The most inic gay superhero ics and film! While many classic superhero are wrten as LGBTQ, reprentatn has never been stronger than is today.
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- GAY SUPERHERO IN COMICS & MOVI YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
- ‘Q-FORCE’ TRAILER: SEAN HAY LEADS NETFLIX’S GAY ANIMATED SUPERHERO COMEDY
- GAY CHIK!- LGBT SUPERHERO
- 7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONSABLE TO LEAP MEDIA A SGLE BOUND!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017/12:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY/CW SEEDBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017 / 12:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LGBT SUPERHERO ARE NOTHG NEW. THEY'VE EVEN POPPED UP ON TELEVISN ON SHOWS LIKE SUPERGIRL AND THE FLASH (MOSTLY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF OUT PRODUCER GREG BERLANTI). BUT WHEN TO THEIR BRIGHTLY LORED UNTERPARTS THE WORLD OF RTOONS, QUEER REPRENTATN IS STILL SORELY LACKG.WARNER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT PART THAT'S BEE ANIMATN IS STILL VIEWED AS A KID'S MEDIUM, AND STUDS ARE HANT TO FFLE THE FEATHERS OF HOMOPHOBIC PARENTS. (THOUGH THE POPULARY OF SHOWS LIKE STEVEN UNIVERSE AND DANGER AND EGGS ARE PROVG YOU N HAVE LGBT CHARACTERS WHOUT GETTG TO DISCSNS OF SEX.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW, WE SHE A LIGHT ON SEVEN STUMED CSARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD, AND LEAPG OM PAGE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AQUALADDC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AQUALAD HAS BEEN PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE FOR S, THOUGH MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER HAS ED THE NAME. THE MOST RECENT AQUALAD, JACKSON HY, JOED THE TEEN TANS LAST YEAR.DC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HY IS GAY AND HAS (OR AT LEAST HAD) A BOYIEND—AND A MOM WHO'S NOT HAPPY WH HIS “UNNATURAL BEHAVR. (OF URSE HIS MOM HID HIS ATLANTEAN ORIGS OM JACKSON, SO SHE'S NOT ONE TO TALK ABOUT "UNNATURAL.")YOUNG JTICE/CARTOON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ANIMATED VERSN OF AQUALAD BUTED THE ACCLAIMED YOUNG JTICE RTOON, WHICH IS MAKG A RETURN NEXT YEAR. IN THE ORIGAL SERI, HIS SECRET INTY IS CAL DURHAM, BUT THE CHARACTER'S LOOK AND ORIGS ARE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WAS ALSO LOVE WH AN ATLANTEAN GIRL NAMED TULA, BUT WH THE SHOW JUMPG AHEAD SEVERAL YEARS HE ULD EASILY BE PICTED AS HAVG E OUT AS BI OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOBBY DRAKE HAS BEEN AN X-MAN FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, BUT ONLY ME OUT AS GAY 2015. HE'S APPEARED NUMERO RTOONS, MOST FAMOLY THE MPY '80S SHOW SPIR-MAN AND HIS AMAZG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ICEMAN HASN'T APPEARED RTOON FORM SCE G OUT, BUT WH HIS OWN IC BOOK OUT NOW, 'S ONLY A MATTER OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VAR ERATNS OF BATWOMAN HAVE APPEARED BATMAN RTOONS, THOUGH THE CURRENT ONE—LBIAN PED CSAR KATE KANE—DIDN'T APPEAR UNTIL THE 2016 ANIMATED FEATURE BATMAN: BAD BLOOD.BATMAN: BAD BLOOD/ WARNER BROS, DC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER SEXUALY IS OPENLY ADDRSED THE FILM, AND SHE IS SHOWN MEETG WH LBIAN TECTIVE RENEE MONTOYA THE MOVIE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HARLEY QUNBATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI/WARNER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ONE'S TECHNILLY A CHEAT, AS HARLEY FIRST APPEARED A RTOON, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI, BACK 1992, BEFORE MAKG HER FIRST APPEARANCE THE ICS 1999.DC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LONG KNOWN AS THE JOKER'S MA SQUEEZE, HARLEY IS NONILLY BISEXUAL, WH HEAVY ALLNS TO A PAST RELATNSHIP WH POISON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTHSTARNORTHSTAR/MARVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A FRENCH-CANADIAN MUTANT WH THE POWER OF SUPERSPEED, NORTHSTAR (JEAN-PL BEBIER) IS KNOWN AS MUCH FOR HIS SNOOTY ATTU AS HIS CREDIBLE SWIFTNS. (WE WERE NEVER SURE IF HIS HGHTS WAS SUPPOSED TO SIGNIFY HOMOSEXUALY OR "FRENCHNS.")X-MEN/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTHSTAR APPEARS THE 1980S X-MEN RTOON, EPISOS "SLAVE ISLAND", "REPO MAN," AND "CHILD OF LIGHT," ALL VOICED BY RENE LEMIX. (NONE DIRECTLY MENTNED HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TRACI THIRTEENDC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE MANY HERO, TRACI, THE DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORIGS OVER THE YEARS. NO LONG AGO SHE WAS THE LONG-DISTANCE GIRLIEND OF JAIME REY, A.K.A. THE BLUE BEETLE. MORE RECENTLY, "TRACI 13" REAPPEARED AS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. STEEL.YOUNG JTICE: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE'S SLATED TO APPEAR THE UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, GIVG THE SHOW THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO SPOTLIGHT BOTH A QUEER CHARACTER AND A SAME-SEX SUPERHERO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RAYDC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER LONG-TIMER WH VAR REVAMPS DATG BACK TO 1940, THE RAY WILL STAR AN ANIMATED SERI, FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, ON THE CW SEED. THIS ERATN OF THE RAY IS OPENLY GAY, AND THE CW HAS NFIRMED HIS SEXUALY IS BEG RPORATED TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ICS LAND, THE RAY (REAL NAME: RAY TERRILL) IS PART OF THE JTICE LEAGUE OF AMERI, MAKG HIM THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE LGBT SUPERHERO ON THE MARKET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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GAY SUPERHERO IN COMICS & MOVI YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
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Over the years, there have been hts here and there of her origal roots as a gay superhero. Miss Ameri’s character gaed so much populary that she got her own ic 2017 tled “Ameri, ” wrten by Gabby Rivera, a Lat-Amerin wrer who herself also intifi as gay.
‘Q-FORCE’ TRAILER: SEAN HAY LEADS NETFLIX’S GAY ANIMATED SUPERHERO COMEDY
So, ’s really not surprisg – fact, ’s rather ftg – that there would be a high-profile gay superhero Marvel’s X-Men lp. Northstar, who was the first gay superhero, is not jt nsired inic for beg openly gay.
When Northstar was first created by wrers Chris Claremont and John Byrne, he was already wrten to be gay om the start. However, was still technilly illegal for ics to have any sort of allns to homosexualy the 1970s bee of the 1954 Comics Co Authory.
GAY CHIK!- LGBT SUPERHERO
This loose wordg allowed Comics Co Authory admistrators to censor jt about anythg that n be perceived as gay. Unlike some ls-than-transparent censorship thori, he do not mce his words and outright says, “I am gay.
7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONSABLE TO LEAP MEDIA A SGLE BOUND!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017/12:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY/CW SEEDBY DAN AVERYJULY 28, 2017 / 12:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"7 LGBT SUPERHERO WHO WENT FROM COMICS TO CARTOONS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-28T16:01:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LGBT SUPERHERO ARE NOTHG NEW. THEY'VE EVEN POPPED UP ON TELEVISN ON SHOWS LIKE SUPERGIRL AND THE FLASH (MOSTLY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF OUT PRODUCER GREG BERLANTI). BUT WHEN TO THEIR BRIGHTLY LORED UNTERPARTS THE WORLD OF RTOONS, QUEER REPRENTATN IS STILL SORELY LACKG.WARNER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT PART THAT'S BEE ANIMATN IS STILL VIEWED AS A KID'S MEDIUM, AND STUDS ARE HANT TO FFLE THE FEATHERS OF HOMOPHOBIC PARENTS. (THOUGH THE POPULARY OF SHOWS LIKE STEVEN UNIVERSE AND DANGER AND EGGS ARE PROVG YOU N HAVE LGBT CHARACTERS WHOUT GETTG TO DISCSNS OF SEX.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW, WE SHE A LIGHT ON SEVEN STUMED CSARS WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD, AND LEAPG OM PAGE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AQUALADDC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AQUALAD HAS BEEN PART OF THE DC UNIVERSE FOR S, THOUGH MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER HAS ED THE NAME. THE MOST RECENT AQUALAD, JACKSON HY, JOED THE TEEN TANS LAST YEAR.DC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HY IS GAY AND HAS (OR AT LEAST HAD) A BOYIEND—AND A MOM WHO'S NOT HAPPY WH HIS “UNNATURAL BEHAVR. (OF URSE HIS MOM HID HIS ATLANTEAN ORIGS OM JACKSON, SO SHE'S NOT ONE TO TALK ABOUT "UNNATURAL.")YOUNG JTICE/CARTOON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ANIMATED VERSN OF AQUALAD BUTED THE ACCLAIMED YOUNG JTICE RTOON, WHICH IS MAKG A RETURN NEXT YEAR. IN THE ORIGAL SERI, HIS SECRET INTY IS CAL DURHAM, BUT THE CHARACTER'S LOOK AND ORIGS ARE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WAS ALSO LOVE WH AN ATLANTEAN GIRL NAMED TULA, BUT WH THE SHOW JUMPG AHEAD SEVERAL YEARS HE ULD EASILY BE PICTED AS HAVG E OUT AS BI OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOBBY DRAKE HAS BEEN AN X-MAN FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, BUT ONLY ME OUT AS GAY 2015. HE'S APPEARED NUMERO RTOONS, MOST FAMOLY THE MPY '80S SHOW SPIR-MAN AND HIS AMAZG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ICEMAN HASN'T APPEARED RTOON FORM SCE G OUT, BUT WH HIS OWN IC BOOK OUT NOW, 'S ONLY A MATTER OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VAR ERATNS OF BATWOMAN HAVE APPEARED BATMAN RTOONS, THOUGH THE CURRENT ONE—LBIAN PED CSAR KATE KANE—DIDN'T APPEAR UNTIL THE 2016 ANIMATED FEATURE BATMAN: BAD BLOOD.BATMAN: BAD BLOOD/ WARNER BROS, DC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER SEXUALY IS OPENLY ADDRSED THE FILM, AND SHE IS SHOWN MEETG WH LBIAN TECTIVE RENEE MONTOYA THE MOVIE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HARLEY QUNBATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI/WARNER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ONE'S TECHNILLY A CHEAT, AS HARLEY FIRST APPEARED A RTOON, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERI, BACK 1992, BEFORE MAKG HER FIRST APPEARANCE THE ICS 1999.DC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LONG KNOWN AS THE JOKER'S MA SQUEEZE, HARLEY IS NONILLY BISEXUAL, WH HEAVY ALLNS TO A PAST RELATNSHIP WH POISON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTHSTARNORTHSTAR/MARVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A FRENCH-CANADIAN MUTANT WH THE POWER OF SUPERSPEED, NORTHSTAR (JEAN-PL BEBIER) IS KNOWN AS MUCH FOR HIS SNOOTY ATTU AS HIS CREDIBLE SWIFTNS. (WE WERE NEVER SURE IF HIS HGHTS WAS SUPPOSED TO SIGNIFY HOMOSEXUALY OR "FRENCHNS.")X-MEN/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTHSTAR APPEARS THE 1980S X-MEN RTOON, EPISOS "SLAVE ISLAND", "REPO MAN," AND "CHILD OF LIGHT," ALL VOICED BY RENE LEMIX. (NONE DIRECTLY MENTNED HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TRACI THIRTEENDC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE MANY HERO, TRACI, THE DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORIGS OVER THE YEARS. NO LONG AGO SHE WAS THE LONG-DISTANCE GIRLIEND OF JAIME REY, A.K.A. THE BLUE BEETLE. MORE RECENTLY, "TRACI 13" REAPPEARED AS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. STEEL.YOUNG JTICE: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE'S SLATED TO APPEAR THE UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, GIVG THE SHOW THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO SPOTLIGHT BOTH A QUEER CHARACTER AND A SAME-SEX SUPERHERO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RAYDC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER LONG-TIMER WH VAR REVAMPS DATG BACK TO 1940, THE RAY WILL STAR AN ANIMATED SERI, FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, ON THE CW SEED. THIS ERATN OF THE RAY IS OPENLY GAY, AND THE CW HAS NFIRMED HIS SEXUALY IS BEG RPORATED TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ICS LAND, THE RAY (REAL NAME: RAY TERRILL) IS PART OF THE JTICE LEAGUE OF AMERI, MAKG HIM THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE LGBT SUPERHERO ON THE MARKET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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