?{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;}FD OUT WHEN DEADPOOL 2 OPENS JUNE 1, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Gregor De La Vega—is a Pevian magician first troduced to the DC Comics universe back of the first gay characters mastream ics, Extraño was, well, problematic: He wore a flamboyant stume, lled himself "Auntie, " and fought an AIDS vampire lled Hemo-Gobl who fected him wh HIV. Freelance will n for jt four issu startg January, but the team is hopg for more stori featurg the hunky gay adventurer.

He was then MIA until last summer, when he was retroduced a DC Rebirth this seemed to be a new versn of Hy: For one thg, he's gay—and sadly, livg wh a mom who berat him for his "unnatural" Jackson Hy Aqualad will be jog DC's teen csars Teen Tans #6 this March. We’ve put together this list to troduce some of the most fluential gay superhero, rangg om groundbreakg figur like Marvel’s Northstar to characters like Harley Qun who only me out the past few 12 most inic gay superhero1) Wonr WomanDiana of Themyscira has a long and storied history as a queer in. (CC-BY-SA)2) MidnighterPossibly the bt-known gay superhero ic book circl, Midnighter was created as a parody of Batman, startg off the adult-rated Wildstorm ic Stormwatch.

GAY SUPERHERO G TO CW SEED 2017

As one of the origal X-Men, he was portrayed as straight for s beg outed as gay 2015. Thanks to the X-Men ics’ love of time travel hijks, there are actually two versns of this character at the moment: A teenage Iceman who realized he was gay after Jean Grey read his md, and an adult versn who stayed the closet and dated women for years, but me out after beg nonted by his younger self. The recent Iceman solo seri foced on his life after this revelatn, earng a mixed rponse bee while ’s great to see a gay character gettg their own ic, his emotnal arc is a rather old-fashned g-out story.

CW TRODUC FIRST SHOW WH A GAY SUPERHERO – FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY

She first appeared as Batman’s love tert the 1950s, shortly after the publitn of Sctn of the Innocent, a book that acced Batman of homosexual propaganda. In recent years she was rewrten to be gay herself, a ntroversial cisn that led to some problems of s her ic’s creators wanted her to marry her girliend, DC nixed the cisn by sayg hero “shouldn’t have happy personal liv, ” a dub statement that sounds pretty ridiculo the ntext of, say, Superman.

GAY SUPERHERO IN COMICS & MOVI YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

On TV, the bisexual Whe Canary (Cay Lotz) and gay Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) and Mr. Stray mentns of a seldom-seen gay Unn Jack, or police officer Maggie Sawyer, or Dty and Mystique’s obv (but not explicly stated) relatnship, or the still ntroversial Extraño–there weren’t many characters to choose om, and all of them were seldom-seen supportg players.

That changed 1992 when was revealed that Northstar, a foundg member of the X-Men spoff team Alpha Flight, was gay. That’s why ol’ Jean-Pl Bebier, an Olympic skier turned hothead do-goor, is nsired to be the first gay superhero.

LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO

Gay characters were sudnly for mature rears only, like the relatnship between The Authory’s Midnighter and Apollo.

7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONSABLE TO LEAP MEDIA A SGLE BOUND!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017/12:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY/CW SEEDBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017 / 12:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}LGBT SUPERHERO ARE NOTHG NEW. THEY'VE EVEN POPPED UP ON TELEVISN ON SHOWS LIKE SUPERGIRL AND THE FLASH (MOSTLY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF OUT PRODUCER GREG BERLANTI). BUT WHEN TO THEIR BRIGHTLY LORED UNTERPARTS THE WORLD OF RTOONS, QUEER REPRENTATN IS STILL SORELY LACKG.WARNER {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 PART THAT'S BEE ANIMATN IS STILL VIEWED AS A KID'S MEDIUM, AND STUDS ARE HANT TO FFLE THE FEATHERS OF HOMOPHOBIC PARENTS. (THOUGH THE POPULARY OF SHOWS LIKE STEVEN UNIVERSE AND DANGER AND EGGS ARE PROVG YOU N HAVE LGBT CHARACTERS WHOUT GETTG TO DISCSNS OF SEX.){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;}BELOW, WE SHE A LIGHT ON SEVEN STUMED CSARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD, AND LEAPG OM PAGE TO {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;}AQUALADDC {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;}AQUALAD HAS BEEN PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE FOR S, THOUGH MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER HAS ED THE NAME. THE MOST RECENT AQUALAD, JACKSON HY, JOED THE TEEN TANS LAST YEAR.DC {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;}HY IS GAY AND HAS (OR AT LEAST HAD) A BOYIEND—AND A MOM WHO'S NOT HAPPY WH HIS “UNNATURAL BEHAVR. (OF URSE HIS MOM HID HIS ATLANTEAN ORIGS OM JACKSON, SO SHE'S NOT ONE TO TALK ABOUT "UNNATURAL.")YOUNG JTICE/CARTOON {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 ANIMATED VERSN OF AQUALAD BUTED THE ACCLAIMED YOUNG JTICE RTOON, WHICH IS MAKG A RETURN NEXT YEAR. IN THE ORIGAL SERI, HIS SECRET INTY IS CAL DURHAM, BUT THE CHARACTER'S LOOK AND ORIGS ARE 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;}HE WAS ALSO LOVE WH AN ATLANTEAN GIRL NAMED TULA, BUT WH THE SHOW JUMPG AHEAD SEVERAL YEARS HE ULD EASILY BE PICTED AS HAVG E OUT AS BI 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;}{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;}BOBBY DRAKE HAS BEEN AN X-MAN FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, BUT ONLY ME OUT AS GAY 2015. HE'S APPEARED NUMERO RTOONS, MOST FAMOLY THE MPY '80S SHOW SPIR-MAN AND HIS 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;}ICEMAN HASN'T APPEARED RTOON FORM SCE G OUT, BUT WH HIS OWN IC BOOK OUT NOW, 'S ONLY A MATTER 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;}{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;}VAR ERATNS OF BATWOMAN HAVE APPEARED BATMAN RTOONS, THOUGH THE CURRENT ONE—LBIAN PED CSAR KATE KANE—DIDN'T APPEAR UNTIL THE 2016 ANIMATED FEATURE BATMAN: BAD BLOOD.BATMAN: BAD BLOOD/ WARNER BROS, DC {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 SEXUALY IS OPENLY ADDRSED THE FILM, AND SHE IS SHOWN MEETG WH LBIAN TECTIVE RENEE MONTOYA THE MOVIE'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;}HARLEY QUNBATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI/WARNER {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 ONE'S TECHNILLY A CHEAT, AS HARLEY FIRST APPEARED A RTOON, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI, BACK 1992, BEFORE MAKG HER FIRST APPEARANCE THE ICS 1999.DC {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;}LONG KNOWN AS THE JOKER'S MA SQUEEZE, HARLEY IS NONILLY BISEXUAL, WH HEAVY ALLNS TO A PAST RELATNSHIP WH POISON {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;}NORTHSTARNORTHSTAR/MARVEL {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;}A FRENCH-CANADIAN MUTANT WH THE POWER OF SUPERSPEED, NORTHSTAR (JEAN-PL BEBIER) IS KNOWN AS MUCH FOR HIS SNOOTY ATTU AS HIS CREDIBLE SWIFTNS. (WE WERE NEVER SURE IF HIS HGHTS WAS SUPPOSED TO SIGNIFY HOMOSEXUALY OR "FRENCHNS.")X-MEN/{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;}NORTHSTAR APPEARS THE 1980S X-MEN RTOON, EPISOS "SLAVE ISLAND", "REPO MAN," AND "CHILD OF LIGHT," ALL VOICED BY RENE LEMIX. (NONE DIRECTLY MENTNED HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN.){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;}TRACI THIRTEENDC {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;}LIKE MANY HERO, TRACI, THE DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORIGS OVER THE YEARS. NO LONG AGO SHE WAS THE LONG-DISTANCE GIRLIEND OF JAIME REY, A.K.A. THE BLUE BEETLE. MORE RECENTLY, "TRACI 13" REAPPEARED AS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. STEEL.YOUNG JTICE: {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 SLATED TO APPEAR THE UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, GIVG THE SHOW THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO SPOTLIGHT BOTH A QUEER CHARACTER AND A SAME-SEX 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;}THE RAYDC {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;}ANOTHER LONG-TIMER WH VAR REVAMPS DATG BACK TO 1940, THE RAY WILL STAR AN ANIMATED SERI, FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, ON THE CW SEED. 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