LGBTQ Archives

Whilst the readings of the Babadook as a representation of Amelia's, the single mother in the film, grief had been pretty standard since it's release, arguments have now been made for the Babadook as a gay man or representation of the queer secret kept in the closet. https://twitter.com/gaywonk/status/872293313587675136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Fexplainers%2F2017%2F6%2F9%2F15757964%2Fgay-babadook-lgbtq After all, the Babadook is the disruptive influence caused[...]

From the controversies with artist Berliac to Howard Chaykin and Image Comics on The Divided States of Hysteria, what more could there be in the first week? Popping outside of comics for a moment, clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch came under fire for a Pride Month tweet, which they have since deleted, that read "the pride community is[...]

It's often because ___ writer can't afford to go back end only. — Alex de Campi (@alexdecampi) June 9, 2017 It is also worth noting that Image Comics generally do put out quite a few titles that have a good bit of LGBTQ+ representation, if not a great deal of trans representation specifically, such as progressive titles[...]

 But be warned – it is very graphic, violent and triggering. Naturally, that this kind of story is being told is distasteful anyway, but to also come out during Pride Month, a time when we should be pushing and celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, inclusiveness and hope for the future, is the height of bad timing and poor[...]

Proud son of a lesbian and anyone who has issue w/ that can suck my balls😊 https://t.co/gHYC9puexP — Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) June 6, 2017 Our immediate reaction was to draft up the headline: "Guardians Of The Galaxy Star Dave Bautista To Anti-LGBTQ People: Suck My Balls." Unfortunately, our editors informed us that under no circumstances could we[...]

One of the most prominent videos to talk about it came from The RPG Minx, one of the longest running Let's Players on YouTube, who voiced her opinions over the changes by citing examples like CNN who air videos of news reports that could bee deemed as hateful content or controversial, and how advertisers are willing to[...]

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

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