Gay Characters in Marvel Comics... part 2

[fajrdrako]

I am happy about the various gay and bi characters at Marvel these days - there should be more of them, but those they feature are terrific.

But I was wondering: are there any female gay relationships at Marvel? At all?

I can hardly think of female characters who are gay or bi. Victoria Hand. Destiny, long dead. Mistique - but I can't think when I last saw her. (And as far as I know, she hasn't had a girlfriend since Destiny.)

I had it in my head that Colleen Wing was bi, but I can't find anything canonical that says so.



I could make my own wish list...

Addendum: I notice that this article mention Karolina Dean as being gay (I forgot her), and Julie Powers, which I simply didn't know. Apparently that was a story development in Avengers Academy. Who knew? Last I read a story that had Julie Powers in it, she was about 12 years old.

Comments

[fairestcat]

Karolina Dean and Julie Powers are kind of dancing around dating.

Xi'an Coy Mahn is gay, but I don't think we've ever seen her in any kind of relationship since she came out.

[fajrdrako]

I'm hoping for more. Maybe if DC is going to feature another prominent gay character, Marvel will follow suit.

More gay/lesbian women at Marvel

[(Anonymous)]

There is also MOONDRAGON, the telepathic former Avenger who was last seen as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. There is also her lover, PHYLA (the daughter of the original Captain Marvel) but unfortunately Phyla was killed in the last Guardians storyline. But their relationship was explored both in Phyla's miniseries (when she was briefly QUASAR) and in the last GotG series.

For bisexual women, there is Rick Jones' wife MARLO CHANDLER, who had a short-lived romance with Moondragon in Peter David's Captain Marvel series (which is also where Phyla was introduced).

SATANA in the Thunderbolts has been implied to be bi; at the very least she has had some flirtatious moments with Moonstone.

BLACK CAT has been established to be bi, although it is very rarely acknowledged.

Re: More gay/lesbian women at Marvel

[fajrdrako]

Thanks for the additions! I can see I should read Peter David's work on Captain Marvel. I haven't seen anything of Rick Jones or Marla in years.

I'd be happy if Black Cat got her own series, with a good writer.