Prr to the 1980s, all ic book characters were assumed to be, and prented as, "straight" heterosexual people. But people are plited and societi evolve, so sce that time has e to be acknowledged that some characters are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr. The Comics Co...
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- DC INTRODUCED ITS FIRST GAY SUPERHERO ON TV EARLIER THAN YOU THK
- TOM HOLLAND 'UNAFFECTED' OM 'THE CROWD ROOM' GAY SCENE HATE
DC INTRODUCED ITS FIRST GAY SUPERHERO ON TV EARLIER THAN YOU THK
* gay justice league *
As Gaymg Mag pots out, the all-queer Jtice League -- christened the JLQ -- is troduced the all-new ic DC Pri #1, the short story "Love Life" wrten by Andrew Wheeler, wh art by Luciano Vecch and Rex Lok. Seri will also feature Alan Stt, an openly gay versn of the Green Lantern.
When Syl returns, he’s not alone – he’s joed by an entire team of LGBTQ+ hero gathered by Extraño, DC’s first gay superhero (who has himself, thankfully, had somethg of a glow-up om his earlit, eply problematic rnatn) to help dispatch the monic villa. By Sam Johns and Kls Janson, which featur the origal Green Lantern, Alan Stt – who recently me out late life – attemptg to rencile wh his tranged son Obsidian, who is also gay. It’s a touchg story about alg wh rejectn om society even as you try to protect , and how different generatns of gay men have faced unique challeng.
For younger rears, also offers a few real-world history lsons on how gay elrs were forced unrground jt to fd pannship.
TOM HOLLAND 'UNAFFECTED' OM 'THE CROWD ROOM' GAY SCENE HATE
The preview opens wh Tasmanian Devil – a JLQ member and hband to Extraño, DC’s first openly gay superhero – warng the team of impendg danger. Extraño heads up JLQ, even providg s name, which is ftg sce he was DC's first openly gay superhero when he buted 1988. Bunker, a gay hero, who is an active member of the Teen Tans is here as well.
While we gay geeks might be celebratg seeg our favore hero nng away wh the box office we still have yet to see a queer hero h the silver time is ripe for an LGBT hero to take center stage, and one way DC Comics n tmp Marvel's naway succs is by beg the first to clu a queer hero their upg Jtice League feature. In 2012 he was rebooted the relnched ic book seri Earth 2 as an out, proud gay man. The new queer Green Lantern ma que the splash when DC announced he would be g out of the closet, even sparkg a prott om the antigay group One Milln him?