Marvel Introduces New Gay Character In Uncanny X-Men Series

Marvel Comics has introduced new gay character in the “Uncanny X-Men” series.

Benjamin Deeds, one of the most recent mutants discovered in the series, reveals he’s gay to Emma Frost, who makes it a non issue.

Marvel Comics has revealed that Benjamin Steeds (a.k.a. Morph) is gay in Uncanny X-Men issue #14. Marvel’s Senior Communications Manager, Joe Taraborrelli said…

”The fact that Ben has come out as homosexual is just a small facet of who he is and what he is going to bring to Cyclops’ select team of X-Men.”

Ben reveals his sexuality to Emma Frost in a casual conversation about why he didn’t want to ask a girl out. Emma doesn’t make a big deal out of this revelation. Instead, she focuses on how Ben’s powers can help her.

Joe Taraborelli explains that they wanted the focus to be on his powers than his sexuality…

“Continuing with Marvel’s rich tradition of character development and storytelling, this shape-shifting mutant can alter his appearance to mimic anyone he is in close proximity with.”

Marvel is already known for being at the forefront of developing gay characters. In 2012, they featured a same-sex wedding between Northstar and his partner, Kyle.

Source: The Huffington Post

Subscribe to our free newsletter... Enter your e-mail address here and hit subscribe:

rukkle participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn commissions by linking to Amazon. This means that whenever you buy a product on Amazon from a link here, I get a small percentage of its price. That helps support rukkle by offsetting a fraction of what it takes to maintain the site, and is very much appreciated.