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Today, Iceman Comes Out To Another X-Man

Recently Jean Grey pointed out to Young Iceman that he was gay, through some rather invasive casual telepathy. Then Young Iceman pointed out to Not-Quite-As-Young Iceman that they were both probably gay, and Not-Quite-As-Young Iceman agreed.

In today's Extraordinary X-Men, Not-Quite-As-Young Iceman has a conversation with New X-Men and Young X-Men member Anole. Note the hands-behind-back stiffness.
As they both do their very best impersonations of Basil Exposition. Anole is one of the few male gay superhero character at Marvel who actually get stories written about them. A lizard-skinned look, he was one of the few mutants to remain in such a form after House Of M, and after a game of will-they-won't-they over his sexuality in New X-Men, and one abandoned suicide story, eventually Marvel seemed to decide that he might as well just be gay and to get on with it.

Well, Marvel seem to be just getting on with it, with Iceman.

Nothing like cutting to the chase. 

Ah yes, the trope of I'm-gay-but-also-a-lizard-so-deal-with-that-too, established as long ago as 2011 with Doctor Who.Look at that posture. That's one relaxed X-Man. Though the conversations we are still waiting for are with Kitty Pryde, Opal Tanaka and Lorna Dane… Mystique will probably be interesting as well.

And yes, just as with "Asguardian", a name change for Anole is probably required at some point, now.

And yes, Not-Quite-As-Young Iceman, Anole is clearly too young for you. But not for Young Iceman. Who seems to be getting a thing for lizard-like skin….

Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. Who, tonight, will see Simon Spurrier & Emma Price signing their new Image comic Cry Havoc from 5:30-7pm.

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