The Runaways’ Virgia Gardner Is Breakg Superhero Taboos as Marvel’s First Gay Character

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THE RUNAWAYS’ VIRGIA GARDNER IS BREAKG SUPERHERO TABOOS AS MARVEL’S FIRST GAY CHARACTER

A list of all known Characters om Marvel Comics Runaways book seri or Hulu's web-adapted televisn seri, Runaways, who are eher lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. But beneath her sunny exterr, Karola, who is one of the first openly gay Marvel characters, grappl wh her inty—and Gardner unrstands the dissonance between appearanc and realy. It’s like I uld jt rip out a nunchucks route at a what I know of the ic book, Karola is the first gay Marvel character onscreen?

I also n’t totally speak to her sexualy on the show yet bee we want to be a surprise, but the ic books I believe she is one of the first openly gay, let’s see how we n dance around this… I assume that’s not somethg that’s not pletely elimated om her inty the is safe to assume. Michael Dmond/HuluOn the one hand, 's huge to see a Marvel property explore gay marriage any pacy.

Michael Dmond/HuluAs GLAAD (Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn) poted out their annual report last year, " "It is beg creasgly more difficult to ignore that LGBTQ people rema almost pletely shut out of Hollywood's big budget ic book films that have domated the box office over the past several years. The reason Henry's character is drawg such a buzz is that he's a gay fay man. Keep md that Henry playg a homosexual man isn't all that surprisg to see onscreen.

WHY THE 'ETERNALS' GAY COUPLE ACTUALLY ISN'T THE FIRST IN MCU HISTORY

It's a monumental moment for dividuals strivg to see more characters like themselv on the big screen, except dienc need to know Phastos and his hband aren't the first gay Marvel uple. Ni and Karola perta to Marvel's Eternals bee they're actually the first gay uple onscreen, not Phastos and his hband. Power and David Philpott had to make their own ke topper by glug groomsmen figur togetherFrom “partner” to “hband”: meet one of the first married gay upl N.

ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI

Philpott and Power may have been the first gay uple the provce to be legally married, but the trail they blazed was soon followed by many, wh the St. On TV, the bisexual Whe Canary (Cay Lotz) and gay Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) and Mr.

A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.

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.

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Why The 'Eternals' Gay Couple Actually Isn't The First In MCU History .

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