The queer subtext of Superman comics has long been suppressed. Here’s to the original justice defender coming out

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 06:16:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/the-queer-subtext-of-superman-comics-has-long-been-suppressed-heres-to-the-original-justice-defender-coming-out-169730>

"Superman is bisexual.

Not the movie-starring, Lois Lane-loving , Klan-fighting, Muhammad Ali-boxing,
returned-from-the-dead , mild-mannered man of steel Clark Kent (aka Kal-El,
last son of Krypton). But rather his son, Jonathan Kent, named after Clark’s
adoptive father and current bearer of the Superman moniker.

Issue #5 of Superman: Son of Kal-El (authored by Melbourne-based writer Tom
Taylor) will be out this November, and will feature Jon sharing a kiss with
friend and online journalist Jay Nakamura.

Apart from proving Superman has always had a thing for reporters, Jon
expressing his sexuality is a watershed moment in the venerable franchise."

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