Superheroes Who Are Openly LGBTQ+

If you're not familiar with the inner workings of the comic book world, there's a fair chance there are more LGBTQ+ superheroes out there than you realize. From the big screen to the small to the panels themselves, here are some of the LGBTQ+ superheroes out there saving the world for all of us.

In 2017, the hit movie Thor: Ragnarok revitalized the thunder god's franchise with a new brand of irresistible humor and a huge gladiator battle with the Hulk, of course. Among the new characters introduced in Ragnarok was the tough, unapologetic binge drinker Valkyrie, played by Tessa Thompson. She reprised the role as one of the leaders of New Asgard in 2019's Avengers: Endgame, eventually being named leader of Asgard at the end of the film. And fans will be seeing her again in 2021's Thor: Love & Thunder.

Valkyrie's sexuality isn't addressed in the theatrical versions of either Ragnarok or Endgame, but shortly after Love & Thunder was announced at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Studios confirmed Valkyrie would be the MCU's first openly LGBTQ+ superhero and that this would be addressed in the 2021 sequel. Thompson even said Valkyrie was bisexual as early as 2017, lining the character up with her comic book counterpart. Ragnarok had originally highlighted Valkyrie's sexuality, but this scene was sadly left on the cutting room floor.

Unfortunately, the comic book version of Valkyrie on which Thompson's character is based is no longer around. That hero, Brunnhilde, was killed by the dark elf Malekith in the line-wide event War of the Realms. The role of Valkyrie has since been taken up by Jane Foster, who Natalie Portman portrayed in the first two Thor films and who is also set to appear in Love & Thunder, as Thor herself.

In the comics it's no secret that Wade Wilson, also known as Deadpool, is pansexual. Longtime Deadpool writer Gerry Duggan has gone on record as saying the Merc with a Mouth sets his romantic boundaries at "anything with a pulse." So far, that hasn't really been reflected in his big-screen appearances, though Deadpool 2 certainly ramps up Wade's fixation on the ironclad mutant Colossus.

Since Ryan Reynolds has confirmed as much, it seems that Deadpool's new owners over at Disney are working on a new movie featuring the character. And if we do get a Deadpool 3, there's a fair chance Wade Wilson's pansexuality will be expressed more explicitly in the films. Reynolds himself has even said that he wants to see that side of Wade come out more on the big screen. At the 2018 San Diego Comic Con, the actor said one of the things he loves about the Deadpool films is that they can go places other superhero movies can't or won't, and he suggested LGBTQ+ representation as one of those places adding that he specifically wanted to explore that through Wade. Keep watching the video to see all the Superheroes who are openly LGBTQ+.

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Valkyrie | 0:17
Deadpool | 1:55
Yukio and Negasonic Teenage Warhead | 2:59
Mr. Terrific | 3:48
White Canary | 4:48
Dreamer | 5:49
Citizen Cold and The Ray | 7:08
Batwoman | 8:07
John Constantine | 9:19
Aquaman | 10:46
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy | 11:43
Northstar | 12:38
Iceman | 13:46
The Question | 14:54
America Chavez | 16:07
Hulkling and Wiccan | 17:01

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