Marvel’s First Gay Superhero Defeats Evil, Mak History “Eternals” Trailer | Them

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• MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DEFEATS EVIL, MAK HISTORY ETERNALS TRAILER
• LEE DANIELS REVEALS HE'S MAKG A GAY SUPERHERO FILM
• 9 LGBT SUPERHERO COMG TO A SCREEN NEAR YOUHERE WE E TO SAVE THE DAY!{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 3, 2017/8:28 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017 / 8:28 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"9 LGBT SUPERHERO COMG TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-10-03T12:28:02.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-10-03T12:28:02.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","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;}THERE'S MORE IC-BOOK MOVI AND TV SHOWS G THE NEXT 12 MONTHS THAN EVER BEFORE. AND A SURPRISG NUMBER OF THEM HAVE QUEER HERO ON THE ROSTER. (WELL, AT LEAST NONILLY QUEER THE ICS THEY WERE BASED ON.){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;}LET'S TAKE 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;}KAROLA DEAN, "MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS"MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS/{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 LATT PAGE-TO-SCREEN ADAPTATN OM MARVEL SE A GROUP OF TEENS ON THE N AFTER THEY REALIZE THEIR PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY A CLAN OF VIC CRIMAL MASTERMDS. KAROLA DEAN (VIRGIA GARDNER) HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE G TO TERMS WH BEG A LBIAN—HOW WILL SHE AL WH FDG OUT SHE'S ACTUALLY AN ALIEN?{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;}MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS BUTS NOVEMBER 21 ON {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 RAY, "ARROW"{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;}IN DC COMICS, THE RAY IS A GAY HERO WH LIGHT-BASED POWERS ON A VERSN OF EARTH WHERE THE NAZIS WON WWII. IN THE CW'S UPG FOUR-PART ARROW-VERSE CROSSOVER, HE'LL BE PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR RSELL TOVEY (LOOKG, QUANTI).{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;}TOVEY WILL ALSO VOICE THE CHARACTER ON THE CW SEED'S FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, THE FIRST MASTREAM ANIMATED SERI WH A GAY LEAD.LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: RSELL TOVEY ATTENDS THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2017 AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON APRIL 9, 2017 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY JEFF SPICER/GETTY IMAG){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;}“CRISIS ON EARTH X,” BEGS NOVEMBER 27 ON THE CW, WH BACK-TO-BACK EPISOS OF ARROW AND SUPERGIRL, FOLLOWED BY THE FLASH AND LEGENDS OF TOMORROW ON NOVEMBER {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;}K, “THOR: RAGNAROK”THOR: RAGNAROK/{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 THOR: RAGNAROK STORMS TO THEATERS ON NOVEMBER 3, 'LL TRODUCE FANS TO THE ALIEN WORLD OF SAKAAR, WHERE THE GOD OF THE THUNR IS PTED AGAST HULK GLADIATORIAL BATTLE. AMONG THEIR ALLI IS K, A ROCK-VERED BISER WHO WAS REVEALED TO BE GAY INCREDIBLE HULK #619.MARVEL {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;}“WE WANTED TO CHANGE THE IA OF WHAT A HULKG GUY MA OF ROCKS ULD BE. HE’S HUGE AND HEAVY, BUT WH A LIGHT SOUL,” SAID RAGNAROK DIRECTOR TAIKA WAI. “WE WANTED TO MAKE HIM FUNNY AND A RELATABLE ENTRY POT TO THIS WORLD. AND THOR NEEDS IENDS.”{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;}WAI WILL ACTUALLY PORTRAY K HIMSELF VIA {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;}WONR WOMAN, "JTICE LEAGUE"WONR WOMAN/WARNER {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;}IN 2016, WRER GREG RUCKA MA THE AMAZON WARRR EXPLICLY QUEER WHEN HE TRODUCED KASIA, A LOVER DIANA LEFT BEHD WHEN SHE LEFT PARADISE ISLAND TO FIGHT EVIL MAN’S {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;}WHILE THE WONR WOMAN MOVIE DIDN'T ADDRS ANY LADY LOV PARTICULAR, DIANA (GAL GADOT) DID TELL CAPTA TREVOR SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT “PLEASUR OF THE FLH,” SPE GROWG UP ON AN ISLAND POPULATED ENTIRELY {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;}{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;}WONR WOMAN NEXT APPEARS JTICE LEAGUE, HTG THEATERS NOVEMBER {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;}TRACI THIRTEEN, "YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS"YOUNG JTICE: {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 DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, TRACI HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT RNATNS—THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. THE SUPERHERO STEEL.DC {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;}IN THE UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, SHE'S A SUPERNATURAL HERO WHO LIV METROPOLIS’ SLUMS AFTER FYG HER FATHER AND LEARNG MAGIC. HOPEFULLY, HER QUEERNS WILL REMA {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;}THUNR, "BLACK LIGHTNG"THE CW, MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGSAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 22: ACTOR NAFSA WILLIAMS ATTENDS THE "BLACK LIGHTNG" SPECIAL VIO PRENTATN AND Q+A DURG COMIC-CON INTERNATNAL 2017 AT SAN DIEGO CONVENTN CENTER ON JULY 22, 2017 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAG){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;}IN THE UPG CW SERI, CRS WILLIAMS PLAYS JEFFERSON PIERCE, WHO RETIRED OM THE SUPERHERO GAME AFTER STROYED HIS MARRIAGE. BUT HE'S FORCED TO DON HIS MASK AGA TO TAKE DOWN A VIC CRIME SYNDITE THREATENG HIS CY. IN DC COMICS' OUTSIRS, PIERCE'S DGHTER ANISSA WAS OUT SUPERHERO THUNR.DC {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;}ACTRS NAFSA WILLIAMS (CO BLACK, TW PEAKS) WILL PLAY ANISSA, NOW A MEDIL STUNT TEACHG PART-TIME AT HER FATHER’S SCHOOL, BUT 'S NOT CLEAR IF SHE'LL BE A SUPERHERO—OR GAY—ON THE {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;}"DEBRII," NEW {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;}IN THE MARVEL ICS UNIVERSE, DEBORAH FIELDS WAS DEBRII, A TELEKETIC SUPERHERO AND AN OUT LBIAN. A S VERSN OF THE WARRRS IS G TO FREEFORM 2018, WH KATE COMER PLAYG THE {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;}“IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT ‘HEY, I RELATE TO THE SHOW BEE I WANT TO HAVE A SQUIRREL TAIL,' BUT ‘HEY, THIS IS THE STORY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO’S OUT AS A LBIAN AND MAYBE ’S NOT THAT EASY,’" SAYS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KEV {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;}AYO, "BLACK PANTHER"{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;}AYO IS AMEMBER OF THE DORA MILAJE, BLACK PANTHER'S ALL-FEMALE BODYGUARDS. SHE'S NOT EXACTLY A SUPERHERO, BUT SHE KICKS SER ASS AND ISON THE SI OF {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;}IN WORLD OF WAKANDA, WRTEN BY WRTEN BY TA-NEHISI COAT AND QUEER WRER ROXANE GAY, AYO GETS TO A ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW GUARD ANEKA, AND THE TWO ARE TORN BETWEEN THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AND THEIR OBLIGATNS TO THEIR KG.MARVEL {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;}AFTER VANY FAIR REPORTED MARCH THAT THE AFFAIR WAS TACT THE MOVIE, A MARVEL REP SISTED “THAT SPECIFIC LOVE STORYLE OM THE IC WAS NOT ED AS A SOURCE.”{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;}A LOT N CHANGE SIX MONTHS, THOUGH—MAYBE WE'LL GET TO SEE THE PASSNATE WARRRS EMBRACE EACH OTHER AND THEIR {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;}BLACK PANTHER H THEATERS FEBARY 16, 2018,{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;}SHATTERSTAR, "DEADPOOL 2"{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;}IN THE ICS, SHATTERSTAR IS AN OTHER-DIMENSNAL WARRR NAMED GAVEEDRA SEVEN, WHOSE PARENTS WERE THE X-MEN DAZZLER AND LONGSHOT. (IN A WEIRD B OF ICS WIBBLY-WOBBLY, TIMEY-WIMEY SHATTERSTAR IS ALSO SORT OF LONGSHOT'S FATHER).{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;}IN PETER DAVID'S ACCLAIMED N OF X-FORCE, SHATTERSTAR REVEALED HE WAS GAY—OR AT LEAST BI—AND STARTED A RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW HERO {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;}SHATTERSTAR IS SLATED TO APPEAR THE DEADPOOL SEQUEL, THOUGH STG HASN'T BEEN ANNOUNCED. HE'LL PROBABLY BE AT THE SI OF CABLE (JOSH BROL), OIME LEAR OF X-FORCE. BUT WILL HE AND THE MERC WH A MOUTH HOOK UP?{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;}FD OUT WHEN DEADPOOL 2 OPENS JUNE 1, {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
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MARVEL’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DEFEATS EVIL, MAK HISTORY ETERNALS TRAILER

Marvel Studs has jt released Eternals, the first film the pany's superhero anchise to feature a gay hero — and you're fiven if you're feelg any déjà vu. Prev films the Marvel Cematic Universe have featured "gay moments, " like Avengers: Endgame's brief scene which a non-superhero character, portrayed by director Joe Rso, scrib a same-sex date. (Marvel Studs/Disney/The Associated Prs)In Eternals, Phastos (played by Brian Tyree Henry) is a married gay man wh a young son, and his fay life is entwed to the heart of the story.

LEE DANIELS REVEALS HE'S MAKG A GAY SUPERHERO FILM

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"That hered  a new era of ics, which clud the troductn of Marvel's first openly gay superhero, Northstar (who is also a Canadian) terms of LGBTQ reprentatn, Deman said, much of what we see the ics world now is about tchg up. And a new Prcs Diana movie is out — we discs whether offers anythg new, and unpack our ceasels fascatn wh the after the was abolished, there remas a certa appeal searchg for LGBTQ subtext wh popular culture, acrdg to enjoy fdg LGBTQ-d characters, "where they n get to the further extent of those feelgs and relatnship, " whout havg to worry about a stud's nonil, nservative treatment of a gay character, she said, potg to Capta Marvel's Carol Danvers and Maria Rambe as one such pairg.

It also means explicly gay ntent rarely se the light of day a major stud Chat talks Eternals and SpencerThis week, Eternals was pulled om Sdi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwa, allegedly rponse to s cln of the same-sex uple. The Eternals trailer offers the brieft of glimps at Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), the first gay superhero a major Hollywood anchise.

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AND A SURPRISG NUMBER OF THEM HAVE QUEER HERO ON THE ROSTER. (WELL, AT LEAST NONILLY QUEER THE ICS THEY WERE BASED ON.){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;}LET'S TAKE 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;}KAROLA DEAN, "MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS"MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS/{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 LATT PAGE-TO-SCREEN ADAPTATN OM MARVEL SE A GROUP OF TEENS ON THE N AFTER THEY REALIZE THEIR PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY A CLAN OF VIC CRIMAL MASTERMDS. KAROLA DEAN (VIRGIA GARDNER) HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE G TO TERMS WH BEG A LBIAN—HOW WILL SHE AL WH FDG OUT SHE'S ACTUALLY AN ALIEN?{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;}MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS BUTS NOVEMBER 21 ON {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 RAY, "ARROW"{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;}IN DC COMICS, THE RAY IS A GAY HERO WH LIGHT-BASED POWERS ON A VERSN OF EARTH WHERE THE NAZIS WON WWII. IN THE CW'S UPG FOUR-PART ARROW-VERSE CROSSOVER, HE'LL BE PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR RSELL TOVEY (LOOKG, QUANTI).{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;}TOVEY WILL ALSO VOICE THE CHARACTER ON THE CW SEED'S FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY, THE FIRST MASTREAM ANIMATED SERI WH A GAY LEAD.LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: RSELL TOVEY ATTENDS THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2017 AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON APRIL 9, 2017 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY JEFF SPICER/GETTY IMAG){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;}“CRISIS ON EARTH X,” BEGS NOVEMBER 27 ON THE CW, WH BACK-TO-BACK EPISOS OF ARROW AND SUPERGIRL, FOLLOWED BY THE FLASH AND LEGENDS OF TOMORROW ON NOVEMBER {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;}K, “THOR: RAGNAROK”THOR: RAGNAROK/{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 THOR: RAGNAROK STORMS TO THEATERS ON NOVEMBER 3, 'LL TRODUCE FANS TO THE ALIEN WORLD OF SAKAAR, WHERE THE GOD OF THE THUNR IS PTED AGAST HULK GLADIATORIAL BATTLE. AMONG THEIR ALLI IS K, A ROCK-VERED BISER WHO WAS REVEALED TO BE GAY INCREDIBLE HULK #619.MARVEL {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;}“WE WANTED TO CHANGE THE IA OF WHAT A HULKG GUY MA OF ROCKS ULD BE. HE’S HUGE AND HEAVY, BUT WH A LIGHT SOUL,” SAID RAGNAROK DIRECTOR TAIKA WAI. “WE WANTED TO MAKE HIM FUNNY AND A RELATABLE ENTRY POT TO THIS WORLD. AND THOR NEEDS IENDS.”{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;}WAI WILL ACTUALLY PORTRAY K HIMSELF VIA {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;}WONR WOMAN, "JTICE LEAGUE"WONR WOMAN/WARNER {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;}IN 2016, WRER GREG RUCKA MA THE AMAZON WARRR EXPLICLY QUEER WHEN HE TRODUCED KASIA, A LOVER DIANA LEFT BEHD WHEN SHE LEFT PARADISE ISLAND TO FIGHT EVIL MAN’S {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;}WHILE THE WONR WOMAN MOVIE DIDN'T ADDRS ANY LADY LOV PARTICULAR, DIANA (GAL GADOT) DID TELL CAPTA TREVOR SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT “PLEASUR OF THE FLH,” SPE GROWG UP ON AN ISLAND POPULATED ENTIRELY {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;}{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;}WONR WOMAN NEXT APPEARS JTICE LEAGUE, HTG THEATERS NOVEMBER {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;}TRACI THIRTEEN, "YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS"YOUNG JTICE: {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 DGHTER OF OCCULT TECTIVE DR. THIRTEEN, TRACI HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT RNATNS—THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS THE GIRLIEND OF NATASHA IRONS, NIECE OF JOHN HENRY IRONS, A.K.A. THE SUPERHERO STEEL.DC {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;}IN THE UPG YOUNG JTICE: OUTSIRS RTOON, SHE'S A SUPERNATURAL HERO WHO LIV METROPOLIS’ SLUMS AFTER FYG HER FATHER AND LEARNG MAGIC. HOPEFULLY, HER QUEERNS WILL REMA {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;}THUNR, "BLACK LIGHTNG"THE CW, MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGSAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 22: ACTOR NAFSA WILLIAMS ATTENDS THE "BLACK LIGHTNG" SPECIAL VIO PRENTATN AND Q+A DURG COMIC-CON INTERNATNAL 2017 AT SAN DIEGO CONVENTN CENTER ON JULY 22, 2017 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAG){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;}IN THE UPG CW SERI, CRS WILLIAMS PLAYS JEFFERSON PIERCE, WHO RETIRED OM THE SUPERHERO GAME AFTER STROYED HIS MARRIAGE. BUT HE'S FORCED TO DON HIS MASK AGA TO TAKE DOWN A VIC CRIME SYNDITE THREATENG HIS CY. IN DC COMICS' OUTSIRS, PIERCE'S DGHTER ANISSA WAS OUT SUPERHERO THUNR.DC {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;}ACTRS NAFSA WILLIAMS (CO BLACK, TW PEAKS) WILL PLAY ANISSA, NOW A MEDIL STUNT TEACHG PART-TIME AT HER FATHER’S SCHOOL, BUT 'S NOT CLEAR IF SHE'LL BE A SUPERHERO—OR GAY—ON THE {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;}"DEBRII," NEW {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;}IN THE MARVEL ICS UNIVERSE, DEBORAH FIELDS WAS DEBRII, A TELEKETIC SUPERHERO AND AN OUT LBIAN. A S VERSN OF THE WARRRS IS G TO FREEFORM 2018, WH KATE COMER PLAYG THE {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;}“IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT ‘HEY, I RELATE TO THE SHOW BEE I WANT TO HAVE A SQUIRREL TAIL,' BUT ‘HEY, THIS IS THE STORY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO’S OUT AS A LBIAN AND MAYBE ’S NOT THAT EASY,’" SAYS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KEV {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;}AYO, "BLACK PANTHER"{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;}AYO IS AMEMBER OF THE DORA MILAJE, BLACK PANTHER'S ALL-FEMALE BODYGUARDS. SHE'S NOT EXACTLY A SUPERHERO, BUT SHE KICKS SER ASS AND ISON THE SI OF {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;}IN WORLD OF WAKANDA, WRTEN BY WRTEN BY TA-NEHISI COAT AND QUEER WRER ROXANE GAY, AYO GETS TO A ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW GUARD ANEKA, AND THE TWO ARE TORN BETWEEN THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AND THEIR OBLIGATNS TO THEIR KG.MARVEL {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;}AFTER VANY FAIR REPORTED MARCH THAT THE AFFAIR WAS TACT THE MOVIE, A MARVEL REP SISTED “THAT SPECIFIC LOVE STORYLE OM THE IC WAS NOT ED AS A SOURCE.”{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;}A LOT N CHANGE SIX MONTHS, THOUGH—MAYBE WE'LL GET TO SEE THE PASSNATE WARRRS EMBRACE EACH OTHER AND THEIR {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;}BLACK PANTHER H THEATERS FEBARY 16, 2018,{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;}SHATTERSTAR, "DEADPOOL 2"{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;}IN THE ICS, SHATTERSTAR IS AN OTHER-DIMENSNAL WARRR NAMED GAVEEDRA SEVEN, WHOSE PARENTS WERE THE X-MEN DAZZLER AND LONGSHOT. (IN A WEIRD B OF ICS WIBBLY-WOBBLY, TIMEY-WIMEY SHATTERSTAR IS ALSO SORT OF LONGSHOT'S FATHER).{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;}IN PETER DAVID'S ACCLAIMED N OF X-FORCE, SHATTERSTAR REVEALED HE WAS GAY—OR AT LEAST BI—AND STARTED A RELATNSHIP WH FELLOW HERO {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;}SHATTERSTAR IS SLATED TO APPEAR THE DEADPOOL SEQUEL, THOUGH STG HASN'T BEEN ANNOUNCED. HE'LL PROBABLY BE AT THE SI OF CABLE (JOSH BROL), OIME LEAR OF X-FORCE. BUT WILL HE AND THE MERC WH A MOUTH HOOK UP?{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;}FD OUT WHEN DEADPOOL 2 OPENS JUNE 1, {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

Dcribed as an “telligent ventor” an acpanyg summary, the character will reportedly break ground by sharg the film stud’s first onscreen gay kiss wh his hband, played by out, gay Lebane actor Haaz an terview, Sleiman said the climactic smooch was an emotnal moment on set, pecially given s importance to LGBTQ+ reprentatn.

WAR EPTS OVER NEW MARVEL BLOCKBTER’S GAY SUPERHERO

The fal trailer for Marvel Studs' highly-anticipated (and oft-layed) film The Eternals jt dropped today, and 's blsg wh even more glimps of Phastos, the Marvel Cematic Universe's reportedly first gay superhero!

HOW ‘ETERNALS’ ESTABLISH THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO AND SAME-SEX COUPLE A MOVIE: ‘IT’S LIFE-SAVG’

Played by Tony- and Emmy-nomated Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry, Phastos is (thanks to character profil published recently by Entertament Weekly) "a brilliant ventor wh a md for creatg weapons and technology" and set to make history as the first out gay superhero the history of the MCU. "While not much was revealed terms of plot (other than that the Eternals are a group of powerful begs who have been on Earth for centuri and have to rne agast a mon enemy), this last trailer for the film fally giv LGBTQ+ fans who have been dyg to see some glimps and dialogue om Henry's Phastos what they want, as we fally get to see him actn wh the rt of the A-List Eternals crew, the lik of which clu Gemma Chan's Sersi, Richard Madn's Ikaris, K Harrgton's Black Knight, Salma Hayek's Ajak, bisexual in Angela Jolie's Thena, Ma Dong-seok's Gilgamh, Lren Ridloff's Makkari, Lia McHugh's Spre, Barry Keoghan 's Dig, and Kumail Nanjiani's 'll have to wa and see if the gay reprentatn we're gettg The Eternals is worthy of all the hype, but for now, we're stayg optimistic, pecially sce the trailer mak the film look credibly epic! We’ve put together this list to troduce some of the most fluential gay superhero, rangg om groundbreakg figur like Marvel’s Northstar to characters like Harley Qun who only me out the past few years.The 12 most inic gay superhero1) Wonr WomanDiana of Themyscira has a long and storied history as a queer in.

(CC-BY-SA)2) MidnighterPossibly the bt-known gay superhero ic book circl, Midnighter was created as a parody of Batman, startg off the adult-rated Wildstorm ic Stormwatch.

MARVEL REPORTEDLY DEVELOPG NEW MCU MOVIE STARRG OPENLY GAY HERO

Thanks to the X-Men ics’ love of time travel hijks, there are actually two versns of this character at the moment: A teenage Iceman who realized he was gay after Jean Grey read his md, and an adult versn who stayed the closet and dated women for years, but me out after beg nonted by his younger self. The recent Iceman solo seri foced on his life after this revelatn, earng a mixed rponse bee while ’s great to see a gay character gettg their own ic, his emotnal arc is a rather old-fashned g-out story.

She first appeared as Batman’s love tert the 1950s, shortly after the publitn of Sctn of the Innocent, a book that acced Batman of homosexual propaganda. In recent years she was rewrten to be gay herself, a ntroversial cisn that led to some problems of s own.While her ic’s creators wanted her to marry her girliend, DC nixed the cisn by sayg hero “shouldn’t have happy personal liv,” a dub statement that sounds pretty ridiculo the ntext of, say, Superman.

The 59-year-old The Butler director took to Instagram on Tuday to announced that he would be velopg the first gay superhero film, starrg recent viral sensatn SuperB***h, whose real name is Dremon Cooper.

THE GAY SUPERHERO ‘ETERNALS’ IS ‘WHAT AUDIENC HAVE BEEN WAG FOR,’ SAYS GLAAD (GUT COLUMN)

"Do you all remember maybe 10, 12 years ago I said my dream was to make a gay superhero film?

""10 years ago folks thought I was crazy when I said I wanted to make a gay superhero flick.... Marvel's Runaways buts November 21 on Ray, "Arrow"In DC Comics, the Ray is a gay hero wh light-based powers on a versn of Earth where the Nazis won WWII.

In the CW's upg four-part Arrow-verse crossover, he'll be played by out actor Rsell Tovey (Lookg, Quanti) will also voice the character on The CW Seed's Freedom Fighters: The Ray, the first mastream animated seri wh a gay lead. Actrs Nafsa Williams (Co Black, Tw Peaks) will play Anissa, now a medil stunt teachg part-time at her father’s school, but 's not clear if she'll be a superhero—or gay—on the seri.

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She's not exactly a superhero, but she kicks ser ass and ison the si of World of Wakanda, wrten by wrten by Ta-Nehisi Coat and queer wrer Roxane Gay, Ayo gets to a romantic relatnship wh fellow guard Aneka, and the two are torn between their love for each other and their obligatns to their Vany Fair reported March that the affair was tact the movie, a Marvel rep sisted “that specific love storyle om the ic was not ed as a source. (In a weird b of ics wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey Shatterstar is also sort of Longshot's father) Peter David's acclaimed n of X-Force, Shatterstar revealed he was gay—or at least bi—and started a relatnship wh fellow hero Rictor.

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So the characters rema largely visible to appeal to moviegoers around the world, even if those moviegoers aren’t homophobic. ” Claremont has sce said that "gay people uld look at and fd ronance terms of who they were and what they were standg for.

We’ve seen anti-mutant discrimatn across the board wh the X-Men films, the nsequenc of hidg who you are out of fear of retaliatn, and the story of the mutant “cure, ” which draws parallels to gay nversatn therapy and a “pray the gay away” mentaly. Actor Haaz Sleiman, who me out as gay 2017, plays character Ben “Eternals” who is the hband of superhero Phastos. “Eternals” also hosts the most diverse lp of any Marvel movie, cludg not only a first openly gay fay, but actors of many different ethnic backgrounds and the first af superhero.

This also isn’t Marvel’s first attempt at diversifyg s films; an openly gay character was clud “Avengers: Endgame, ” and the star character of “Loki, ” a seri on Disney Pl, is bisexual.