# Existing "major" DC superhero to come out of the closet - Who will it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794 "2012-05-23T05:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/121 "2012-05-27T02:12:22Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Batgirl (Batwoman?) came out gay years ago. They will simply re-announce this old news to much manufactured excitement. She is not iconic, and she has already got her own comic in the “New 52”, so I don’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/122 "2012-05-27T15:00:27Z")
She’s also rather obviously not male. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/123 "2012-05-27T15:31:32Z")
> [@Dan\_Norder](#): > > Clearly it’s going to be Superman after he’s exposed to some rainbow kryptonite (which was funnier until I discovered there really was a story with pink kryptonite in it that did the same thing). > " Are you saying there is an actual story where some pink kryptonite turns Superman fabulous so to speak? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/124 "2012-05-27T15:34:04Z")
Near the end of Peter David’s Supergirl run, Supergirl finds herself in the Pre-Crisis universe. Superman is exposed to Pink Kryptonite. Linda is the only one who understands the change that comes over him. (Because the pre-Crisis universe is all Silver Age stupid, and ‘gay’ doesn’t exist.) ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/125 "2012-05-29T01:10:40Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Batgirl (Batwoman?) came out gay years ago. They will simply re-announce this old news to much manufactured excitement. It was Batwoman, and she was essentially a new character at the time. (the first post-crisis appearance, after decades, IIRC). ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/126 "2012-05-29T04:40:28Z")
As a kid, I had superhero action figures, Green Lantern among the, and I don’t consider myself a comic book nerd, so I disagree that Green Lantern is unknown to non nerds. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/127 "2012-05-29T04:42:59Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > As a kid, I had superhero action figures, Green Lantern among the, and I don’t consider myself a comic book nerd, so I disagree that Green Lantern is unknown to non nerds. Wrong Green Lantern, I expect. This one wears a cape. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/128 "2012-05-29T23:00:26Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > Apparently it’s Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern), a twice married man with two kids who was understandably (being from the 1940s) uncomfortable with his son’s homosexuality. If so, DC chose poorly. He’s the one! [http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books/green-lantern-outed-gay-but-its-more-complicated-than-that/story-fn9412vp-1226371262132](http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books/green-lantern-outed-gay-but-its-more-complicated-than-that/story-fn9412vp-1226371262132) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/129 "2012-05-29T23:37:01Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Are you saying there is an actual story where some pink kryptonite turns Superman fabulous so to speak? Apparently it caused him to hit on Jimmy Olsen. But this took place in an alternate reality, and was in a fairly recent story (2003). ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/130 "2012-06-01T20:01:12Z")
The local news just did a teaser for this story appearing on their newscast later tonight. Using a picture of Hal Jordan. As Parallax. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/131 "2012-06-01T21:56:15Z")
> [@Dan\_Norder](#): > > I really like the idea that it may be Captain Marvel/Shazam. That’s just asking for a headline like “DC Comics announces Marvel is gay.” This would be awesome. > [@TBG](#): > > The local news just did a teaser for this story appearing on their newscast later tonight. > > Using a picture of Hal Jordan. > > As Parallax. > > :smack: This is also awesome. In it’s stupidness. I just looked it up and it seems a lot of news agencies are using that picture. Typical journalism. One guy does a story, and uses a wrong picture, and everyone else just copies and pastes.\* > **[green lantern - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&btnmeta_news_search=1&q=green%2Blantern&oq=green&aq=1z&aqi=d1g-z1g9d1&aql=&gs_l=news-cc.1.1.43j0i3j0l9j43i400.3547.4344.0.6328.5.4.0.0.0.0.203.624.0j3j1.4.0...0.0.MdBO7fB4Ex4)** \*said somewhat jokingly ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/132 "2012-06-01T22:05:12Z")
Is Obsidian in the new reboot? And is HE still gay? If so, this might make things weird for Scott, assuming the reports are true. It just feels lazy to make the father of the “preexisting” (whatever that means with the reboot) gay character gay himself (although the theory above about deliberately taking advantage of the layman’s confusion with multiple Green Lanterns makes a lot of sense). ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/133 "2012-06-01T22:10:27Z")
> [@Farmer\_Jane](#): > > Who read the Daily Mail? Since when is\* Speculation: Some Twitter users assume Batman will come out as gay\* considered journalism? From _[Yes, Minister](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yes,_Minister#Episode_Four:_A_Conflict_of_Interest)_: > [@](#): > > **Hacker** : Don’t tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers: The \*Daily Mirror \*is read by people who think they run the country; \*The Guardian \*is read by people who think they \*ought \*to run the country; \*The Times \*is read by the people who actually \*do \*run the country; The \*Daily Mail \*is read by the wives of the people who run the country; The \*Financial Times \*is read by people who \*own \*the country; \*The Morning Star \*is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country; And \*The Daily Telegraph \*is read by people who think it _is_. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/134 "2012-06-01T22:16:35Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Is Obsidian in the new reboot? And is HE still gay? If so, this might make things weird for Scott, assuming the reports are true. It just feels lazy to make the father of the “preexisting” (whatever that means with the reboot) gay character gay himself (although the theory above about deliberately taking advantage of the layman’s confusion with multiple Green Lanterns makes a lot of sense). Obsidian is not in it. This is supposed to be Earth 2. I am not current on todays comics so I’m not sure what that means. But from the articles I’ve read this is a younger Alan and he is not married and has no gay son. Also he’s supposed to be a Mark Zuckerberg type character in his non-super hero life. Here’s a good article with one of the writers. > **[Dotdash Meredith - America's Largest Digital & Print Publisher](https://www.dotdashmeredith.com)** > > Dotdash Meredith is America's largest digital and print publisher, with brands including PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Investopedia, Verywell, and more! Learn about career opportunities, our leadership team, and how we can help you... Here’s a pic of the new Alan Scott. > **[Dotdash Meredith - America's Largest Digital & Print Publisher](https://www.dotdashmeredith.com)** > > Dotdash Meredith is America's largest digital and print publisher, with brands including PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Investopedia, Verywell, and more! Learn about career opportunities, our leadership team, and how we can help you... ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/135 "2012-06-01T22:36:48Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Apparently it caused him to hit on Jimmy Olsen. But this took place in an alternate reality, and was in a fairly recent story (2003). Okay…thanks for the info…the things you learn around here 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/136 "2012-06-01T22:38:49Z")
**Punoqllads** , what about the Sun? And the mistaken picture just illustrates what I was saying, that DC wouldn’t announce that Alan Scott was gay, they’d announce that the Green Lantern was gay, and let everyone assume they knew which Green Lantern they meant. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/137 "2012-06-01T23:30:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And the mistaken picture just illustrates what I was saying, that DC wouldn’t announce that Alan Scott was gay, they’d announce that the Green Lantern was gay, and let everyone assume they knew which Green Lantern they meant. You’d still think the papers could have found a picture of Green Lantern where he wasn’t literally flaming, though. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/138 "2012-06-01T23:35:09Z")
Apparently, Robinson specifically decided to make Alan gay because making this version young removed Obsidian from the picture, and he wanted to keep the number of positive gay characters up. (And was immediately given the greenlight on doing so.) (And looking at those preview pages, I like his boyfriend…patient, cute, proactive in preventing Alan from testing his patience… Boy I hope he doesn’t fall into the pattern of the other Alan’s wives, and turn out to be a supervillain.) ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794/139 "2012-06-01T23:42:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > **Punoqllads** , what about the Sun? Sun readers don’t care who runs the country, as long as she has big tits. Happy now? ---
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> [@billfish678](#): > > Okay…thanks for the info…the things you learn around here 🙂 I don’t believe this link has been posted in this thread yet. It’s a capture from the comic in question: [http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&catid=32%3Aseduction-index&id=404%3Adid-i-ever-tell-you-how-smashing-you-look-in-bowties-jimmy&Itemid=24](http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=32%3Aseduction-index&id=404%3Adid-i-ever-tell-you-how-smashing-you-look-in-bowties-jimmy&Itemid=24) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-major-dc-superhero-to-come-out-of-the-closet-who-will-it-be/622794.md?page=8)