Is DC Really Makg Superman Gay?

Contents:

• IS SUPERMAN GAY, BISEXUAL, OR STRAIGHT? WHAT IS DC CANON?
• FACT OR FICTN: SUPERMAN THE ICS IS NOW GAY?
• IS DC REALLY MAKG SUPERMAN GAY?
• 'HOW GAY IS SUPERMAN?'
• IS SUPERMAN GAY, BISEX, OR STRAIGHT?

IS SUPERMAN GAY, BISEXUAL, OR STRAIGHT? WHAT IS DC CANON?

LGBTQIA+ Reprentatn Marvel and DC icsNorthstarOne of the first gay superhero, Northstar buted X-Men ics 1979. In , different people feature and bee new Caps to protect their muni—one of whom is gay teenager Aaron Drake, aka, RobTim Drake is the third Rob, partner to Batman, butg 1989.

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FACT OR FICTN: SUPERMAN THE ICS IS NOW GAY?

So, wh that said, is Superman gay, bisexual, or straight? Of urse, while there have been gay and bisexual characters before, this is the first time that a poster boy character like Superman was revealed to be gay or bisexual.

On Augt 19, Van Sciver ma a livtream which he claimed that “Clark Kent is gog bye-bye” orr to be replaced by Jon, who would then e out as gay, “so Superman is effectively gay.

IS DC REALLY MAKG SUPERMAN GAY?

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'HOW GAY IS SUPERMAN?'

Gay, bi, pan, may be a while till this to un on the page. Anyone wrg about this mor who is payg enough attentn to the actual ics has intified Jay as Jon’s new love tert — and hey, when I read the issue, I too was like “Well, there’s some homoerotic subtext happeng here!

” But ics have been rife wh homoerotic subtext sce Jon’s dad first cid to wear his unrwear outsi of his pants 1938.

IS SUPERMAN GAY, BISEX, OR STRAIGHT?

On the other hand, if the world at large firmly believ Jon Kent is gay, maybe DC will have to make him gay or risk lookg homophobic…? Jon Kent is fely gay, and I too have many secret sourc si DC nfirmg this.

June 19, 2006 — -- He's clearly to fns, and splashy summer new film about the Man of Steel, "Superman Returns" -- which out, er, on June 28 -- is beg advertised on Logo, the gay and lbian ble TV channel.

Now, the gay magaze, The Advote, is askg "How Gay Is Superman?