Over the past couple of decades, as geek culture has increasingly crossed over into the mainstream, so has LGBTQ+ representation. What was once the realm of straight men and women is now populated by a diverse pantheon of queer characters – from the CW’s lesbian Batwoman and She-Ra’s gender fluid Double Trouble, to the polyamorous relationship between the X-Men’s Cyclops, Wolverine, and Jean Grey.
This year for the virtual iteration of Comic Con, these concepts were covered in the Prism Comics panel LGBTv: We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re Ready for Our Close Up. Moderated Mike Ciriaco (WeHoTV News; Stonewall Prep) and featuring geek culture experts such as Ted Biaselli (Original Netflix Series), Erika Fermina (Girls Guts Glory), Sina Grace (Ghosted in L.A.; Persian Version, Iceman), John Paul Karliak (Batman: The Killing Joke; New Looney Tunes), David Reddish (Queerty, Sex, Drugs & Superheroes) and Max Spragovsky (Woof Galaxy; Crush: First Love, New Talent) this panel explored the new, non-heteronormative world of film, television, comic books, and video gaymes.
Queer culture IS geek culture.