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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
A new trailer nfirmed that Eternals will feature Phastos, a gay character played by Brian Tyree Henry, who's married wh a kid. Never heard of him? You're not alone. * 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.
LOOKG BACK AT THE MISTREATMENT OF MARVEL’S FIRST GAY COMIC SUPERHERO
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.
HOW DC REEMED THEIR FIRST OPENLY GAY 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.