Wh DCnU on the horizon, and speculatn nng amok about where favore plots might land once the tornado of alternative timele has died down, there’s been a lot of ic talk office chats about our much-beloved gay and lbian vigilant. Before any more ms of movi e out, or new ntuy throws all for a loop, we thought would be a good ia to round up June dog what half of every major cy (and que a few small on) on the pla is dog right now; celebratg Gay Pri Month. It was high time we actually gave space to LGBT issu, given the month, but also general. (Whstandg the panrg of X-Men: First Class do not unt.) But jt as much as we want to showse characters who kick ass and take nam, we hope that youll also enjoy the ltle history lsons.
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BADASS GAY
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Gayngster: A gay gangster.
REIMAGG ROB HOOD AS A BADASS GAY OUTLAW
Lbian Jock: A gay woman who is good at sports.
10 BADASS GAY CHARACTERS
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The ic is a ground, realistic look to a world where Rob Hood, still the faiar rogueish lear livg the woods wh his band of outlaws wh a good e, is now also a badass homosexual who ris up the face of discrimatn and opprsn. Rodi: I'm a history buff -- ancient and medieval pecially -- and I was lurkg around some webs when I me across the qutn "Was Rob Hood gay? One of the tertg thgs you haven't seen yet, bee 's an upg issue, is the revelatn that our villa, Prce John, cis to e the oft-quoted passage Levic for polil reasons; 's a means of gettg at the gay alli of his brother, Kg Richard.
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