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Wonder Woman
Queer comics fans have always loved Wonder Woman, the warrior princess who breaks gender stereotypes and stands up for the downtrodden—and looks fabulous while doing it.
Diana’s origins have been revised many times since her debut in 1941, but she’s always hailed from an island solely populated women. Over the years fans have wondered if Paradise Island (or Themyscira) was just ignorant of romantic love. But in 2016 writer Greg Rucka introduced Kassia, a lover Diana left behind when she entered Man’s World.
This makes Wonder Woman both one of the oldest and newest LGBT characters in comics. And certainly the most prominent—especially with a major motion picture on its way. Whether the movie will touch on Diana’s queerness remains to be seen.
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