Runaways star Virgia Gardner opens up about playg the first gay character the Marvel Cematic Universe, reprentatn, ships, and who she thks is the mole.
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- THE RUNAWAYS’ VIRGIA GARDNER IS BREAKG SUPERHERO TABOOS AS MARVEL’S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
- VIRGIA GARDNER ON PLAYG THE RABOW-COLORED, LEVATG, GAY GIRL-NEXT-DOOR MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS
- MARVEL ANNOUNC FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI
THE RUNAWAYS’ VIRGIA GARDNER IS BREAKG SUPERHERO TABOOS AS MARVEL’S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
Talkg to about her role Fall, Virgia Gardner reflects on playg Karola Dean Runaways, what meant to be the MCU's first gay superhero, and whether she thks a return is possible... * marvel runaways gay *
A list of all known Characters om Marvel Comics Runaways book seri or Hulu's web-adapted televisn seri, Runaways, who are eher lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. But beneath her sunny exterr, Karola, who is one of the first openly gay Marvel characters, grappl wh her inty—and Gardner unrstands the dissonance between appearanc and realy.
It’s like I uld jt rip out a nunchucks route at a what I know of the ic book, Karola is the first gay Marvel character onscreen? I also n’t totally speak to her sexualy on the show yet bee we want to be a surprise, but the ic books I believe she is one of the first openly gay, let’s see how we n dance around this… I assume that’s not somethg that’s not pletely elimated om her inty the is safe to assume.
On TV, the bisexual Whe Canary (Cay Lotz) and gay Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) and Mr. Stray mentns of a seldom-seen gay Unn Jack, or police officer Maggie Sawyer, or Dty and Mystique’s obv (but not explicly stated) relatnship, or the still ntroversial Extraño–there weren’t many characters to choose om, and all of them were seldom-seen supportg players. That changed 1992 when was revealed that Northstar, a foundg member of the X-Men spoff team Alpha Flight, was gay.
VIRGIA GARDNER ON PLAYG THE RABOW-COLORED, LEVATG, GAY GIRL-NEXT-DOOR MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS
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That’s why ol’ Jean-Pl Bebier, an Olympic skier turned hothead do-goor, is nsired to be the first gay superhero. Gay characters were sudnly for mature rears only, like the relatnship between The Authory’s Midnighter and Apollo.
MARVEL ANNOUNC FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI
Fans watched Karola stggle wh her inty and figure herself out, givg queer rears a level of timacy wh a gay superhero that they’d rarely (possibly never) had before. Marvel’s Young Avengers arrived hot on the heels of Karola’s g out, givg rears gay hero Wicn and Hulklg.
Michael Dmond/HuluOn the one hand, 's huge to see a Marvel property explore gay marriage any pacy. Michael Dmond/HuluAs GLAAD (Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn) poted out their annual report last year, " "It is beg creasgly more difficult to ignore that LGBTQ people rema almost pletely shut out of Hollywood's big budget ic book films that have domated the box office over the past several years.
Karola's rabow magic is unniably ol, but 's also a clue; she's the first gay superhero the Marvel Cematic Universe whose sexualy has been nfirmed on screen.