“An Amazon doesn’t look at another Amazon and say, ‘You’re gay.’ They don’t.

Still, Rucka noted that, though mainstream culture would consider Wonder Woman part of the LGBTQ+ community for having same-sex relationships, it’s not quite that simple. “You’re supposed to be able - in a context where one can live happily, and part of what an individual needs for that happiness is to have a partner - to have a fulfilling, romantic, and sexual relationship. You’re supposed to be able to live happily,” he said at the time. Greg Rucka, who worked on the Wonder Woman comics for DC during the early to mid-2000s, said in a 2016 interview with the comic book news and review site Comicosity that Wonder Woman had “obviously” been “in relationships and had relationships with other women.”Īmerica is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. Wonder Woman’s sexuality has long been debated by fans, and many have speculated that she’s likely already been in same-sex relationships because Themyscira (previously Paradise Island), where the superhero is from, is a nation populated exclusively by women. Wonder Woman then tells Zala-El that she’ll always be there for her, and the two share a passionate kiss.

In the comic, Lois Lane informs Princess Zala-El – the sister of Superman and Batman in this universe – that her father has died. The romance begins in the second issue of the series “Dark Knights of Steel,” which reimagines the DC universe and its heroes as characters born in medieval times. Wonder Woman will explore a same-sex relationship in a new installation of a DC Comics limited series. Batman’s sidekick, Robin, and Jon Kent, the son of Superman, both came out as bisexual this year. Wonder Woman joins a growing number of LGBTQ+ heroes in the DC universe.Fans have long speculated that Wonder Woman has had relationships with other women, considering the island of Themyscira, where she is from, is populated exclusively by women.In a new DC Comics series, Wonder Woman shares a passionate kiss with Princess Zala-El, the sister of Superman.

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