# Homosexual Action Figures **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511 "2008-11-13T09:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/1 "2008-11-13T09:10:19Z")
With Christmas coming up, the young 'un is desparately craving some Doctor Who figures and a sonic screwdriver: looking at what’s available, I found a [12" Captain Jack Harkness](http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/products/35012/Doctor_Who_Series_1_2__3_Action_Figure_Captain_Jack_Harkness_With_Revolver/Science_Fiction/Action_Figures/Doctor_Who/Product.html) figure {stop sniggering at the back, there}. Now the good Captain clearly and rather flamboyantly bats for both teams in the show, which got me to wondering: are there any other _openly_ {so fan speculation doesn’t count and nor does slashfic} gay or bisexual characters from movies or TV who have their own action figures? I can’t think of any off-hand, save maybe a Weyland Smithers. PS He’s getting a radio-controlled Dalek, but don’t tell him. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Jenkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Brown\_Jenkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Jenkin)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/2 "2008-11-13T11:39:20Z")
Dumbledore? Does it count as fan speculation if it’s done by the author? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/3 "2008-11-13T11:49:51Z")
I’ve seen Willow (from _Buffy_) action figures. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/4 "2008-11-13T11:59:47Z")
Does anyone know if there’s an action figure for Ultimate Colossus? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/5 "2008-11-13T13:14:29Z")
I’m sure there are some Xena and/or Gabrielle figures still out there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/6 "2008-11-13T13:22:37Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m sure there are some Xena and/or Gabrielle figures still out there somewhere. Yes, but they’re _thespians_. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/7 "2008-11-13T13:37:36Z")
Here are [a few](http://www.theangrypuppy.com/gallery-of-gay-action-figures/)–although I’m not familiar with all the fandoms. No Xena or Gabrielle. (I suspect some areas of the site may not be safe for work–but this one seems OK.) Google tells me of Tom of Finland action figures! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/8 "2008-11-13T13:40:21Z")
How about the **Oscar Wilde** action figure: > **[Archie McPhee Wholesale - Accoutrements Toys and Novelties](https://wholesale.mcphee.com)** > > Archie McPhee Wholesale AKA Accoutrements provides the best and weirdest toys and novelties for you to sell! We're the makers of the Horse Mask, Handerpants, the Horse Head Squirrel Feeder, Finger Hands, the Nancy Pearl Librarian Action Figure,... ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/9 "2008-11-13T13:54:32Z")
I’m not sure many toy manufacturers would create a figure showing homosexual action. Or even sexual action, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/10 "2008-11-13T14:01:03Z")
What about the Kung-Fu Grip? ---
**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:** [November 13, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/11 "2008-11-13T14:22:30Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > Does anyone know if there’s an action figure for Ultimate Colossus? I don’t think there’s any Ultimate figs out there at all…at least none that I’ve seen. FTR, Since it was revealed more than a year ago, and even that was simply making explicit what had been obvious, if only implicit, for several years before that, I don’t think it calls for a spoiler. But if we’re getting into comics - on the DC side, DC Direct has a [Batwoman](http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=6548&lst=all&cat=ACTION+FIGURES) figure - two, in fact, [one of which (a Minimates version) comes packaged with her on-again-off-again girlfriend, Renee Montoya, the current Question](http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=8782&lst=all&cat=ACTION+FIGURES)… (Note the hair, despite the blocky Minimate form making gender hard to distinguish, that’s definitely Renee’s hair, not Vic’s. Not that Kate had any interaction with Vic to get packaged with him, anyway…) There’s also at least one fig of Obsidian in the JLU toyline. But we have no way of knowing if JLU Obsidian is gay like the comic book version is. Given the popularity of the Flash’s Rogues, I’m very surprised - and saddened - that, AFAICT, there’s no Piper fig. And two iffy ones for classification: There are HUGE numbers of Wonder Woman figures, and, although they’ve always been circumspect about it, she’s often treated as bisexual (or outright lesbian, but the number of times she’s had relationships, or at least sexual tension with men - Steve Trevor, Superman, Batman, or Tom Tresser, off the top of my head - speaks against that interpretation). It’s usually presented in an offhand, or joking way which provides deniability, but it’s definitely the authorial intent, for at least a few writers. Including her creators (‘Suffering Sappho’ is no accident). The other that comes to mind immediately is Poison Ivy, who’s iffy in a different way - she’s explicitly known to have been sexually involved with women from time to time, but aside from the teasing surrounding her relationship with Harley Quinn, it’s really unclear whether she did this out of attraction, or to get close to them/manipulate them for whatever her schemes are. (And as to Harley, it’s definitely real caring, but it’s unclear if it’s a romantic/sexual thing, or more sisterly.) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/12 "2008-11-13T14:30:50Z")
They should make an Ambiguously Gay Duo action figure set. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/13 "2008-11-13T15:30:11Z")
[Is this gay enough for you?](http://www.toywiz.com/mezsp6mrslave.html) [Or this?](http://www.toywiz.com/mrgarrisonsouthparkseries2actionfigure.html) [Or how about a little of this?](http://www.toywiz.com/southparkbiggayalfigure.html) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/14 "2008-11-13T17:07:27Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > [Is this gay enough for you?](http://www.toywiz.com/mezsp6mrslave.html) > [Or this?](http://www.toywiz.com/mrgarrisonsouthparkseries2actionfigure.html) > [Or how about a little of this?](http://www.toywiz.com/southparkbiggayalfigure.html) Do they make a **Miz** Garrison action figure? Because there simply aren’t enough transgender action figures out there… ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/15 "2008-11-13T19:29:12Z")
Interesting. The common denominator seems to be that almost all of these are gay or bi hot chicks {is there an Inara figure anywhere?}, but Captain Jack is almost alone in flying the flag for little plastic gay hot men. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/16 "2008-11-13T19:48:07Z")
> [@Scissorjack](#): > > Interesting. The common denominator seems to be that almost all of these are gay or bi hot chicks {is there an Inara figure anywhere?}, but Captain Jack is almost alone in flying the flag for little plastic gay hot men. There was a Northstar figure, but I believe it was released before he came out. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/17 "2008-11-13T20:12:09Z")
Not a fictional character, but [Freddy Mercury](http://rockpopgallery.com/items/collectible-figures/freddie-mercury-18-musical-action-figure-set-cf-dcfmaf1-detail.htm) comes in a whopping 18 inches. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/18 "2008-11-13T20:41:31Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Freddy Mercury comes in a whopping 18 inches. Oh, that was just a rumor… ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/19 "2008-11-13T20:45:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Do they make a Miz Garrison action figure? Because there simply aren’t enough transgender action figures out there… I’ve always assumed that Ken was a pre-op FTM transsexual. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511/20 "2008-11-13T20:46:33Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I’m not sure many toy manufacturers would create a figure showing homosexual action. Well, they all do, if the displays at my gay friends’ homes are any indication. as for the _characters…_ not many role models to draw upon, I’m afraid. I don’t know if they have action figures out yet for _Watchmen,_ but if so, the Silhouette action figure would count. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-action-figures/472511.md?page=2)