Tessa Thompson will be playing the first-ever canonically LGBTQ+ superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige confirmed to iO9 that Thompson’s character, Valkyrie, will be the MCU’s first non-straight superhero! “The answer is yes,” Kevin Feige said when asked about Valkyrie having an LGBTQ storyline. Feige’s comment comes after Thompson herself
Celebrity Courtney Act is not only a popular drag queen, entertainer, singer and reality television personality but also a huge activist for the LGBTQ+ community. Born in Australia in 1983, Shane Jenek initially called his blonde alter ego Ginger Le’Bon. Courtney Act soon blossomed into his stage name, a pun on the saying “caught in
Since its inception in the late 19th century, film as a medium has had a rather rocky journey to depicting relatable, realistic, and above all sympathetic gay characters. From the Hays Code of the 1930s banning what they referred to as ‘sexual perversion’, to Love, Simon in the 2010s providing inclusion and love for gay teen audiences,
Bisexuality is extremely underrepresented throughout Hollywood and media, and when it is portrayed, it’s usually represented using blanket phrases or terms, like “I go both ways,” rather than just explicitly stating that the character is bisexual. However, Brooklyn Nine-Nine changed that when a pivotal character, Rosa Diaz, came out as bisexual and actually used the word.
Late last year, Wonder Woman was confirmed to be bisexual by Wonder Woman comic writer Greg Rucka. In an interview with Comicosity, he stated that yes, Diana “has been in love and had relationships with other women,” and she also has romantic interactions with Steve Trevor. When the news broke that Diana was finally confirmed to