DC's Stargirl adds Green Lantern's gay son Obsidian/Todd Rice for season 3 |

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• OBSIDIAN REMAS GAY, GREEN LANTERN'S SON, IN "DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW" DEBUT"IT’S TREATED, HONTLY, KD OF UNGENTLY," SAYS ACTOR LANCE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 2, 2016/9:17 AMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 2, 2016 / 9:17 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"OBSIDIAN REMAS GAY, GREEN LANTERN'S SON, IN \"DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW\" DEBUT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-10-02T13:17:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-10-02T13:17:58.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CW WILL BE TRODUCG A SLEW OF NEW SUPER-CHARACTERS WHEN DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW RETURNS FOR S SEND SEASON, CLUDG OBSIDIAN, A GAY HERO WH A PLITED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN OBSIDIAN WAS TRODUCED THE ICS 1983, HE WAS THE SON OF GOLN-AGE GREEN LANTERN ALAN STT. OVER THE YEARS, THE SHADOW-POWERED CHAMPN OCSNALLY SUCCUMBED TO HIS DARK SI AND STGGLED TO KEEP HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE RECENTLY, HE ME OUT AS GAY AND EVEN HAD A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VETERAN ACTOR LANCE HENRIKSEN (MILLENNIUM) TOLD THE TV VERSN OF THE CHARACTER WILL REMA TE TO THAT PORTRAYAL—SEXUALY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“YEAH, BEG GREEN LANTERN’S SON AND ALL THAT STUFF AND HIM BEG GAY IS ALL THERE," HE EXPLAED. "IT’S TREATED, HONTLY, KD OF UNGENTLY. IT’S A REAL THG"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HENRIKSEN, WHO PLAYS AN OLR VERSN OF THE CHARACTER, SAYS HIS DIALOGUE CLUS THE L, ‘IF YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FD LOVE AGA, AFTER ANYTHG HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU, WELL, EMBRACE ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OBSIDIAN ALSO TELLS ANOTHER HERO, "SON, HE’S WAG FOR ME AT HOME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SE A ST OF HERO AND VILLAS TRAVELG THROUGH TIME AND SPACE TO PREVENT TASTROPHE. THEY ACTUALLY ENUNTER TWO VERSNS OF OBSIDIAN—THE OLR VERSN PLAYED BY HENRIKSEN, AND A YOUNGER STUMED VERSN PLAYED BY DAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SEASON TWO PREMIER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, AT 8PM ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• COMICS CORNER – INFE FRONTIER TABLISH DC’S GAY PAST AND QUEER FUTURE

OBSIDIAN REMAS GAY, GREEN LANTERN'S SON, IN "DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW" DEBUT"IT’S TREATED, HONTLY, KD OF UNGENTLY," SAYS ACTOR LANCE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 2, 2016/9:17 AMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 2, 2016 / 9:17 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"OBSIDIAN REMAS GAY, GREEN LANTERN'S SON, IN \"DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW\" DEBUT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-10-02T13:17:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-10-02T13:17:58.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CW WILL BE TRODUCG A SLEW OF NEW SUPER-CHARACTERS WHEN DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW RETURNS FOR S SEND SEASON, CLUDG OBSIDIAN, A GAY HERO WH A PLITED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN OBSIDIAN WAS TRODUCED THE ICS 1983, HE WAS THE SON OF GOLN-AGE GREEN LANTERN ALAN STT. OVER THE YEARS, THE SHADOW-POWERED CHAMPN OCSNALLY SUCCUMBED TO HIS DARK SI AND STGGLED TO KEEP HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE RECENTLY, HE ME OUT AS GAY AND EVEN HAD A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VETERAN ACTOR LANCE HENRIKSEN (MILLENNIUM) TOLD THE TV VERSN OF THE CHARACTER WILL REMA TE TO THAT PORTRAYAL—SEXUALY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“YEAH, BEG GREEN LANTERN’S SON AND ALL THAT STUFF AND HIM BEG GAY IS ALL THERE," HE EXPLAED. "IT’S TREATED, HONTLY, KD OF UNGENTLY. IT’S A REAL THG"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HENRIKSEN, WHO PLAYS AN OLR VERSN OF THE CHARACTER, SAYS HIS DIALOGUE CLUS THE L, ‘IF YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FD LOVE AGA, AFTER ANYTHG HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU, WELL, EMBRACE ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OBSIDIAN ALSO TELLS ANOTHER HERO, "SON, HE’S WAG FOR ME AT HOME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SE A ST OF HERO AND VILLAS TRAVELG THROUGH TIME AND SPACE TO PREVENT TASTROPHE. THEY ACTUALLY ENUNTER TWO VERSNS OF OBSIDIAN—THE OLR VERSN PLAYED BY HENRIKSEN, AND A YOUNGER STUMED VERSN PLAYED BY DAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SEASON TWO PREMIER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, AT 8PM ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The CW will be troducg a slew of new super-characters when DC's Legends of Tomorrow returns for s send season, cludg Obsidian, a gay hero wh a plited Obsidian was troduced the ics 1983, he was the son of goln-age Green Lantern Alan Stt. Over the years, the shadow-powered champn ocsnally succumbed to his dark si and stggled to keep his recently, he me out as gay and even had a boyiend. “Yeah, beg Green Lantern’s son and all that stuff and him beg gay is all there, " he explaed.

It was durg this time that Todd fally me to terms wh the fact that he was gay. Obsidian is homosexual and a relatnship wh Damon Matthews. However, he add Amazonians don't have a ncept of "gay, " sce there aren't any men on the island.

Back 2017, Jackson revealed he was gay Teen Tans Rebirth, and sce then, he's been openly gay the ics and is queer the Young Jtice seri. But, earlier this year, DC Comics nfirmed that Stt is gay the ma non  a betifully touchg moment om DC's Infe Frontier #0.

COMICS CORNER – INFE FRONTIER TABLISH DC’S GAY PAST AND QUEER FUTURE

Montoya was outed by Two-Face durg Gotham Central and he tried to create a romance wh her, spe her objectns that she was gay. In 2012, an alternate universe versn of the character was troduced to the DC Universe who was gay and had never married a woman. This will be the first time that the Goln Age versn of the character is nfirmed as out the ics Infe Frontier #0, wrten by out ics wrer Jam Tynn IV, where he tells his tw children, Ja and Obsidian, that he's gay.

""I'm gay, " he ntu, "I let a few of the boys the [Jtice] Society know back the day, and I've had a good al of... The show will also feature other Green Lanterns like Jsi Cz, Simon Baz, Guy Gardner, Stro, and show has already nfirmed that Stt would be gay, "te to the ics. "RELATED: 'WandaVisn' May Have Introduced MCU's First Gay Baby Superhero.

In a four-page spread wrten by Tynn IV, wh art by Stephen Byrne, the classic hero is not only re-tablished as a primary figure the history of the DC Universe, but nfirmed to be gay. We’ve explored the plited history of Alan Stt Comics Corner before, but to briefly rep, the character – who first appeared back 1940 – was re-imaged as a gay man a ago, a seri lled Earth 2, set an alternate universe.