The most inic gay superhero ics and film! While many classic superhero are wrten as LGBTQ, reprentatn has never been stronger than is today.
Contents:
- ‘Q-FORCE’ TRAILER: SEAN HAY LEADS NETFLIX’S GAY ANIMATED SUPERHERO COMEDY
- GAY SUPERHERO IN COMICS & MOVI YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
- 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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‘Q-FORCE’ TRAILER: SEAN HAY LEADS NETFLIX’S GAY ANIMATED SUPERHERO COMEDY
From Wonr Woman to Northstar, here are some of the most groundbreakg LGBTQ characters and gay superhero Marvel and DC Comics non. * superhero gay cartoon *
The fight for LGBTQ+ rights has led to same sex marriage, anti-discrimatn laws, the repeal of the trans ary ban, and fally — gay superhero. Created by Gabe Liedman, wrer on “Pen15” and Jenny Slate’s former edy partner, “Q-Force” follows a group of misf telligence agents who take matters to their own hands when the higher ups try to bury their gays.
GAY SUPERHERO IN COMICS & MOVI YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
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“Steve Maryweather, AKA Agent Mary, was once the Goln Boy of the Amerin Intelligence Agency (AIA), until he me out as gay. Agent Maryweather is voiced by “Will & Grace” star Sean Hay, and he is joed by an all-star voice st of edy legends and newers, straight and gay. Inial cricism of the first teaser highlighted the panrg humor, tokenizg stereotyp, and alphabet soup melange of lowt mon nomator gay jok.
GAY CHIK!- LGBT SUPERHERO
We’ve put together this list to troduce some of the most fluential gay superhero, rangg om groundbreakg figur like Marvel’s Northstar to characters like Harley Qun who only me out the past few 12 most inic gay superhero1) Wonr WomanDiana of Themyscira has a long and storied history as a queer in. (CC-BY-SA)2) MidnighterPossibly the bt-known gay superhero ic book circl, Midnighter was created as a parody of Batman, startg off the adult-rated Wildstorm ic Stormwatch.
As one of the origal X-Men, he was portrayed as straight for s beg outed as gay 2015. Thanks to the X-Men ics’ love of time travel hijks, there are actually two versns of this character at the moment: A teenage Iceman who realized he was gay after Jean Grey read his md, and an adult versn who stayed the closet and dated women for years, but me out after beg nonted by his younger self.
The recent Iceman solo seri foced on his life after this revelatn, earng a mixed rponse bee while ’s great to see a gay character gettg their own ic, his emotnal arc is a rather old-fashned g-out story. She first appeared as Batman’s love tert the 1950s, shortly after the publitn of Sctn of the Innocent, a book that acced Batman of homosexual propaganda. In recent years she was rewrten to be gay herself, a ntroversial cisn that led to some problems of s her ic’s creators wanted her to marry her girliend, DC nixed the cisn by sayg hero “shouldn’t have happy personal liv, ” a dub statement that sounds pretty ridiculo the ntext of, say, Superman.
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
After years of hts, he me out as gay 1992.
LGBTQ and gay superhero list:Wonr Woman (DC Comics). The new Aquaman who appeared Young Jtice: Outsirs was also nfirmed to be a gay character 2019, ScreenRant reported at the time, and a wrer for DC Comics said durg an terview wh Comisy 2016 that Wonr Woman is the summer of 2019, CNN reported Valkyrie beme the first LGBTQ character to appear a Marvel movie Thor: Love and Thunr.
'BEEFKE HERO': JOE PHILLIPS BRGS GAY SUPERHERO OUT OF THE CLOSET (PHOTOS)
Marvel Comics' first superhero to e out as gay was Northstar, a move the Tim praised an article published early 1992. The se you are about to enter ntas ntent that is homoerotic and graphic nature. If you are unr the age of 18, offend by gay ntent, or superhero peril, TURN AWAY NOW!
SNL'S 'HILARLY PERFECTED' AMBIGUOLY GAY DUO
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. 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.