LGBTQ Archives

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

Who knows? You'd have to speak to them," He may be referring to Disney, he may be referring to the actors, who may have decided to add that element to their personal backstory and chemistry for the pair. And whilst it is fantastic to have this potential representation, in a medium (sci-fi) and a class of movies[...]

By Joe Glass, Bleeding Cool's Senior Mutant and LGBTQ Correspondent  Art by Leinil Francis Yu Now that IvX (Inhumans vs X-Men) has started in earnest, it means we are most likely going to get post-issue break down interviews over at CBR. And with the release of IvX#1 we get one such interview with series co-writer Charles Soule[...]

A new multi-fandom convention was announced yesterday, "dedicated to inclusion, highlighting Women, LGBTQ, the Disabled and Persons of Color."  Called Universal Fancon, the idea was created by Black Girl Nerds and The Black Geeks: Since it's on social media, I have a special announcement to make I've partnered up with @theblackgeeks for new event to launch[...]

And before anyone says anything about it being because an Avengers game: a) several X-Men have been Avengers and b) there are loads of characters in Avengers Academy who have never been Avengers. Personally, I think the game would rake in the players with a few X-Men characters included, but c'est la vie. At any rate, what[...]

He's the writer and creator of LGBTQ superhero comic series, The Pride The entire first volume is out now and available on ComiXology, and even as a hardcover collection at The Pride Store He is also the co-writer on Welsh horror comedy series, Stiffs, on ComiXology and here. By Joe Glass, Bleeding Cool's Senior Mutant[...]

Following up on an earlier report that Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot supports the character's bisexuality, even if it isn't explored in the upcoming

By Joe Glass Marvel have teased their first new X-Men title as part of the upcoming Resurrxion, and it's an Iceman solo title. And my first immediate reaction is to scream 'YAY' followed by 'It's about damn time'. In terms of letting books be lead by LGBTQ characters, Marvel has been somewhat lacking When they did have books,[...]

He is the writer and creator of LGBTQ superhero series, The Pride, which has just had it's first collection made available on ComiXology after a hugely successful Kickstarter The comics are also available at his Online Store He is also the co-writer of Wales-based horror comedy series, Stiffs, available on ComiXology and it's own store. [...]

The comic is action-PACKED! It's all just incredible. But one thing I was not expecting it to do, and which didn't even occur to me until my second or third read-through….it subtly makes a challenge to notions of masculinity that are both a basis for homophobic reactions to gay men, and is a major form of[...]