LGBT Heroes Are Apparently Coming To Marvel, And 20Gayteen Is Still Going Strong
It's about time!
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been banking home runs for a while now, especially recently with the release of movies such as Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War.
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In fact, according to Box Office Mojo, the MCU has six movies in the franchise that have grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide. One of them, Infinity War, has even crossed the two billion dollar mark.
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But one thing missing from the movies so far has been LGBT representation. The closest we got was in Thor: Ragnarok, where Tessa Thompson confirmed that her character, Valkyrie, was bisexual.
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In fact, a scene confirming Valkyrie's bisexuality was cut from the movie, with Tessa telling Rolling Stone: "There were things that we talked about that we allowed to exist in the characterisation, but maybe not be explicit in the film."
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But according to the Playlist this is all about to change. Apparently when asked if a LGBT hero was in the works, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel, simply replied: "Yes."
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When pushed for a little more information, Kevin then revealed that the introduction of LGBT representation will come in the form of "both [characters] you’ve seen and ones you haven’t seen".
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It's not much to go on for now, but it's exciting all the same. I, for one, will be first in line for a ticket.
