Generally the plan is for the original to come back and the new guy gets a new name and more importantly INVESTMENT.
We saw that with Jean Paul-he was Batman and then went back to being Arzael and we saw a 100 issue run.
We saw that with James Rhodey as Ironman than as War Machine with a mini and 2 different ongoings.
We saw it with Erik Masterson as Thunderstrike and Jane as Valkyrie.
We saw it with Doom as Ironman-while folks were hating Riri Williams who NEVER called herself Ironman. Same with Frank Castle as War Machine.
Seeing that the creator does not OWN said character-the COMPANY does-they can do whatever they want. No matter how many fans cry about it.Never: Changing a character's sexual orientation. If the creators didn't intend on doing it early on, it shouldn't happen.
If all you do is cry about the sexuality of the character- you are going to get pushback.It also traps any future writers and silences fans who disagree with the change
Nobody is throwing a fit about Harley or Ivy or Batwoman being LGBTQA+.
Not one of them were created that way. WHY??? Because of what I pointed out earlier- an INVESTMENT in creating material.
And not just pulling out a LGBTQA+ character for the annual Pride book or poorly done story about homophobia.
See Prodigy-what has he done since coming out Bisexual? He's been killed off twice, clowned by Antman, plot device in Young Avengers and dumped in Pride annual. A guy that is one of the most dangerous mutants and could take over the world according to Emma Frost.
Alan Scott or Prodigy or Tim Drake sexuality should NOT interfere with stories being written with them having adventures. Being LGBTQA+ did not take away any of their skills.