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. It was revealed shortly after his 2010 but that he was gay, though his shelf life didn't last too long; he was lost to the rhufflg of the DC Universe at the lnch of New 52 2011. However, he returned 2016's Teen Tans and was nfirmed that the new eratn of the character was gay as well.