The latt episo of Young Jtice, "Quiet Conversatns", reveals that the new Aquaman, Kaldur, is gay and is datg an Atlantean man.
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THE NEW AQUAMAN REVEALED AS GAY IN YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS
Although the young man don't have a speakg part, we see him aga the episo's closg moments, sharg a kiss wh Kaldur, nfirmg the Young Jtice character is gay, or perhaps bisexual. The DC Rebirth versn of the character Teen Tans is an openly gay teenager wh a boyiend, so the Young Jtice animated seri appears to be followg the tablished ics non.
Now, wh the Jtice League's lear nfirmed as gay or bisexual, a proment and origal st member stands as a posive example of LGBTQ reprentatn on the DC seri. Tth be told, the big reveal don’t e as much of a shocker due to Kaldur’s ic book unterpart, Jackson Hy, beg gay himself. Even Season Three, TPTB wouldn't let objectively reveal that one specific character, whom we had ( our mds) set up as gay, was gay - though they did let pict others LGBTQ+ characters objectively.
While Kaldur and Wyyn were enemi back durg the Purist Crisis, seems as though they've veloped a romantic relatnship the years has not specifilly addrsed his sexualy on the show, sayg whether he's gay, bisexual, etc. Tula died durg a missn and that was a big reason why Kaldur chose to leave the the news of Kaldur's sexualy may be new to fans of the show, Aqualad has been a proment gay character the ics for some time.