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It wasn’t until 1989 that the Comics Code Authority underwent major revisions allowing superheroes like Northstar to come out without Marvel and its writers getting into hot water with the law. And that is exactly what Northstar did in 1992’s Alpha Flight #106, where he officially (and finally!) comes out. Unlike some less-than-transparent censorship authorities, he does not mince his words and outright says, “I am gay.” While superhero movies are hardly bastions of queer representation, Marvel and DC Comics feature a surprising number of LGBTQ superheroes—including some A-list characters. We’ve put together this list to introduce some of the most influential gay superheroes, ranging from groundbreaking figures like Marvel’s Northstar to characters like Harley Quinn who only came out in the past few years. The 12 most iconic gay superheroes 1) Wonder Woman

The fifth issue of the DC comic series “Superman: Son of Kal-El” will confirm that the new Superman – Jon Kent, child of Clark Kent and Lane – is bisexual after falling for Jay Nakamura, a male reporter, DC announced this week. But in the forthcoming fifth issue, coming next month, Kent falls for the journalist – he is his father’s son – after he “mentally and physically burns out from trying to save everyone that he can,” according to DC. It’s a beautiful, very moving kiss. Everyone cried on set,” Sleiman told Logo TV last year. “For me, it’s very important to show how loving and beautiful a queer family can be.”

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The younger Kent falls (literally, based on this image) for his friend Nakamura in an upcoming comic. DC Superman’s symbol has always stood for hope, for truth and for justice,” Taylor said in a statement. “Today, that symbol represents something more. Today, more people can see themselves in the most powerful superhero in comics.” In the end, it’s Damian who assures him that identifying the symbol of Superman with Jon’s self-acceptance is perfectly in line with what Superman Sr. always represented: “Your dad would love it. It’d be you being you — which is exactly what he told you he wanted.” Deku has no powers at the beginning of My Hero Academia, but he strives to become like his hero, All Might, so he can inspire people in the same way, and he gets there through perseverance and hard work.

Even in the titles influenced by archetypal American heroes, there are still unique themes that are distinct to anime. The overarching one in all anime superhero titles is “personal inner strength”, according to Leah. So if Superman (Bisexual Version) was, indeed, bandwagoning, it was a bandwagon long overdue. DC Pride 2022 leaves a queer legacy And then there’s Tim Drake, Robin #3 for those keeping score at home, whose sexuality had been speculated on, joked about, and passionately debated since his 1990s heyday by queer readers like me — more than two decades before Meghan Fitzmartin and Belén Ortega brought him out of the closet as bisexual in August 2021.But Cienan believes characters created by non-Indigenous writers can lead to misconceptions: “Just about every Aboriginal character in mainstream comics have one way or another, been created with some stereotypical trope, whether it be their name, their powers, even some form of cultural appropriation through traditional items worn by the hero.”