http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/05/3641276/green-lantern-relaunched-as-brave.html
Alan Scott, Green Lantern's most recent alter-ego, is supposedly gay according to James Robinson. He thought it'd be great to see a super hero be gay for a change. For all you hbutthurts, this is not Hal Jordan the original Green Lantern, it is merely a spin-off. Apparently the idea came of Robinson's gay son..
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In May, Marvel Entertainment said super speedster Northstar will marry his longtime boyfriend in the pages of Astonishing X-Men. DC comics has other gay characters, too, including Kate Kane, the current Batwoman, the Question, and married characters Apollo and the Midnighter.
And in the pages of Archie Comics, Kevin Keller is one of the gang at Riverdale High School and gay, too.
DC has been a leader in incorporating gay characters into its comics — it had one of the first male gay kisses back in 1988.
Since then, numerous comic book heroes and villains have been written as gay, lesbian or transgender — from Batwoman to Hulkling and Wiccan in the pages of Young Avengers.
Green Lantern would be the highest-profile openly gay hero — even the parallel Earth version.
“It was just meant to be — Alan Scott being a gay member of the team, the Justice Society, that I’ll be forming in the pages of Earth 2,” Robinson said. “He’s just meant to be part of this big tapestry of characters.”
Some groups have protested the inclusion of gay characters, but Robinson isn’t discouraged, noting that being gay is just one aspect to Scott. “This guy, he’s a media mogul, a hero, a dynamic type-A personality and he’s gay,” Robinson said. “He’s a complex character.”
It seems Green Lantern is joining in these outburst of gay heroes.
My opinion? I don't give a fuck if they're gay or not, if they kick major ass they're awesome.
Alan Scott, Green Lantern's most recent alter-ego, is supposedly gay according to James Robinson. He thought it'd be great to see a super hero be gay for a change. For all you hbutthurts, this is not Hal Jordan the original Green Lantern, it is merely a spin-off. Apparently the idea came of Robinson's gay son..
Here:
In May, Marvel Entertainment said super speedster Northstar will marry his longtime boyfriend in the pages of Astonishing X-Men. DC comics has other gay characters, too, including Kate Kane, the current Batwoman, the Question, and married characters Apollo and the Midnighter.
And in the pages of Archie Comics, Kevin Keller is one of the gang at Riverdale High School and gay, too.
DC has been a leader in incorporating gay characters into its comics — it had one of the first male gay kisses back in 1988.
Since then, numerous comic book heroes and villains have been written as gay, lesbian or transgender — from Batwoman to Hulkling and Wiccan in the pages of Young Avengers.
Green Lantern would be the highest-profile openly gay hero — even the parallel Earth version.
“It was just meant to be — Alan Scott being a gay member of the team, the Justice Society, that I’ll be forming in the pages of Earth 2,” Robinson said. “He’s just meant to be part of this big tapestry of characters.”
Some groups have protested the inclusion of gay characters, but Robinson isn’t discouraged, noting that being gay is just one aspect to Scott. “This guy, he’s a media mogul, a hero, a dynamic type-A personality and he’s gay,” Robinson said. “He’s a complex character.”
It seems Green Lantern is joining in these outburst of gay heroes.
My opinion? I don't give a fuck if they're gay or not, if they kick major ass they're awesome.