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* ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad2019'': One of the characters is gay, while another is non-binary.

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* ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'': The main character Kate Kate/Batwoman is a lesbian, and there are several supporting lesbian/queer characters.

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* ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'': ''ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}'': The main character Kate Kate/Batwoman is a lesbian, and there are several supporting lesbian/queer characters.characters.
** ''ComicBook/BatwomanNew52''
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* ''ComicBook/BlackCatMarvelComics'': Black Cat herself is a bisexual woman.

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* ''ComicBook/BlackCatMarvelComics'': ''ComicBook/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}}'': Black Cat herself is a bisexual woman.
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* ''ComicBook/JackpotAndBlackCat'': Black Cat is bisexual, and is revealed to have a girlfriend in the first issue.

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** ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': Comic series about a new generation of mutants being taught at the Xavier School; Karma/Xuân Cao Mạnh is a longstanding member and a lesbian. The series also includes Rictor, who was retroactively made gay.
** ''ComicBook/NewMutants2019'': The final arc of this volume introduces Escapade/Shela Sexton (who made her first appearance in ComicBook/MarvelsVoices: Pride), a trans lesbian girl mutant along with her friend Morgan Red, who is also transgender (he/they) and asexual. Also in this volume are longstanding member Karma, a lesbian, along with Anole (gay), and Leo Eng (trans girl). No-Girl/Martha Johansson gains a new superhero name (Cerebella) and falls in love with Shela.
*** ''ComicBook/NewMutantsLethalLegion'': A continuation of the previous volume that features Karma, Escapade, and Morgan.
** ''ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX'': This volume introduces young teenage mutant Anole, who realizes that he is gay. Prodigy is bisexual but applies retroactively as his sexuality wasn't revealed until years later.
** ''ComicBook/XFactor2006'': Comic series revolving around Jamie Madrox/Multiple Man's detective agency; the volume confirms Rictor and Shatterstar as a couple, Rictor being gay and Shatterstar being pansexual.
** ''ComicBook/XFactor2020'': Three members of the cast are queer; Northstar is gay along with his husband Kyle who is a minor character, additionally there is Daken and Prodigy, both of whom are bisexual/pansexual.

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** ''ComicBook/NewMutants'': Comic series about a new generation of mutants being taught at the Xavier School; Karma/Xuân Cao Mạnh is a founding and longstanding member and a lesbian. The series also includes Rictor, who was retroactively made gay.
** *** ''ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX'': This volume introduces young teenage mutant Anole, who realizes that he is gay. Prodigy is bisexual but applies retroactively as his sexuality wasn't revealed until years later.
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''ComicBook/NewMutants2019'': The final arc of this volume introduces Escapade/Shela Sexton (who made her first appearance in ComicBook/MarvelsVoices: Pride), a trans lesbian girl mutant along with her friend Morgan Red, who is also transgender (he/they) and asexual. Also in this volume are longstanding member Karma, a lesbian, along with Anole (gay), and Leo Eng (trans girl). No-Girl/Martha Johansson gains a new superhero name (Cerebella) and falls in love with Shela.
*** ''ComicBook/NewMutantsLethalLegion'': A continuation of the previous 2019 volume that features Karma, Escapade, and Morgan.
** ''ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX'': This volume introduces young teenage mutant Anole, who realizes that he is gay. Prodigy is bisexual but applies retroactively as his sexuality wasn't revealed until years later.
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''ComicBook/XFactor2006'': Comic series revolving around Jamie Madrox/Multiple Man's detective agency; the volume confirms Rictor and Shatterstar as a couple, Rictor being gay and Shatterstar being pansexual.
** *** ''ComicBook/XFactor2020'': Three members of the cast are queer; Northstar is gay along with his husband Kyle who is a minor character, additionally there is Daken and Prodigy, both of whom are bisexual/pansexual.

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* ''ComicBook/AllNewUltimates'': The Earth-1610 verison of Jessica Drew (who is also a clone of Peter Parker) comes out as a lesbian after years of speculation.



** ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'': Bobby Drake/Iceman, both the past and present versions are revealed to be gay. The second volume looks more into Past Iceman exploring his sexuality and introduces Romeo, a gay Inhuman as his love interest.

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** ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'': Bobby Drake/Iceman, both the past and present versions are revealed to be gay.
** ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen2016'':
The second volume looks more into Past Iceman exploring his sexuality and introduces Romeo, a gay Inhuman as his love interest.


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** ''ComicBook/XMen2013'': A subplot in this volume involves young lesbian mutant Bling! and Mercury dating and figuring out their feelings for one another.

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* ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'': Two members of the titular team are a gay couple.

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* ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'': Two Midnighter and Apollo, two members of the titular team team, are a gay couple.


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* ''ComicBook/MidnighterAndApollo'': Midnighter and Apollo are a gay couple.
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*** ''ComicBook/XMenBlue'': A follow up to ''All-New X-Men'' that features Iceman along with the other 4 original X-Men.
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** ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'': Bobby Drake/Iceman, both the past and present versions are revealed to be gay. The second volume looks more into Past Iceman exploring his sexuality and introduces Romeo, a gay Inhuman as his love interest.

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* '''Harley Quinn''': The character of Harley Quinn is a bisexual woman.

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* '''Harley Quinn''': ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'': The character of Harley Quinn is a bisexual woman.



** ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'': The 2019 series focuses on Harley's bisexuality.



* '''ComicBook/WonderWoman''': The title character Wonder Woman is a bisexual woman; this was implicit or subtext throughout her publication history, finally made explicit in the ''DC Rebirth'' volume in 2016.

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* '''ComicBook/WonderWoman''': ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': The title character Wonder Woman is a bisexual woman; this was implicit or subtext throughout her publication history, finally made explicit in the ''DC Rebirth'' volume in 2016.

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* ''Comicbook/PatsyWalkerAKAHellcat'': A DenserAndWackier series starring the titular character, her friend and supporting character Tom (from the old ''Comicbook/PatsyWalker'' comics) is now a gay man, and he is in a romance with another supporting character, the bisexual Inhuman Ian Soo.

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* ''Comicbook/PatsyWalkerAKAHellcat'': ''ComicBook/PatsyWalkerAKAHellcat'': A DenserAndWackier series starring the titular character, her friend and supporting character Tom (from the old ''Comicbook/PatsyWalker'' ''ComicBook/PatsyWalker'' comics) is now a gay man, and he is in a romance with another supporting character, the bisexual Inhuman Ian Soo.



** ''ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX'': This volume introduces young teenage mutant Anole, who realizes that he is gay. The ''Young X-Men'' continuation introduces Graymalkin, another young gay mutant who was nearly killed by his father centuries ago after being caught experimenting with another boy. Prodigy is bisexual but applies retroactively as his sexuality wasn't revealed until years later.

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** ''ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX'': This volume introduces young teenage mutant Anole, who realizes that he is gay. The ''Young X-Men'' continuation introduces Graymalkin, another young gay mutant who was nearly killed by his father centuries ago after being caught experimenting with another boy. Prodigy is bisexual but applies retroactively as his sexuality wasn't revealed until years later.


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** ''ComicBook/YoungXMen'': The comic introduces Graymalkin, a young gay mutant who was nearly killed by his father centuries ago after being caught experimenting with another boy.
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See also LGBTPlusCreators for a list of artists/media creators who are LGBTQIA+.

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See also QueerMedia for works with a primary focus on LGBT people, queer subjects and themes and QueerRomance for works that focus on romantic relationships between queer characters as the main plot. See also LGBTPlusCreators for a list of artists/media creators who are LGBTQIA+.

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* ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'': Gwenpool eventually comes out as asexual and aromantic.



* ''ComicBook/IcemanMarvelComics'': Iceman (Bobby Drake) is a gay man, having been revealed as gay in 2015. Several of his solo series since then have dealt with this.

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* ''ComicBook/IcemanMarvelComics'': Iceman (Bobby Drake) is a gay man, gay, having been revealed as gay in 2015. Several of his solo series since then have dealt with this.him coming out and exploring his identity as a gay man.
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** ''ComicBook/Deadpool2022'': Features Valentine Vuong, a nonbinary love interest to Deadpool.


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* ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'': Gwenpool eventually comes out as asexual and aromantic.
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*** ''ComicBook/AvengersTheChildrensCrusade'': Mini-series featuring the Young Avengers including Hulkling and Wiccan.


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* ''ComicBook/{{Empyre}}'': Avengers[=/=]ComicBook/FantasticFour storyline with Hulking and Wiccan as the central characters.

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** ''ComicBook/NewAvengers2015'': Gay couple Hulking and Wiccan are members of the team.



** ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'': Superpowered young people step up after the Avengers disband and become the newest generation of Avengers; the team is primarily made up of queer characters, consisting of Hulking and Wiccan (two gay teens in a relationship) and America Chavez (a young lesbian). Other team members include Prodigy, Speed and Marvel Boy, all of whom are queer men.



* ''ComicBook/NewAvengers2015'': Gay couple Hulking and Wiccan are members of the team.



* ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'': Superpowered young people step up after the Avengers disband and become the newest generation of Avengers; the team is primarily made up of queer characters, consisting of Hulking and Wiccan (two gay teens in a relationship) and America Chavez (a young lesbian). Other team members include Prodigy, Speed and Marvel Boy, all of whom are queer men.

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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Throughout the team's history, they have seen a few LGBT members join the team in different formations and spinoffs.



* ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'': ''Literature/BattleRoyale''/''Literature/TheHungerGames''-esque series where teen Marvel superheroes are kidnapped and forced to fight against each other; the cast includes Nico Minoru (bisexual girl) and Cullen Bloodstone (gay boy), there is a prominent (unrequited) LoveTriangle storyline involving Cullen.
** ''ComicBook/AvengersUndercover'': The sequel series to ''Avengers Arena'' still includes Nico and Cullen; Cullen has a prominent storyline regararding unrequited love towards a straight character.
* ''ComicBook/AvengersNoSurrender'': Lightning (Miguel Santos) is gay and a main character.

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* ** ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'': ''Literature/BattleRoyale''/''Literature/TheHungerGames''-esque series where teen Marvel superheroes are kidnapped and forced to fight against each other; the cast includes Nico Minoru (bisexual girl) and Cullen Bloodstone (gay boy), there is a prominent (unrequited) LoveTriangle storyline involving Cullen.
** *** ''ComicBook/AvengersUndercover'': The sequel series to ''Avengers Arena'' still includes Nico and Cullen; Cullen has a prominent storyline regararding unrequited love towards a straight character.
* ** ''ComicBook/AvengersNoSurrender'': Lightning (Miguel Santos) is gay and a main character.character.
** ''ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers'': Main cast member Flatman comes out as gay in ''GLA'' #4, having been inspired by Living Lightning (Miguel Santos) coming out as gay two issues prior.
** ''ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers2018'': 2018 volume of Comic/WestCoastAvengers, an Avengers team working out of Los Angeles. The ensemble cast of this volume includes America Chavez, a lesbian and Fuse, who realizes that he is bisexual.



* ''ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers'': Main cast member Flatman comes out as gay in ''GLA'' #4, having been inspired by Living Lightning (Miguel Santos) coming out as gay two issues prior.



* ''ComicBook/IcemanMarvelComics'': Iceman (Bobby Drake) is a gay man, having been revealed as gay in 2015. Several of his solo series since then have dealt with this.
** ''ComicBook/AstonishingIceman''



* ''ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers2018'': 2018 volume of Comic/WestCoastAvengers, an Avengers team working out of Los Angeles. The ensemble cast of this volume includes America Chavez, a lesbian and Fuse, who realizes that he is bisexual.
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** ComicBook/AlanScottTheGreenLantern: series starring Alan Scott.

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** ComicBook/AlanScottTheGreenLantern: ''ComicBook/AlanScottTheGreenLantern'': series starring Alan Scott.

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* ''ComicBook/AquamanTheBecoming'': Limited series focusing on the new Aquaman Jackson Hyde, who is a gay Black young adult. Jackson dates another gay Atlantean, Ha'Wea; subject matter includes queer male romance.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'': Aquaman II Kaldur'ahm/Jackson Hyde is gay (the Post-DC Rebirth version)
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''ComicBook/AquamanTheBecoming'': Limited series focusing on the new Aquaman Jackson Hyde, who is a gay Black young adult. Jackson dates another gay Atlantean, Ha'Wea; subject matter includes queer male romance.
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* '''ComicBook/WonderWoman''': The title character Wonder Woman is a bisexual woman.

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* '''ComicBook/WonderWoman''': The title character Wonder Woman is a bisexual woman.woman; this was implicit or subtext throughout her publication history, finally made explicit in the ''DC Rebirth'' volume in 2016.

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* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'': The ensemble cast of this volume is primarily queer, and the central character Star-Lord is revealed to be queer/bisexual.

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* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': Team leader Peter Quill/Star-Lord was revealed to be bisexual in the 2020 volume, and there are other several queer members depending on the formation of the team. The 2013 volume introduces Angela, a queer female character, to the team.
** ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2008'': This volume introduces Phyla-Vell and Heather Douglas/Moondragon, both characters are queer women.
** ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2019'': Phyla-Vell and Moondragon are part of the team.
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''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'': The ensemble cast of this volume is primarily queer, and the central character Star-Lord is revealed to be queer/bisexual.

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* ''ComicBook/FarSector'': The main character is a bisexual woman.


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* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Two Green Lanterns are LGBT; Alan Scott, the first Green Lantern was retroactively made gay in 2020 (there was an Earth-2 variant who was a gay man introduced in 2011), technically making him the first gay superhero. His son Todd is the superhero Obsidian and he is gay as well. Sojourner "Jo" Mullein is a bisexual woman.
** ComicBook/AlanScottTheGreenLantern: series starring Alan Scott.
** ''ComicBook/FarSector'': series starring Jo Mullein.
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** ''ComicBook/{{Marauders}}'': Kitty Pryde is confirmed as bisexual after years of speculation in the series, and this team also includes Iceman, who is gay.

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** ''ComicBook/{{Marauders}}'': ''ComicBook/Marauders2019'': Kitty Pryde is confirmed as bisexual after years of speculation in the series, and this team also includes Iceman, who is gay.
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* ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'': Connor Hawke, Green Arrow II, is revealed to be asexual after years of speculation in the ''ComicBook/DCPride2022'' anthology.
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* ''ComicBook/PowerPack'' (bisexual main character)

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* ''ComicBook/PowerPack'' (bisexual main character)''ComicBook/PowerPack'': The character of Julie Power would come out as bisexual as the characters were aged-up.

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* ''ComicBook/GothamHigh'': Alfred is a married gay man in this version.


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* ''ComicBook/GothamHigh'': Alfred is a married gay man in this version.
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* ''ComicBook/{{52}}'': The series introduces the second Batwoman, Kate Kane, who is gay.

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* ''ComicBook/{{52}}'': ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'': The series introduces the second Batwoman, Kate Kane, who is gay.
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* ''ComicBook/GothamHigh'': Alfred is a married gay man in this version.
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* ''ComicBook/{{52}}'': Introduces the second Batwoman, Kate Kane, who is gay.

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* ''ComicBook/{{52}}'': Introduces The series introduces the second Batwoman, Kate Kane, who is gay.
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