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** For extra irony points, the author in question was [[Chuck Dixon]], who would years later raise a minor Internet kerfuffle for saying that the sudden presence of gay superheroes was shoehorning sexuality into books aimed at kids... and who explained the reasoning behind Connor's sudden love interest as, "Well, we didn't want people to think he was gay." What was that about shoehorning sexuality, Chuck? |
** For extra irony points, the author in question was [[Chuck Dixon]], who would years later raise a minor Internet kerfuffle for saying that the sudden presence of gay superheroes was shoehorning sexuality into books aimed at kids... and who explained the reasoning behind Connor's sudden love interest as, "Well, we didn't want people to think he was gay." What was that about shoehorning sexuality, Chuck? |
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* The [[Vertigo Comics]] miniseries ''[[Enigma]]'' actually makes the sudden sexuality switch of its protagonist, Michael, a part of the plot - it is revealed that {{spoiler|his lover, a sociopath, used psychic powers to alter his sexuality. In the end his lover feels regret and offers to turn him back, but Michael decides that he's happier as he is.}} |
* The [[Vertigo Comics]] miniseries ''[[Enigma]]'' actually makes the sudden sexuality switch of its protagonist, Michael, a part of the plot - it is revealed that {{spoiler|his lover, a sociopath, used psychic powers to alter his sexuality. In the end his lover feels regret and offers to turn him back, but Michael decides that he's happier as he is.}} |
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* Despite what some people said when it was finally confirmed, it's averted with [[Marvel]]'s Shatterstar and Rictor - Shatterstar was conceived as asexual, being a genetically-engineered TV gladiator from an alternate dimension (go with it), but he was slowly learning about Earth culture. Rictor was implied to be bisexual. A growing relationship between the two was hinted at for years and years, finally culminating in a kiss between the two in ''[[ |
* Despite what some people said when it was finally confirmed, it's averted with [[Marvel]]'s Shatterstar and Rictor - Shatterstar was conceived as asexual, being a genetically-engineered TV gladiator from an alternate dimension (go with it), but he was slowly learning about Earth culture. Rictor was implied to be bisexual. A growing relationship between the two was hinted at for years and years, finally culminating in a kiss between the two in ''[[X-Factor]]'' # 45. [[Rob Liefeld]], however, [http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/07/liefeld-cant-wait-to-someday-undo-shatterstar-development/ didn't see it coming at all] - to the amusement of every other person on the internet. |
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* For years, ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' fans ''[[Fanon|knew]]'' that Element Lad was gay. So they weren't happy when he started dating Shvaughn Erin. Then some of these fans started [[Running the Asylum|Taking Over The Asylum,]] and it turned out that yes, Element Lad was gay. But that was okay, because Shvaughn Erin [[Gender Bender|was really a man]]! |
* For years, ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' fans ''[[Fanon|knew]]'' that Element Lad was gay. So they weren't happy when he started dating Shvaughn Erin. Then some of these fans started [[Running the Asylum|Taking Over The Asylum,]] and it turned out that yes, Element Lad was gay. But that was okay, because Shvaughn Erin [[Gender Bender|was really a man]]! |
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* In ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'', this initially appears to be the case for {{spoiler|Stephen Stills, at least from Scott's POV, but then Stills points out he came out in Volume 5, while Scott was too busy with the whole evil exes drama to notice (leading the reader to reach for their Vol. 5 to confirm that this does happen, in an out-of-the-way panel).}} |
* In ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'', this initially appears to be the case for {{spoiler|Stephen Stills, at least from Scott's POV, but then Stills points out he came out in Volume 5, while Scott was too busy with the whole evil exes drama to notice (leading the reader to reach for their Vol. 5 to confirm that this does happen, in an out-of-the-way panel).}} |
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