Is Rob (Tim Drake) Gay or Bisexual? - The Comic Book Dispatch
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IS ROB (TIM DRAKE) GAY OR BISEXUAL?
Now, tth be told, many have advertently been promotg the ia of a Rob ( general) beg gay for years om slurs to ignorant jok and even nuendos. Therefore, to those trolls out there only readg the tl of so many articl, Rob is not gay nor has he “e out of the closet” after 80 years. Pl, we technilly aren’t ma aware if he is gay, bisexual, or any sexual nnotatn at this pot per Meghan Fzmart.
So much so fact, that ’s rather difficult now for two men or two women to walk, talk, or hang out together whout someone thkg they’re homosexual. Look no further than the Faln and Wter Soldier on Disney Pl as proof of our current social media landspe phg the ia of two men workg close together… and beg gay.
SO, IS TIM DRAKE BI/ GAY? And afterward, he’s eher gog to be gay or bisexual. Otherwise, they uld have ma Space Cabbie or even someone like the Human Target gay.
CREATOR OF ROB'S BOYIEND DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GAY
What if he was not only Batman but also bisexual or gay? For s, Batman and Rob as a ncept have been the subject of hateful jok and homophobic nuendo. He stated their relatnship, which was always pated as paternal, was “a wish dream of two homosexuals livg together.
DC survived the ics purge, but they ma chang to appease the homophobia of suburban Amerin parents. But gay jok and nuendo persisted about Rob, so DC turns Dick Grayson to a ladi’ man on the level of Bce Wayne.
In a sense, by makg Tim Drake bisexual, ’s an versn of the homophobic panic that forced DC to make the origal Rob “extra straight” as a rponse. When Kate Kane h the scene a rebooted versn, DC liberately ma her a lbian as a statement agast the homophobia that precipated her creatn the first place. ”Image: Belén Ortega, Alejandro Sánchez, Pat Brosse/DC ComicsWhile there are sure to be some diehard Red Rob-Spoiler shippers and/or n-of-the-l homophob who will get up arms about the fact that yet another member of the Bat fay is queerg up the place (see: Batwoman), late (fictnal) life gs out are part of the queer experience that are important to spotlight, and n be a solid way of addg new dimensns to (aga, fictnal) characters.