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HOW DC REEMED THEIR FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPERHERO
DC's first gay character, Extraño, was an embodiment of negative stereotyp when he buted before beg revented as an excg character. * first openly gay dc character *
Fan NewsThe Evolutn of Extraño, DC's First Openly Gay SuperheroBY: Alex Jaffe. For over fifty years, not a sgle openly gay superhero uld be found on DC’s pag.
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