Gay characters have been in comics for decades, but it's been difficult to get someone like Spider-Man or Batman onboard. In just this past year, there have been two same-sex marriages on the covers of different big-brand comic books and the introduction of the first transgender comic-book character. From the neon spandex costumes to the over-muscled, over-breasted heroes in them, it's hard not to look at a group of comic-book superheroes and think: 'Shit, someone's got to be gay.'Īnd in fact, more and more superheroes are literally coming out of the closet, turning the comic-book industry, however surprisingly, into one of strongest advocates for gay rights and marriage equality.
