National Coming Out Day was observed yesterday, 11 October to support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Out, out and away! – For Superman on National Coming Out Day.
John Kent, the son of original Superman Clark Kent and journalist Lois Lane, turns out to be bisexual in the latest iteration of DC Comics’ superhero adventures.
The young man kisses reporter Jay Nakamura in the fifth issue of the comic book “Superman: Son of Kal-El”, to be released on November 9.
“It’s not a gimmick,” said writer Tom Taylor in an interview from Melbourne, Australia, wearing a T-shirt with the rainbow-striped Superman logo.
“When I was offered this job, I thought, ‘Well, if we’re going to get a new Superman for the DC Universe, this seems like a missed opportunity for another straight white savior,'” They said.
National Coming Out Day is observed on October 11 to support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
“We didn’t want it to be ‘DC Comics makes the new queer Superman,'” Taylor said. “We want it to be ‘Superman finds himself, becomes Superman and then comes out,’ and I think that’s a really important difference.”
Taylor said the responses have been mostly positive.
“I see people tweeting that they cry when they read the news, that they wish Superman was like this when they were growing up, that they could see themselves,” he said. said.
“People are saying for the first time that they see themselves in Superman – something they never thought they would.”
John Kent cares about the climate crisis and refugees.
“He’s as powerful as Hope, quicker than luck and able to lift us all up and he’s a very new hero finding his way, his father didn’t do as much,” Taylor said. , who wants this to be the new normal.
“I hope this isn’t a headline in a few years. I hope it’s not trending on Twitter. I hope it’s just something about one person and good rep for everyone who represents does.
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