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Contents:
- A CHRONOLOGY OF GAY COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS
- 5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
- LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO
- HOW DC REEMED THEIR FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPERHERO
A CHRONOLOGY OF GAY COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS
* first openly gay comic book character *
Fan NewsThe Evolutn of Extraño, DC's First Openly Gay SuperheroBY: Alex Jaffe. For over fifty years, not a sgle openly gay superhero uld be found on DC’s pag.
One of the dividuals was Gregor De La Vega, a gay Pevian stage magician who cintally shar his surname wh Zorro. But his wake, many characters even olr than he beme open about their own inti as gay men.
5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
In ntemporary ics, there is much more queer reprentatn than the past. While not perfect, there are tons of ic seri wh progrsive, gay ... * first openly gay comic book character *
A queer thor himself, Orlando felt was time to brg back DC’s origal gay character om limbo to help celebrate DC’s first ic headled by an openly gay uple. Mastream ics have had more than their fair share of homosexual subtext almost sce their ceptn — look no further than Wonr Woman’s all-female homeland of Paradise Island or Bce Wayne’s overly fortable relatnship wh his ward Dick Grayson. In honor of the news that Archie ics troduced s first openly gay character last week, here’s a look back at the evolutn of open homosexualy mastream ic books.
LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO
NorthstarIt’s not exactly a stretch to see the anti-mutant bigotry found the world of the X-Men as a thly veiled metaphor for homophobia — mutants are lled “homo superr, ” after all.
It’s strange, then, that the first openly gay major character the Marvel stable hails om the Canadian super-team Alpha Flight. Although some of the scen centerg around their relatnship seem a ltle tone af by today’s standards, Midnighter and Apollo broke new ground as the first ma characters of a mastream ic to publicly portray a gay Pied PiperThe Pied Piper, a mic-themed Flash rogue wh a hypnotic flute, is one of the first openly gay supervillas to not be played for lghs — we’re lookg at you, Estraño. Later renamed the X-Statix, the team boasted a roster featurg no fewer than three gay characters: a mutant wh the power to alter his abili by changg the lor of his sk, an Emem pastiche who uld alter his nsy, size, and shape by manipulatg his own subcutaneo fat, and a werewolf.
HOW DC REEMED THEIR FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPERHERO
Rawhi KidUnfortunately, not all portrayals of gay characters ics are posive on — not by a long shot. In the ntroversial 2003 miseri Rawhi Kid: Slap Leather, wrer Ron Zimmerman treated the readg public to a rebooted Rawhi Kid whose sexualy amounted to nothg more than a sprgboard for tired, stereotypil gay nuendo.
Hulklg and WicnAs members of the Young Avengers, Hulkg and Wicn had the honor of beg the first openly gay teenage uple wh their appearance.