Contents:
- BATMAN N'T E OUT AS GAY – HIS CHARACTER RELI ON HIM BEG NIAL
- IS BATMAN GAY, BISEXUAL, OR STRAIGHT? WHAT IS DC CANON?
BATMAN N'T E OUT AS GAY – HIS CHARACTER RELI ON HIM BEG NIAL
DC Comics' announcement that a high-profile superhero is about to e out – a rponse to Marvel's "gay weddg" story – has stirred up a lot of gossip, wh one name repeatedly put forward, and regularly dismissed. Batman, gay? I don't thk Batman will e out; bee everyone already knows he's gay.
IS BATMAN GAY, BISEXUAL, OR STRAIGHT? WHAT IS DC CANON?
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