15 Openly Gay Marvel Characters That Might Be Comg To The MCU

From Iceman to Hulklg and Moondragon, Marvel boasts a whole array of openly gay characters who would be smash-hs the MCU. * hulkling is gay *

Avengers: Endgame gave the first openly gay character the Marvel Cematic Universe, but left a lot of fans (who have spent the last wag to see a gay superhero jo the Avengers) pretty unrwhelmed. Here's a selectn of openly gay Marvel characters who serve their time to she the MCU.

While many fans hope that Marvel Studs ntu to diversify the superhero they brg to live-actn, Eternals recently took a signifint step forward by prentg Phastos as part of the first openly gay superhero uple the MCU.

Iceman had been fightg alongsi the X-Men the ics for s before he stunned dienc by g out as gay, but fans quickly accepted his sexualy. Wh Marvel Studs hopg to fix the X-Men film anchise after acquirg om Fox, this uld be a good ll for the MCU’s first gay character.

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Superman is gay and proud, but how many other LGBTQ+ superhero do you know om your favoure ic books? Here's a list. * hulkling is gay *

Viv’s sexualy hasn’t been nfirmed the ics, but she's kissed Ironheart and was strongly suggted that she’s eher gay or asexual when she said, “an attractn to boys is nowhere wh me. ” The MCU uld easily portray the character as gay.

There was speculatn that Hercul would be a lead The Eternals when Marvel announced that the film would star a gay lead, but the reference was stead to Phastos.

IS HULKLG A GAY?

Marvel Studs’ "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" featur Mil Gutierrez-Riley as Hulklg. The role required a gay actor 18–20. Hulklg is "a kd soul" wh a "great sense of humor." * hulkling is gay *

Phyla-Vell was first intified as gay when she admted to and acted on her attractn towards Moondragon. In any discsn of who will be the first openly gay superhero the MCU, ’s important to mentn the first openly gay superhero Marvel Comics. Northstar was a landmark character for ic book history bee he was one of the first gay superhero, the first to e out a Marvel book, and 2012, he beme the first character to have a same-sex weddg a mastream ic.

Phastos may be half of the first openly gay relatnship the Marvel Cematic Universe, but Negasonic Teenage Warhead was part of the first gay superhero uple all of superhero cema several years earlier.

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Is Hulklg a gay? He is known for his relatnship wh fellow Young Avenger Wicn, notable for beg one of the hight-profile gay relatnships ics. * hulkling is gay *

The two shared the first gay kiss between major characters a Marvel ic back X-Force #45 while Rictor was huntg for Multiple Man New England.

Rictor has also dated women the Marvel Universe, such as Wolfsbane and Boom Boom, but he stated X-Force #20 that he always knew ep down that he was gay. To have the world’s most regnisable superhero as gay n be credibly spirg, as may help people who are stgglg wh their sexualy and may be apprehensive of g out.

Addnally, the Marvel Cematic Universe (MCU) is ready wh s own openly gay character films the upg The Eternals. Intertgly, Phastos was never portrayed as gay ic books sce his appearance the 1980s.

MARVEL’S GAY POWER COUPLE MAY HAVE INTRODUCED A HORRIFYG NEW THREAT

* hulkling is gay *

In fact, one of the first openly gay characters to have e out of the closet was a member of X-Men — Northstar. He was always meant to be gay but -creator John Byrne ially didn’t reveal bee of the l of Comics Co Authory and, acrdg to him, the opposn om then Marvel edor--chief Jim Shooter.

Eventually 1992, the pag of Alpha Flight #106, Northstar beme the first superhero the Marvel universe to clare “I am gay”. Among the first gay male superhero, Northstar was created wh the very purpose of raisg gay issu. Acrdg to Byrne, Northstar was always gay “even if I would never be allowed to say so many words the ics themselv.

COMICS CORNER – A GAY ROMANCE RUL THE EMPYRE MARVEL’S BIGGT EVENT OF THE YEAR

The love between gay male hero Hulklg and Wicn is at the cx of Empyre, Marvel's biggt crossover event of the year * hulkling is gay *

Created by openly gay wrer Allan Heberg Young Avengers #1 2005, Hulklg and Wicn are separable gay teen superhero and exprs their love for each other when they are not by savg the world as members of the Young Avengers team.

His g out as gay has been a subject of bate over the manner was revealed.

MARVEL COMICS REVEALS EARTH'S FIRST GAY SUPER-COUPLE

In the #40 issue, the powerful psychic Jean Grey reads his md and outs the young Iceman as gay.

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