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Eternals director Chloé Zhao hopes gay characters won’t be censored overseas

October 28, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Chloé Zhao, director of the upcoming Eternals film, is hopeful that its LGBTQ+ characters will not be censored overseas. With the movie’s release imminent, fans will soon get to see the first gay family in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Eternals will feature Marvel’s first big-screen queer couple, Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) and his husband (Haaz Sleiman). They appear in the movie’s trailer and, although only in it for a few seconds, can be seen in front of what appears to be their home as they stand alongside…

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Marvel’s Eternals gives first glimpse of MCU’s first-ever gay family

October 5, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The new Eternals trailer has given fans a glimpse of the first LGBTQ+ family to appear in a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film. Eternals will feature Marvel’s first big-screen queer couple, Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) and his husband (Haaz Sleiman). Although only in the new teaser for a few seconds, the pair can be seen in front of what appears to be their home as they stand alongside their son. Phastos previously made history by being confirmed as the first openly gay superhero in the MCU, with this film set…

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Disney Plus cut queer sex scene with Loki from Marvel spin-off series

July 23, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Marvel viewers missed out on the franchise’s first ever queer sex scene in Disney Plus’ Loki series. According to the brand new Disney Plus special, Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Loki, the crew of the acclaimed series pondered over whether to include a more intimate look at Tom Hiddleston’s beloved Asgardian trickster. In the special, Loki’s lead writer Michael Waldron can be seen with a whiteboard filled with notes about potential scenes for the show. Although the whiteboard is messy as hell, Loki stans managed to pick up on…

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Jameela Jamil joins Disney+ She-Hulk series as supervillain Titania

June 13, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Legendary star Jameela Jamil has just bagged her next role in the upcoming Disney+ series, She-Hulk. According to a report from Variety, Jamil will be playing the role of Titania, the arch-nemesis to the titular character. The Marvel supervillain was created by writer Jim Shooter in the 80s and first made their debut during the special crossover series Secret Wars #3. Titania is a mainstay in the She-Hulk comics and possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and resistance to injury. The forthcoming series will follow Jessica Walters, a lawyer and cousin to Bruce…

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Tom Hiddleston is “thrilled” to bring Loki’s gender fluidity to Disney+ series

June 11, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Tom Hiddleston has opened up about Loki’s gender fluidity. Earlier this week, the Marvel Cinematic Universe character made headlines after a teaser spot for his newly-released Disney+ spin-off series confirmed his gender as fluid. Although Loki’s gender identity has been explored in the comics, and canonically identifies as pansexual, Hiddleston’s acclaimed portrayal failed to touch upon this side to the Asgardian trickster. In an interview with Out, Hiddleston said he’s “known about the breadth of Loki’s identity” since he was first cast as the character in 2011 for the first…

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Loki confirmed to identify as gender-fluid in upcoming Disney+ series

June 8, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Tom Hiddleston will be portraying Loki as gender-fluid in the character’s upcoming Disney+ spin-off. In the latest teaser for the highly-anticipated series, a shot of the TVA’s (Time Variance Authority) file on the Asgardian trickster defines his sex as “FLUID”. Loki’s fluidity became comic book canon in 2014 when his and Thor’s father, Odin, referred to them – and their long lost sister Angela – as, “My son, and my daughter, and my child who is both.” The character has also transformed into various female-identifying characters in the comics, so…

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