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• THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL MAK THE YULETI GAY ... LERALLY
• THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL HAS A SURPRISGLY GAY TWIST
• ‘THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL’ CELEBRAT WH THE GAYS
• WHICH ONE OF THE 'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY' IS GAY?
• THE BIG GAY LIE OF “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL. 2”
• MARVEL NCELS ‘GUARDIANS’ IC BOOK WHICH CHARACTERS ME OUT AS GAY
• 'THERE ARE GAY CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE': GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 ST AND CREW TERVIEWED – VIO
• 'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL' SHOWS US MCU'S FIRST GAY BAR
• 'THERE ARE GAY CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE': GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 ST AND CREW TERVIEWED – VIO
• MARVEL NCELS ‘GUARDIANS’ IC BOOK WHICH CHARACTERS ME OUT AS GAY
• THE BIG GAY LIE OF “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL. 2”
• ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ DIRECTOR JAM GUNN CRICIZED BY GAY RIGHTS GROUP OVER CONTROVERSIAL BLOG POSTS
• 'THERE ARE GAY CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE': GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 ST AND CREW TERVIEWED – VIO

THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL MAK THE YULETI GAY ... LERALLY

Wele to the first gay bar the MCU! In the new Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, wrten and directed by Jam Gunn, two members of the tular team of outer space hero make their way to Hollywood, and of urse, that means they fd themselv a gay plot of the special se Mantis and Drax travelg to Earth so they n kidnap actor Kev Ban to give him as a Christmas prent to their group's lear Peter Quill, a.

After Drax and Mantis have been walkg along the Hollywood Walk of Fame llectg tips (bee all the tourists thk they're part of the regular val of stumed performers), they fally get back to their 's when they stumble upon the MCU's first gay bar: a ltle jot lled Yarvo's (which is not a real gay bar LA, and seems to be a reference to one of Jam Gunn's iends, director David Yarovky) soon as they walk , Drax (played by former pro wrtler Dave Btista) immediately draws the attentn and star of the bar's orrg some of the bar's "ft libatns, " Drax even starts to get h on.

"Come out and dance wh , " a handsome gay man asks Drax. Hopefully soon we'll get to see an actual gay character go to a gay bar and actually flirt wh people of the same sex.

THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL HAS A SURPRISGLY GAY TWIST

Still, we're not holdg our gay Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is currently streamg on Disney+. RELATED | A Brief Timele of Disney's 'First Gay Characters'.

There are few plac Ameri more sacred than a gay bar. Throughout history, gay bars have been ccial lotns for gay culture and polics, bee they are often one of the few plac where LGBTQIA+ people om all backgrounds n safely gather. Gay bars are so much more than drag shows, dancg, and snazzy drks; they're a place where people who are margalized by society n exist thentilly, exprs love eely, and build muny.

Gay bars often double as sanctuari that provi solace, and durg the holiday season, are often one of the only plac LGBTQIA+ people have to go. While the leral word "gay" jt meant "joyful, " "reee, " and "bright and showy" durg the era that gave song lyrics like "don we now our gay apparel, " don't change the fact that the wter holiday season is now, s current form, gay as hell. It's always been ironic that the holit time of the lendar year for those who treat queerns as a damng s is also one of the gayt tim of the year.

‘THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL’ CELEBRAT WH THE GAYS

In an unexpected light, "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" marri the two tths together and sends Drax (Dave Btista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) on an adventure to secure the ultimate Christmas prent for Peter "Star-Lord" Quill (Chris Pratt) that se them gettg dnk a gay bar. Make the yuleti gay, ed. But they are safe at the gay bar.

For those who have never spent a Christmas holiday at a gay bar, tst me when I say that Jam Gunn absolutely nailed the energy, excement, and immediate mararie. A few years back, I tricked my own, Joe Pci-lookg father, to jog me at a gay bar for Christmas.

Hontly, he looked a lot like Drax, takg back shots wh old gay men who are now iends he's only known for five mut. There's obvly no way Jam Gunn uld have predicted the horrific act of bigotry-fueled domtic terrorism that would occur jt a week prr, where the liv of Raymond Green Vance, Kelly Lovg, Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, and Ashley Pgh were stolen at Club Q Colorado Sprgs durg a mass shootg si a gay bar. The LGBTQIA+ muny has been a llective state of mourng, wh many terrified to go back to a gay bar, knowg that embolned, heavily armed fascists are willg to va our safe spac and do the unthkable.

WHICH ONE OF THE 'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY' IS GAY?

Now, I'm not gog to be one of those hyperbolic weirdos who say thgs like "Marvel showed a gay scene a Disney+ special and now homophobia is cured, " but when Disney and Marvel are the biggt pani the entertament game — and therefore have massive fluence on public perceptn — a scene celebratg the pure, unadulterated joy of a gay bar on Christmas is a wonrful feelg. Drax (Dave Btista) and Mantis go to a gay bar The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

Marvel’s most dysfunctnal fay has given new meang to the phrase ‘make the Yuleti gay’, by gog to an LGBTQ+ bar The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

(On send thought, ’s obv why Drax would be weled to a gay bar based on that scriptn, but the pot stands). It’s a heartwarmg sight to see Btista’s alien stroyer (not a phemism) dog tequila wh an elrly gay Santa Cls, spe Marvel’s ght relatnship wh the queer muny. ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ was recently released, and is very ftive and gay, which we’re absolutely here for!

THE BIG GAY LIE OF “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL. 2”

The two are supposed to fd Kev Ban as Quill’s Christmas gift, but they end up dancg and dog shots a gay bar stead. They jt enjoyed the pure, unadulterated joy of a gay bar on Christmas, which we absolutely love to see more of this holiday season. Their attempt to steal Kev Ban is full of diversns, like visg characters drsed like the Avengers ont of Grman’s Che Theatre, or partyg too hard at a gay bar.

MARVEL NCELS ‘GUARDIANS’ IC BOOK WHICH CHARACTERS ME OUT AS GAY

Drax and Mantis go to a gay bar. Fally, Drax and Mantis stop bickerg and enter a gay bar "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

Hollywood is sorta-kda startg to troduce gay characters to fay films (even though the rults n sometim be pretty half-assed).

'THERE ARE GAY CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE': GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 ST AND CREW TERVIEWED – VIO

Last month, Power Rangers troduced a gay team member and Bety and the Beast troduced Walt Disney Stud's first gay character. Here's what we know about a possible gay Guardians of the Galaxy team member.

While dog prs for the upg sequel, wrer/director Jam Gunn was asked if he had nsired troducg a gay character to the anchise, and his reply was a b surprisg:. "What I meant to say is this: There are a lot of gay people the world. But we don't really know who's gay and who's not.

'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL' SHOWS US MCU'S FIRST GAY BAR

As Gunn not, there are a lot of gay and bisexual people the world, and jt bee the movie don't explore the sexualy of certa characters don't mean their terr liv n't still exist. Or maybe the MCU plan is to make s lbian characters too young to flirt wh the women of the MCU, sexualizg two other gay Marvel characters, Billy and Tommy, the tw sons of Wanda and Visn, were troduced the seri WandaVisn, they were also -aged om their ual teen or young adult selv to pre-teens. Hopefully, soon the MCU will graduate om jt havg the kd of reprentatn you don’t even know is there unls you know ep ics lore to havg queer characters who get to live out their queerns on Your Se Articl15 Gay Marvel Ships the Stans Go Crazy For ›15 Lbian & Sapphic Marvel Ships the Stans Absolutely Love ›Marvel Confirms 'Guardians of the Galaxy's Star-Lord is Bi and Poly ›MCU Actor Dave Btista Reveals He Covered Up a Homophobic Tattoo ›Joe Locke Promis 'Camp' MCU Sp-Off 'Agatha: Coven of Chaos' ›.

In the ics, the powerful character – who once held the mantle of Capta Marvel – is openly gay and is a romantic relatnship wh Drax the Dtroyer’s dghter, Moondragon.

'THERE ARE GAY CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE': GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 ST AND CREW TERVIEWED – VIO

The Eternals film troduced the first openly gay superhero wh Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos, who also shared the anchise’s first same-sex kiss wh his hband Jack (Haaz Sleiman). It’s like a bizarre, gay versn of an Agatha Christie mystery. As the Guardians toss around one-lers like a game of hand-grena hot potato, you might fd yourself thkg: “Could the gay character be someone this very room?

All the excement over the Marvel Cematic Universe’s “first gay character” — whenever he or she appears — shows how credibly low the bar is for LGBT cln Hollywood. If you hadn’t already been tipped off to look for the movie’s big gay reveal by Paramount's publicy partment, the handsome gentleman wag for the Starfleet helmsman uld have been Sulu’s butler or brother, his ely Uber driver or one of the sgg baby merchants om “Cop Rock. I heartily advise any stud marketg team ready to blzkrieg queer dienc wh the next empty gay tone to read Takei’s statement on #SuluGate.

In an terview, he advised the forc behd the “Star Trek” film seri to handle s gays wh re. Durg his tenure, several characters, cludg Star Lord/Peter Quill and Nova me out as eher bisexual or gay. Earlier this month, wrer Kev Biegel acced Marvel Studs of ncellg s New Warrrs televisn seri for beg “too gay.

MARVEL NCELS ‘GUARDIANS’ IC BOOK WHICH CHARACTERS ME OUT AS GAY

Ooh, sounds like there’s a gay character Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. Problem is, crics who’ve seen the film didn’t spot any sort of gay thg gog on wh any of the characters.

He told Digal Spy, “What I meant to say is this: There are a lot of gay people the world. But we don’t really know who’s gay and who’s not.

THE BIG GAY LIE OF “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL. 2”

Once aga we’re a suatn where a character might be gay, but might not, bee we don’t want to offend anyone by makg real gay, so we’re jt gog to tip toe around between now and the rt of time.? Marvel has abptly nceled s “Guardians of the Galaxy” ic book, a rebooted seri which several members of the troupe of galaxy-hoppg superhero me out as bisexual or gay.

‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ DIRECTOR JAM GUNN CRICIZED BY GAY RIGHTS GROUP OVER CONTROVERSIAL BLOG POSTS

But even if I gave actor Chris Pratt the benef of the doubt that his church isn’t homophobic, I still have a hard time seeg his versn of that character pivotg to an openly bisexual portrayal the upg Thor: Love and Thunr or Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.

Though Eternals is set to have the first openly gay lead when to theaters later this week, the MCU’s pictn of queerns is still practilly non-existent after well over a .

'THERE ARE GAY CHARACTERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE': GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 ST AND CREW TERVIEWED – VIO

Outsi of the MCU, Iceman, who was part of the Fox X-Men universe, me out as gay a year after he was last played by Shawn Ashmore X-Men: Days of Future Past — th, his queerns was never addrsed on-screen. The team’s roster boasted a range of sexual orientatns, featurg proment lbian, bisexual, and gay upl Moondragon and Phyla-Vell, Hercul and Marvel Boy, and Hulklg and Wicn.