Some shows give you LGBTQ+ characters as a cute side dish. The best ones make queerness part of the main course—woven into who the characters are, how they love, what they’re scared of, and what they’re willing to risk.


Some shows give you LGBTQ+ characters as a cute side dish. The best ones make queerness part of the main course—woven into who the characters are, how they love, what they’re scared of, and what they’re willing to risk.

DC and Marvel have so many characters to work with that sometimes it feels like there’s no room for any new heroes or villains. But somehow, they keep coming up with all sorts of ideas, and not just on the comic pages.