THE HORROR! Steve Rogers isn’t gay or trans? He’s a straight, white, Christian, male?! IT’S THE CURRENT YEAR! #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend — Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 24, 2016

@RBPundit I'm probably the most pro-LGBT person any of you follow, and even I agree this is dumb. — Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) May 24, 2016

Remember when Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson bemoaned the fact that Captain America and Bucky Barnes crackled with too much “heterosexual virility”? Clearly something must be done, and soon!

Enter #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend:

If Captain America stands for his country’s firm belief in democracy, then he is finally seeing it in its truest form. Marvel fans on Monday sparked the hashtag #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, which continued to trend into the next day on Twitter. The call for more sexually diverse and fluid Disney heroes is growing louder since Twitter’s#GiveElsaAGirlfriend, and we all know Captain America makes a fine poster boy.

Here’s just a sample:

#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend is trending, and this morning could not be better pic.twitter.com/OGueBNXm1X — BVB Updates (@BVBTourUpdates) May 24, 2016

#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend MAKE THIS HAPPEN PEOPLE — joe loves bucky (@stuckystrash) May 24, 2016

this isn't even about ships this is about lgbtqa+ representation please can we #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend — lyndsey (@osnapitzlyndsey) May 24, 2016

#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend This is the most incredible thing to ever trend on Twitter and I'm so glad it is because this needs attention! — кคtเє (@KTSupreme) May 24, 2016

#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend so queer kids who feel weak can see a superhero who's strong and powerful being comfortable with who he is — frankie (@queerhealy) May 24, 2016

#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend bc sexuality is fluid. kids need to know. they need to know queer superheroes r real, valid, & just as badass. — wiener soldier (@hannibaltrash) May 24, 2016

people against the #givecaptainamericaaboyfriend hashtag be like pic.twitter.com/WgXXx4NYEK — carli b (@bilrac) May 24, 2016

If #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend has triggered your homophobia, remember the wheel that squeaks the loudest wants to be greased the most. — My Daughter's Army (@MyDaughtersArmy) May 24, 2016

Got that? If you don’t like this hashtag campaign, it’s because you’re a boring homophobe. It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with the fact that it’s completely asinine.

The whole #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend is one giant exercise in people agreeing with the idea because they think it makes them "cool." — RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2016

It doesn't make you cool, btw. It makes you look like a lemming. — RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2016

Not a single second of thought behind it. Just groupthink. Herd behavior. — RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2016

@RBPundit Yes, give the man who's been clearly depicted as heterosexual already both in comic and on film a homosexual love interest -_- — Danny DeMent (@DannyFromWI) May 24, 2016

Y'all get on my damn…WHY DOES HE NEED A BOYFRIEND? #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend — Tati (@titanajenise) May 24, 2016

I do fully support #GiveElsaAGirlfriend because it actually ties into the central theme of Frozen, but #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend? Pfft. — Bailey T. Steen (@LordBaelish643) May 24, 2016

Im not a homophobe. Not against gay marriage but… #StopGayingAllTheThings! #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend isn't nor should be a thing — Dane Littlefield (@Red_Hood32) May 24, 2016

We don’t NEED that. There’s no NEED for heroes focusing on their sexuality. It’s boring, and not why we see them. https://t.co/yEAlakakyq — Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 24, 2016

#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend is more communities and activist trying to force others into living in their head canon. Piss off. — Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 24, 2016

Dear #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend: No, YOU move. Make up a new gay character. You can't appropriate this one. pic.twitter.com/fOhXlFoirP — FullMetalPatriot (@FullMtlPatriot) May 24, 2016

MUST YOU PEOPLE RUIN EVERYTHING… #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend — Down-Ticket Mush (@MushKat) May 24, 2016

We still doing the gay superhero push? I hope @smod2016 finds those tools first. — LMR (@LilMissRightie) May 24, 2016

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