June is Pride Month, where all across the world, celebrations are held to celebrate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus community. It is truly amazing how Pride has changed over the past few decades, and how wonderfully inclusive and widespread Pride events are.
In 2016, then President Barack Obama had this to say as part of his Pride Month remarks:
There remains much work to do to extend the promise of our country to every American, but because of the acts of courage of the millions who came out and spoke out to demand justice and of those who quietly toiled and pushed for progress, our Nation has made great strides in recognizing what these brave individuals long knew to be true in their hearts — that love is love and that no person should be judged by anything but the content of their character. During Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, as Americans wave their flags of pride high and march boldly forward in parades and demonstrations, let us celebrate how far we have come and reaffirm our steadfast belief in the equal dignity of all Americans.
To celebrate Pride Month here at Multiversity, we polled some of our staff for our favorite queer characters in superhero comics. Our list includes couples (Apollo and Midnighter, Hulkling and Wiccan), characters that have long been associated as queer (John Constantine, Northstar), as well as characters that have had their identity somewhat scrubbed by reboots (Hercules, Valkyrie). We wanted a big tent.
Now, granted, there are a ton of characters that we couldn’t include, so vote in the poll, and tell us who some of your favorites are in the comments!
Next week, we will run a similar poll based around non-superhero comics.
Happy Pride!
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