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In the Comics, X-Men Are Appearing On Drag Race

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In the most ambitious crossover event in human history, RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Marvel series X-Men have officially collided. Fans might be patiently – ever so patiently – waiting for trans and queer superheroes to make their big screen debuts, but the Marvel comic books are cluttered with LGBT+ superheroes. In the latest edition of ‘Marauders’, it sees gay mutant Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman, chatting to Ororo Munroe (Storm) and Kitty Pryde. RuPaul’s Drag Race is canon in the Marvel universe and we have to stan it. Kitty explains how she and Drake have “something important to … Read more

FOR READERS: Why Isn’t Marvel More Queer?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: It seems like we get queerbaited by Marvel all the time. Sure, there are a few queer heroes in the Marvel Universe, but in the movies that number is vanishingly small. Why? And when do you think that will change? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Here We Go Again. Marvel to Introduce Same Sex Couple on New Mutants. Uh huh.

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New Mutants

Put it in the “I will believe it when I see it file: The New Mutants is heavily rumoured to feature two characters in a same-sex relationship, who could go on to become the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first queer couple by default. Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) is set to star in the upcoming superhero horror as Wolfsbane, a mutant “struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf”. As the film nears release following two years of development limbo, it is heavily rumoured that the final cut will see Wolfsbane in a queer relationship with another mutant: … Read more

Marvel: “Sorry, We Didn’t Really Mean There Was a Trans Character…”

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The president of Marvel Studios and chief creative officer of Marvel, Kevin Feige, made news earlier this week when he appeared to suggest that the company was shooting a movie that included a transgender character. Now sources inside the company are walking back the statement, saying Feige was misunderstood. During a question and answer period at a recent appearance at the New York Film Academy, Feige was asked by a student about LGBTQ representation in the franchise. “Are there any current plans on bringing more LGBTQ+ characters into the MCU, specifically the T — trans characters?” the student asked. “Yes,” … Read more

Tom Holland Really Wants There to Be a Gay Spider-Man

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In a new video with GQ, the cover star for the Fall 2019 issue went undercover on social media to answer fan questions. Logging into Twitter, Holland replied to one fan who pondered, “Didn’t Tom Holland say he wanted Spider-Man to be gay?” “The question asked was, ‘Do you think there should be a gay Spider-Man?’ I think that would be a very progressive way to kind of create a new character,” Holland said. “So, yeah, I think there should be one day. I hope that I get to share the screen with that person.” Full Story from Pink News

FILM: Marvel to Get a Major LGBTQ Character (Finally)

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Valkyrie

Valkyrie will be the first official LGBTQ superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, producer Kevin Feige has confirmed. Following on from the studio’s trailblazing panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday 20 July, he told io9 that the character – who was appointed King of Asgard by her pal Thor at the end of Avengers: Endgame – will definitely have a queer storyline when she’s next seen on the big screen. “How that impacts the story remains to be seen with that level of representation you’ll see across our films, not in just Thor 4,” he added. Feige was quizzed on … Read more

Arrow Star to Marvel: Cast a Gay Actor

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Arrow actor Ben Lewis thinks it’d be a “missed opportunity” if Marvel Studios didn’t cast an openly gay actor as its first LGBTQ+ superhero. In an exclusive interview with Attitude in its July issue, the 33-year-old explained that the franchise – which has put out ground-breaking movies such as Black Panther and Captain Marvel in the last year or so – still has a long way to go when it comes to diversifying on-and-off the big screen.  “How many f**king Avengers are there at this point? And not one gay actor in the bunch…” Lewis stated. “It would be … Read more

Marvel Again Promises Openly Gay Film Character

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“Avengers” directors Joe and Anthony Russo revealed that an existing Marvel character will be unveiled as gay in an upcoming film. In an interview with “EW Morning Live, the Russo brothers discussed the “first openly gay character” in a Marvel film. The character, played by Joe Russo, was an unnamed man who attended a support group for people who lost their loved ones to Thanos’ destruction. The man describes going on a first date with another man and they both became emotional over their loved ones during the date. “It was an integral scene to show how the world was … Read more

SPOILER ALERT: Endgame Features a Gay Character

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Avengers: Endgame, which opens Friday, introduces the first-ever gay character in a Marvel movie. The character, not a superhero, is played by the movie’s co-director Joe Russo. Writes Vanity Fair: “In Endgame, Russo’s cameo is a little more substantial. This time, he plays a man who shares his story during a support group, led by Captain America, for people who survived the vanishing—a.k.a. Thanos’s deadly Infinity War finger snap. He talks about going on a date for the first time since losing his male partner—which, according to the Russos, makes this character the first openly gay character in the Marvel … Read more

The Eternals’ Hercules May Be Marvel’s First gay Movie Superhero

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Marvel is reportedly planning to make Greek demi-god Hercules its first gay superhero on film in upcoming blockbuster The Eternals. The groundbreaking move, reported by news site MCU Cosmic, follows the news last month that Marvel was searching for a gay male actor to play the film’s lead. The studio was looking to cast a man between the ages of 30 and 49 who is preferably open about their sexuality and able to “physically look like a superhero,” according to popular culture site That Hashtag Show. Full Story: Josh Jackman, Pink News