Marvel's First Major Gay Character Derv a Stand-Alone Comic

Contents:

• LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO
• MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ‘ASTONISHG X-MEN’
• NORTHSTAR: MARVEL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY HERO
• NORTHSTAR, MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO
• MARVEL'S FIRST MAJOR GAY CHARACTER DERV A STAND-ALONE COMIC

LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO

A gay superhero parody of BYU's Brigham Young statue (2017) (image by Pastelopapa via Wikimedia).

MARVEL COMICS HOSTS FIRST GAY WEDDG ‘ASTONISHG X-MEN’

Marvel’s first gay superhero is an amalgamatn of straight assumptns. Northstar was troduced 1979 as the first gay character the superhero genre.

NORTHSTAR: MARVEL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY HERO

Bis men g and out of his home, or lgerg shirtls the background of panels, Northstar was d through the unique perspective of how straight men typilly view gay men. Northstar’s publitn history shows a cross sectn of 40 years of the Uned Stat’s mastream view of the gay muny. In the 1980s he was portrayed as dismissive of women to the pot of misogyny, while the ghts, gay men were so often portrayed fictn as the gay bt iend that Northstar was portrayed almost solely the pany of women.

His backstory evolved as homosexuals emerged om enomic dispary: Where once he was an unattend mor, he beme a wealthy, privileged man as the natnal narrative surroundg queer youth gradually expand. Perhaps seemed that to keep the first out gay man was a potls exercise, pecially one so mired outdated stereotyp. Back 1992, Marvel Comics ma headl by revealg that Northstar, a Canadian superhero associated wh Alpha Flight and the X-Men, was gay.

“When gay marriage beme legal New York State, raised obv qutns sce most of our hero ri New York State. Northstar is the first openly gay character ics and he’s been a longterm relatnship wh his partner Kyle so the big qutn was – how would this change his relatnship?, ” says Marvel Comics edor--chief Axel Alonso.

NORTHSTAR, MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO

“Here are two people, tryg to live their liv – mutant and gay, black and gay – empowered their own ways, but also ge-dwellers, ” says Liu. The tensns will rm Liu’s Astonishg X-Men stori gog forward, but Alonso says the uple will also have to nont homophobia om Northstar’s teammat. In the midst of Pri Month, Marvel Comics is puttg the foc on some of s most tablished gay characters.

First Openly Gay Marvel Hero. But, after the release of Alpha Flight's 106th issue, Northstar was officially the first openly gay superhero Marvel Comics. Though his g out was a ridiculo affair that volved beatg a Canadian drsed like a mountie and named "Major Mapleleaf", the issue was a touchg pictn of a gay man attemptg to aid others the Marvel universe by servg as livg reprentatn.

As the first major gay character, Northstar spired other gay mutants and superhero, but he also spired fans.

MARVEL'S FIRST MAJOR GAY CHARACTER DERV A STAND-ALONE COMIC

First Gay Marvel Marriage. After the troductn of Kyle Jadu, Northstar's boyiend, the two quickly raced to tie the knot an event that beme the first gay weddg Marvel Comics. Dpe beg the first gay marriage, wasn't all smooth sailg for Northstar and Kyle.

That issue is Alpha Flight #106, the first time a mastream ic hero “me out” as gay! Marvel’s “Don’t Say Gay” Policy. In the 80s, a number of creators wanted to tackle the emergg reali of “Homosexual Liberatn”.

Shooter purportedly had a policy agast the portrayal of openly gay characters.