So making Loki - one of the most popular characters ever to grace the MCU - explicitly bisexual does mark a significant step forward for LGBTQIA representation…for the MCU. MARVEL'S 'ETERNALS' DROPS FIRST TEASER TRAILER SHOWING OFF DIVERSE CAST OF COMIC BOOK HEROES Tessa Thompson has said that her "Thor: Ragnarok" character was bisexual, but any mention of it was cut from the film. There’s the grieving gay man in "Avengers: Endgame" played by director Joe Russo. That’s far from a comprehensive accounting of openly LGBTQIA characters in superhero storytelling, but when we turn the lens to Marvel Studios, the picture gets profoundly smaller.
Amazon’s "The Boys" explores how Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) had to end her relationship with her girlfriend for fear of being outed on "Invincible," by contrast, the titular hero’s gay best friend William (Andrew Rannells) is very much out and proud. Matt Bomer plays gay superhero Larry Trainor on HBO Max’s "Doom Patrol." Jefferson Pierce’s daughter Anissa (Nafessa Williams) on "Black Lightning" is a lesbian Oliver Queen’s son William (Ben Lewis) on "Arrow" is gay. Similarly, on CW’s "Supergirl," the titular hero’s sister Alex (Chyler Leigh) is gay and has had multiple girlfriends on Season 4, the show debuted TV’s first trans superhero, Dreamer (played by trans actor Nicole Maines). The CW’s "Batwoman" centers on two lesbian superheroes - Kate Kane (played by Ruby Rose in Season 1, and Wallis Day in Season 2) and Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie).
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And yet, in 2021, it feels a bit odd to be celebrating this fleeting acknowledgment as a milestone in queer representation when there are so many other examples of superhero TV shows embracing it.