For decades, there were very few trans characters in superhero comics. What there were, existed via magic, shape-shifting or other fantasy tropes. Until a
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Andrew Garfield takes to the stage to lip sync for his life at the Queens Werq the World tour in London. Spider-Men can really werq!
As we previously reported, Image Comics will be releasing eleven variant covers in June, celebrating the LGBTQ community and the progress made by the Gay Liberation Movement in promoting inclusivity and support for all, with 100% of the proceeds from the June Pride variant covers donated to Human Rights Campaign We were treated to six variant[...]
Aftershock Comics' Alters volume one, coming out this Wednesday, enjoyed a fair bit of attention back when the series started. The reason was because the
Keiynan Lonsdale, who stars in The CW's The Flash as Kid Flash/Wally West, has come out publicly as bisexual in an emotional post on twitter. Lonsdale
Aa quick shout-out to Laura Sitter for alerting us to the latest updates this morning as both Buzzfeed and InfoWars have confirmed that the transgender
Robin Lord Taylor, who stars as Penguin in Fox's Gotham show set in a pre-Batman Gotham City, has once again blasted back at critics of the gay storyline
Kotaku had an interview with Robert Yang, creator of a number of games that have a very...different surface level aspect to them than most. Yang's
The ALA's 2016 list of the Top Ten most challenged books in American Libraries and school has revealed that a vast majority of those challenged and banned are books containing LGBTQ characters or themes, particularly the transgender aspect of the community There are also a significant number of graphic novels, both original and collected editions,[...]
There are best selling graphic novels by women featuring women with LGBTQ themes (i.e Raina Telgemeier) that stay on top of the charts There's totally an audience for diverse content and these books prove that.
JG: Can you give us a tease on the future of Kim Reaper? Or even what may be next down the line[...]
The WildStorm Oral History has been released. A massive collection of interviews with people who worked at or worked for Jim Lee's WildStorm Studios in
Huge news in the world of Doctor Who was just revealed today. According to an interview on BBC News, Pearl Mackie's character, Bill, the new companion for
Last night, I saw Power Rangers, the modern reboot of the Power Rangers franchise specifically using Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers as a source.
Jackson's sexuality, in an area where being different and being LGBTQ in particular is viewed negatively, is an extra element that could draw this unwanted attention to her son.
As such, her reaction feels more like a mother's concern Obviously a little too aggressively overbearing and perhaps unintentionally homophobic, but still a sign of her fears[...]
Get called out for censoring the LGBTQIA+ community as part of that same process, and you get a short response YouTube posted this tweet yesterday in response to content from the site's gay community content creators for having their videos be placed into Restricted Mode, which has been the most talked about response to the[...]
Legendary composer Alan Menken spoke exclusively to Gay Times Magazine here in the UK, and has revealed that he would like to see the character of Ursula
Beware clicking that link, as the article does contain massive spoilers for the whole movie, so you have been warned.
At any rate, one of the spoilers we had was that one of the Power Rangers would now be LGBTQ, and we even revealed who it was Again, we will mention it here, so prepare for[...]
one of my recent videos "8 Black LGBTQ+ Trailblazers Who Inspire Me" is blocked because of this i'm perplexed, @YouTube https://t.co/MrGBmPum1a
— Tyler Oakley (@tyleroakley) March 19, 2017
Teen Vogue, who have been killing it as of late when it comes to reporting on politics and equality, reported yesterday that vloggers who represent or cover the LGBTQIA+[...]
So maybe we will find that things play out a little different, and LeFou may not be as bad a representation as it would currently seem.
As director Bill Condon says in the original interview with UK LGBTQ publication Attitude,
"He's confused about what he wants It's somebody who's just realising that he has these feelings[...]
Art by Jamal Campbell
As anyone who reads my articles here at Bleeding Cool is probably aware, I am also a comic creator, writing LGBTQ superhero team series, The Pride The Pride recently enjoyed a massively successful Kickstarter to fund a collection of the first volume of stories, and the first issue was one of ComiXology[...]
Now that the pilot episode of Riverdale has aired, we can see what differences there may be between the script that Bleeding Cool reviewed and the show
Doctor Who is celebrating LGBT History Month 2017, with an event at the Museum of Wales in Cardiff, the city where much of the modern Doctor Who TV show
Everyone knows I love X-Men. Everyone knows I'm far less receptive of Inhumans (though I do often enjoy some of the Inhuman titles). Naturally, I
Gentleman of the realm Sir Ian McKellan has been taking part in the Women's March in London today. He has experience in these matters, protest and
It's the return of a classic character I've always been a bit of a fan of, it's a gay male leading title and set-up for a new gay male member of the Justice League of America, one of the oldest and biggest, most well-known superhero teams of all time, and it is coming at a[...]
Art by Stephen Byrne
Hello again! Been a while since I did a Tales from the Four Color Closet piece, looking at the state of LGBTQ+ representation in comics and related media I've been a little busy with more general reporting for the site, working on my own books, and looking for new artists But I[...]
In an exclusive interview with Hollywood Life, Riverdale actor Cole Sprouse, who portrays Archie's best friend Jughead on the series, has confirmed that
Way back in 2012, Greg Weisman, co-creator of cult favourite DC Animated series Young Justice, had this to say on the incorporation of LGBTQ characters in the show,
"I also believe we have differently oriented characters in the series, even though we're not allowed to mention it out loud (And just to be sure, I checked[...]
He is the writer of LGBTQ superhero team series, The Pride, which is available on ComiXology and it's own online store.
By Joe Glass
[SPOILERS FOLLOW FOR MIDNIGHTER & APOLLO #4]
Well now, this one is a doozy!
For those needing a catch up (and really, why? You should ALL be picking up this book), Midnighter has descended[...]
With permission of Love Is Love's showrunner Marc Andreyko, the copyright credits for the anthology raising funds for the victims and families of the