#queerlikeme
Queer representation in comics is important, and absolutely necessary, because society needs to be shown that queer people can absolutely save the world too.
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Not exactly a selfie but…
The issue I heard raised most about Constantine being portrayed as bisexual is that it’s not his sexuality that defines him.
He’s not defined by his sexuality. But his sexuality is a part of him.
I do not see myself in his occult adventures. I don’t share any features with him. But I am bisexual, and having characters taken from me because it shouldn’t matter hurts.
No, it shouldn’t matter. So why should it matter to anyone that he is a bisexual protagonist?
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extremelyheteronormativepants:
The sign reads: “Because popular imaginaries shape the conceivable, it sure would be nice if comics could be a bit more #queerlikeme, and maybe less about pleasing the straight male gaze.”
The issue of representation in popular media is near and dear to me. Especially lacking, in my view, are representations of queer normalcy, or non-heteronormative characters which can’t be hastily summarized by their sexuality.
Gay marriages in comics are fine and all, but how about moving the focus to LGBTQ2S characters doing regular comic-book things, like repelling alien invasions? Ellis did it well in Stormwatch/The Authority, in which Midnighter and Apollo were major players whose sexuality was not used as a shortcut to character development.
And that was in the 1990s! Two decades ago!
So: LGBTQ2S characters? Yes please. Clichés? No thank you.
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I am bisexual, bigender and feminine, and I read comic books. Gimme comic book characters who are #queerlikeme.
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