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How representation of the LGBTQIA+ community assumes centre stage in comic books
FirstpostAmidst conversations on comic books and their representation of the LGBTQIA+ community, a look at some queer characters from comic-verses that have captured popular imagination through the years. While self-proclaimed fans of the comic book series objected to characters like Death — that has conventionally been illustrated as a pale grey/white, goth female entity — being portrayed by Black actress Kirby Howell-Baptiste, others have accused Gaiman of being “a sellout like DC”. Amidst these conversations on comic books and their representation of the LGBTQIA+ community, a look at some queer characters from comic-verses that have captured popular imagination through the years — Coagula, DC Portrayed as transsexual and a lesbian in Doom Patrol, Coagula is a superheroine capable of coagulating or congealing any fluid, while melting any solid object into its liquid state at will. Queer Coding : imbuing a fictional work with queer themes or characters without ever explicitly acknowledging the queerness Unpack some of the history of queer coding in comics and why it's important to move past it 🏳️🌈 https://t.co/gqaodFoQ0F #DCPride pic.twitter.com/5li9vRxXpn — DC June 25, 2021 It is always easier to ask forgiveness than get permission.
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Loki being bisexual isn’t the big representational win some are making it out to be
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