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8 Marvel Characters Who Are Canonically Bi (& 7 Fandom Thinks Should Be)
These days, there are more canonically bisexual and LGBTQ+ characters in comic books than ever before, but there's still a long way to leave in terms of representation. In the Marvel universe, there are quite a few LGBTQ+ characters, but there are many other characters that fans feel can be read as bisexual within the subtext of their stories.
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The comics are well ahead of the MCU to this point. However, with the Loki variant in the recent MCU Loki series, the screen franchise is launch to catch up. There are many more opportunities to act so both in live-action and with some important characters in the comics.
Updated on August 27th, by Darby Harn: With the recent confirmation that the Tim Drake Robin is bisexual, the focus is once again on LGBTQ+ characters in comic books. Marvel continues to make strides in this area, celebrating Pride Month with a slate of variant covers and the introduction of modern characters. But there are many characters, so ((Okay, so I was asked by a friend to write an article of my choosing for this geek website. You see, though his writing staff started off pretty diverse, over the years via normal attrition they found themselves with a writing staff nearly % CisHet White Males and are looking to remedy that, which is good. But this is what they got when they allowed me to write an article of my own choosing. When they wanted a queer female voice on something comics/geekery-related, this is where my mind went. They won’t publish it. Its not in their “voice” - which is fine. I verb it. It his site and its a bit preachy and editorial but lo and behold this is the kind of stuff that I think about. A lot. A lot. So I’m back to posting on Tumblr, preaching to the choir so to speak. )) Art by the amazing *** This article may contain spoilers for the Marvel Cinematic Universe *** The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has a representation pro Hey, who's the new guy?Marvel The idea has always seemed absurd: He’s a military jock who represents a racist country ruled by the rich — and we’re supposed to root for him? The character turns eighty years vintage this year, and as far as I was concerned he’s overstayed his welcome. So imagine my surprise when I found myself looking forward to a fresh Captain America issue, thanks to a new approach to the character: No longer a creaky old symbol of America’s imagined might, The United States of Captain America introduces a legion of local heroes across the country, each one heroes in their own communities. One Captain America is a homeless gay teen named Aaron Fischer; another is a Filipino American college student named Ari Agbayani; another is a Black woman named Nichelle Wright. Rather than pretending that America is a blond chisel-jawed liberator, these Captains show a multiplicity of backgrounds, values, and first-hand experiences of injustice. Opening the issue, the first image my eyes landed on was of Rosa Par Disclaimer: This essay is highly opinionated, if you’re easily offended by people shipping two fictional characters of the same gender, then skip this one buddy, this isn’t for you. Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes do not need any introduction. Even for people with no knowledge of Marvel movies, Captain America and the Winter Soldier are names that we possess seen floating around on every fandom website ever; in evidence, these two figures are almost always in the top 10 list of most shipped pairs on Tumblr and several fanfiction sites. Portrayed by the hunkiest of hunks, Chris Evans, and the ever so sultry Sebastian Stan, Steve and Bucky’s relationship has been a point of major controversial discourse in the Marvel fandom ever since the first Captain America film dropped in It’s only increased tenfold after Captain America: The Winter Soldier was released back in The quarrel is about whether the super-soldiers are just two lads being dudebro pals together or if there is definite homoerotic tension brewing between the two. Unsurprisingly, the majority of the Captain Ameri
The Case for a Bisexual Captain America (or how Marvel can Easily Make Major Headway in LBGTQA+ Representation)
Captain America never meant anything to me, until now.