LGBTQ Roll Call

[neo_prodigy]

With June being LGBTQ Pride, I couldn't think of a better time to do a Roll Call celebrating exceptional LGBTQ characters in comics.


While there have been a number of LGBTQ characters, most of them at best have been relegated to minor characters and at worst deplorable homophobic queer minstrel shows.
And don't get it conflated.

Visibility is not progress.

If it were then the Rawhide Kid and Northstar would be progressive trailblazing characters.

 So no, this isn't just my list of queer comic characters.

This is a salute to the elite characters who have provided me with a more than a few OH HELL YEAH! moments.
A list of characters and made me proud to be a comic book geek and an LGBTQ.

Also, if you haven't already, feel free to check out my recent post on No_Scans discussing Queer Tropes to better understand where I'm coming from on this.


That being said: ROLL CALL!!!!!!!

 

Batwoman










Jack Harkness










Ianto Jones










The Question (Renee Montoya)











Ozymandias




Black Cat



Daken



Destiny



Mystique




Rictor & Shatterstar 

 


 

 



And by the by: The Greeks/Romans/Spartans were like TOTALLY GAY!!!!! (nsfw)


Victoria Hand





Richie Foley/Gear









Dani Baptiste





Tim Gunn

He's awesome and must therefore be included.



Catwoman (Holly Robinson)



Lafayette Reynolds



Scandal Savage



Hulkling



Karolina Dean



Wiccan



HE"S GAY HONEY!!!! Stop trying to recruit. Straight people: Always trying to push their heterosexual agenda on us God-fearing gays. ;D




Xavin







Achilles







DAYUM is my boyfriend sexy!!!!

Go ahead. It's okay to look.

THAT"S CLOSE ENOUGH.

I'm gonna need you to back away from my man, right the hell now.

Satsu













(Ultimate) Colossus









Not sure if the live-action movie version featured 616 Colossus or Ultimate Colossus.

It really doesn't matter because you're a fool if you think I"m about to pass up a chance to partake in some Grade-A beefcake like one Daniel Cudmore.








Willow Rosenberg

















Tara MaClay













John Constantine







Xena






The Midnighter



Apollo & The Midnighter







Now, I'm willing to bet there are some gems out there that myself and others may not be aware of and/or should (re)consider checking out.

So if you have any recommendations of awesome exceptional prominent LGBTQ characters in comics then by all means, sharing is caring. Please post them away in the comments.

 

Comments

(frozen) Re: The Privilege of Visibility

[galateus]

What I'm replying with is someone doesn't get to qualify that someone isn't authentically gay they aren't visible in a system that doesn't allow them to be.

Only you're conflating IRL and fictional someones and visibility, which are two COMPLETELY different issues. IRL, gayness isn't up for debate, the closeted gay soldier *knows* they're gay but chooses for themselves to remain invisible, and questioning it as an outside observer is homophobic. But for a fictional character, all there *is* to them is outside observation, and what's invisible by definition isn't canon at all. In fiction visibility = reality, invisibility = ambiguous. While it's great to interpret a character as gay (if it's the author-intended interpretation that's just bonus points), it's not exactly automatically homophobic to point out that their sexuality is not for certain, that they aren't really the same at all as list-ees like Renee Montoya or Batwoman, or that they're not quite a solid win for the glorious homo-gay agenda.

Conflating the two like you did, while supporting the conflation with a long, condescending mansplanation of queer oppression to other queer people, in order to dismiss everyone else's experiences that differed from yours--a dismissal which did basically amount to "HDU not be satisfied", you hypocrite--that was utterly insulting, privileged and homophobic.

(frozen) Re: The Privilege of Visibility

[neo_prodigy]

Wrong once again.

The comment got made that invisible gays aren't authentic and don't count. That comment was destructive, hurtful and homophobic for too many of us who have had to be invisible in order to survive. I called out said bigotry which is encouraged on this forum.

This bullshit of "you can't bring real issues into this debate because that's not fair" just illustrates how full of fail your stance truly is.

Then you tried to conflate me calling out bigotry in Northstar with me calling out the REAL issues of why there's minimal LGBTQ representation.

Next you tried to cry that it's okay for you to say hurtful things because you're pissed and we're supposed to mind read what you really meant. But rather than conceding that "Yeah, I meant to say x, or you're right I just didn't convey that because I was so upset but you're correct though." You want to consider to co-sign and dismiss institutional homophobia to save face.

You have continuously dismissed queer oppression because they aren't visible to your perception and when it's been pointed out what the true issues are you're dodged and deflected with this bogus self righteous indignation. Like claiming how insulted you are is going to make your dirt righteous. Or probably you're outraged because you're being called on your shit.

Go back and reread before replying or you know what, just don't. And save the name-calling and the insults. You've spewed enough hurtful bile for one post.

(frozen) Mod Freeze

[sd_admin]

Do to the direction that this discussion is going. We're going to freeze this thread.