The LGBTQIA-community

[Kieran_Frost]

Always good to see news like this

Oregon same-sex marriage ban struck down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27480181

A US judge has struck down the US state of Oregon's ban on same-sex marriages, as couples queued up at the courthouses in anticipation of the ruling. Judge Michael McShane said the 2004 voter-approved ban discriminated against gay and lesbian couples.

Lawyers for the state refused to defend the ban in court and will not appeal. The ruling is the latest in a series of court cases overturning state bans on gay unions, following a ruling by the US Supreme Court in 2013. Last week, more than 540 same-sex couples married in Arkansas before the state's Supreme Court suspended a lower judge's ruling that struck down the ban. Including Oregon, 18 states and the District of Columbia have fully legalised same-sex marriages.
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Julie Engbloom (left) and Laurie Brown (right) were married in Portland on Monday, the same day as the ruling

I'll be drinking strawberry milk in his honor.

LOVE this idea; I'll do that Thursday too.

Hey guys! Figured I should probably post at least once here... I'm pan and constantly on the lookout for excellent comics with lgbtq characters!

Welcome welcome! What are (currently) your favourite LGBT characters in comics?

[Mormel]

Kieran, it's too bad the new marriage laws haven't come into effect yet in Idaho, though. But it's cool to see that the U.S. is getting slowly but surely nearer to the halfway mark in number of states.

[dahllaz]

Cool part to the Oregon ruling - our secretary of state was NOT arguing to keep the ban, but for the judge to declare it unconstitutional. So, unlike most of the other states lately, there will be no stay or appeal. At least not from the state.

Favorite LGBT characters: Katchoo and Francine from Strangers In Paradise. Hands down my faves.
Also like Batwoman Kate Kane, Karolina from Runaways, recently bought the first Young Avengers series and Billy and Teddy are pretty sweet too.

Edit: Forgot about Renee Montoya.

[Scholar87]

Welcome welcome! What are (currently) your favourite LGBT characters in comics?

Kate Kane/Batwoman, Renee Montoya, Karolina Dean , Wiccan, and Hulkling

[Michael P]

Add Pennsylvania to the list.

[Kieran_Frost]

YEY to Pennsylvania, boo not yet in Idaho!

Arcade Fire 'We Exist': Andrew Garfield plays trans woman in new video
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...g-9389696.html

Arcade Fire have released a new music video for their song "We Exist", which sees British actor Andrew Garfield dressing in drag as he takes on the role of a young person struggling with their gender identity. The video starts off with The Amazing Spider-Man star looking tearfully into a mirror before shaving off his hair, putting on women’s clothes and make-up and donning a blonde wig. Garfield then goes to a bar and dances with one of the men, which all seems pleasant enough, but there is an underlying tension as to whether the man will realise that his dancing partner is not biologically female.
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recently bought the first Young Avengers series and Billy and Teddy are pretty sweet too.

Oh you must, must, MUST buy Kieron Gillen's critically acclaimed Young Avengers. It's incredible; one of the best rated series of 2013 and won the GLAAD award for comics!

[Kieran_Frost]

Who here is buying Marvel's only LGBT solo series (and second ever LGBT on-going solo series) Loki: Agent of Asgard???

[Vibranium]

out of sheer curiousity...what are the sales numbers on Young Avengers?

[Kieran_Frost]

out of sheer curiousity...what are the sales numbers on Young Avengers?

They weren't great, but nor were they terrible (esp. for a series like that with an LGBT lead and no "A-list" characters). Gillen was offered more issues, but he turned it down (i.e. the series ended, it wasn't cancelled). Held steady roughly around 30,000-25,000 sales, I think?

[Vibranium]

hmm interesting

[Greg]

Loki is the third LBGT character to have his own on-going.

[Kieran_Frost]

Loki is the third LBGT character to have his own on-going.

Whose the third? (do you mean Mystique?)

[Sprite]

Who here is buying Marvel's only LGBT solo series (and second ever LGBT on-going solo series) Loki: Agent of Asgard???

I am! It is so fun, and it's one of my current favorite Marvel books.

YEY to Pennsylvania, boo not yet in Idaho!

Arcade Fire 'We Exist': Andrew Garfield plays trans woman in new video
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...g-9389696.html

Arcade Fire have released a new music video for their song "We Exist", which sees British actor Andrew Garfield dressing in drag as he takes on the role of a young person struggling with their gender identity. The video starts off with The Amazing Spider-Man star looking tearfully into a mirror before shaving off his hair, putting on women’s clothes and make-up and donning a blonde wig. Garfield then goes to a bar and dances with one of the men, which all seems pleasant enough, but there is an underlying tension as to whether the man will realise that his dancing partner is not biologically female.
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I'm usually adverse to cis actors and actresses playing transgender characters, but that was pretty cool of Andrew Garfield. Kudos to him.

[Greg]

Mystique, Daken, and Loki. Four if you want to count Hercules but that's a difficult one to decide.

[PretenderNX01]

Who here is buying Marvel's only LGBT solo series (and second ever LGBT on-going solo series) Loki: Agent of Asgard???

I hadn't thought about it, with art like that I may have to at least get the first issue.

out of sheer curiousity...what are the sales numbers on Young Avengers?

As I recall, it sold better than Avengers Arena even though that had all the buzz.
The last two issues sold as well or better than some Marvel Knights, FF and X-Men Legacy.