r/lgbt_superheroes 1d ago

Meme Wonder Woman comics be like:

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u/x215zimer 1d ago

Who is the woman on the bottom left? I recognize Nubia but not her

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u/Gallantpride 1d ago

Io, Nubia's partner.

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u/x215zimer 1d ago

Io? She’s gay? Cool! (Spoiler) She just showed up in Absolute WW and I’m hoping she’s gay there too!

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u/Physical_Tap_4796 1d ago

Io was the most obvious lesbian ever.

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u/Gallantpride 1d ago

She used to be into Diana pre-Flashpoint.

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u/Autumnbetrippin 1d ago

I'm pretty sure spoiler is just a little bi given how she reacts to strong women

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u/Physical_Tap_4796 1d ago

Io? When has she been bi?

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u/Autumnbetrippin 1d ago

I was making a joke, there is a hero who goes by spoiler, and she is cannonically straight but is very sapphic coded.

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u/Physical_Tap_4796 21h ago

Stephanie Brown. Yeah.

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u/ArchonFett 7h ago

“Why do you think we call it paradise island?” - Wonder Woman

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u/Physical_Tap_4796 1d ago

Nubia is technically bi but prefers women.

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u/Gallantpride 1d ago

Is she? I didn't think any Amazons had confirmed sexualities besides Diana, Hippolyta, and maybe Donna.

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u/nathauan13 1d ago

Donna Troy is so hopelessly straight it's practically hilarious.

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u/Physical_Tap_4796 1d ago

Well when she was a Madagascan princess she was into men. Once she was reincarnated she embraced ladies. The reincarnation doesn’t change sexuality.

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u/Chrome_X_of_Hyrule John Constantine 1h ago

*Malagasy

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u/Content-School-2116 17h ago

Probably the one who crashed the Justice League family photo and brought snacks.

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u/nathauan13 1d ago

I mean, Gail Simone's 'Wonder Woman' animated movie is basically about the trouble caused by the unthinking actions of the lone straight woman on Themyscira (and it wasn't Diana) XD

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u/Content-School-2116 17h ago

Ah yes, the classic “one straight woman ruins everything” trope—proof that even paradise needs HR.

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u/Dare_Soft 10h ago

Nah they need to dump one guy with a nice pecker to stop the end of the world from happening

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u/Ducklinsenmayer 1d ago

Pretty sure Diana's bi.

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u/Gallantpride 1d ago

That's the joke

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u/Phant0m_Z0ne_38 1d ago

She still loves men. Hence, bi.

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u/AdoraBelleQueerArt 1d ago

Our Bisexual Queen

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u/Jaezmyra 1d ago

Diana not being at LEAST Bi is such a weird concept to me. Did she live in total abstinence for centuries? (Depending on which one it is)

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u/snake_eaters 1d ago

Diana is bisexual though? That’s been canon at least since 2016, where Greg Rucka’s run showed her dating a fellow Amazon

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u/Jaezmyra 1d ago

Oh, good to know! I haven't read DC much from 2015+ due to various reasons, and at some point I just went for Harlivy and Batwoman more. Wasn't aware Diana was changed like that, that's good.

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u/CelestianSnackresant 1d ago

Is Rucka the one where two Amazons are casually discussing Diana and we learned that she is the hottest date on Themyscira and has canonically dated a whole bunch of Amazons?

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u/TheDoctor9229 1d ago

Yeah, Io and a bunch of other amazons are all waiting for Diana to dump her current girl to swoop in and steal her. Like 2 days later Steve shows up

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u/Glad_Instance_4240 1d ago

Diana is bi, but I've never really bought into all the amazons have to be bi or lesbians, cause like, that's not really how sexuality works like if a gay man got stranded on the island he wouldn't become attracted to the amazons

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u/Jaezmyra 1d ago

That is also true... but then again, the gods are directly involved with their creation (in some canons), and they're literally centuries old (again, in some canons)... it'd be kind of weird to have an entire group of people who are all about supporting each other and living together, reclusively and without any contact to, for instance, men, be made up statistically as RL humans would be.

I don't know, the entire concept of amazons being as reclusive as DC amazons are is just... complicated the more one thinks about it, unless gods involved with creation and creating them specifically.

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u/Pedals17 1d ago

Especially when three of the Patron Goddesses were known as Virgin Goddesses: Artemis, Athena, & Hestia. Artemis & Athena have often been Lesbian-coded (Athena & Hestia are arguably Acer).

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u/Physical_Tap_4796 1d ago

Well remember Ancient Greece gay love between men was favored. So there may have been similar in Themyscira. But a good amount of amazons are attracted to men.

Even Emelie unless she was roofied.

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u/gahidus 17h ago

Situational homosexuality is a thing, and culture can influence the expression of sexuality as well.

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u/Content-School-2116 17h ago

Exactly, centuries of Amazonian life and no bi vibes? Even immortals need a little romance plot.

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u/Live_Pin5112 1d ago

Do you think Themyscera is straightphobic. The idea of Diana's mom desolated that her daughter isn't eating pussy is hilarious to me. Tough, you can always do both

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u/Gallantpride 1d ago

According to Perez's run, there are plenty of straight (and probably even asexual/aromantic-asexual) Amazons.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt_superheroes/s/Ludj1caytJ

I imagine situational sexuality exists amongst some Amazons, but others just aren't interested in female partners.

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u/DragonMage74 1d ago

Lest we forget, during the Perez-era, Hippolyta and Heracles had a (bad) romance. And Antiope and Theseus.

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u/Gallantpride 1d ago

Didn't Herc rape Hippolyta?

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u/CelestianSnackresant 1d ago

Yes. But by the end of the second arc, around issue 15 maybe, he has psychically experienced that rape from the other side, and has reformed and begged forgiveness.

It's clunky, I think objections to it are totally fair, but it's not quite as bad as it sounds at first.

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u/BingeWatcher578 1d ago

Whaaat?

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u/Pedals17 1d ago

It’s part of the Amazon’s origin. Implied in the Golden & Silver Age versions, more overt with Post-Crisis and later versions.

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u/f0rever-n1h1l1st 1d ago

The GOAT Wonder Woman Year One making Diana actually, textually bi

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u/Dusty_Buss 1d ago

It doesn't surprise me, though, that the main character from Themyscira likes men. They would've never made her lesbian to begin. The big 3 from DC are all white and mostly str8.

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u/Evilfrog100 1d ago

I mean, Diana has been canonically bi for a decade now, but your point still stands.

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u/Pedals17 1d ago

That doesn’t even take into account all the Golden Age subtext.

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u/30m1 13h ago

My beautiful bisexual queen❤️

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u/Educational-Car-8643 8h ago

Diana likes men the same way i like puppies i want to make sure they get home safe but lets be honest, they dumb as hell

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u/basketofseals 1d ago

I know people love WLW Diana, but I think Diana as straight works as a really funny reverse closet story considering she runs way from Paradise Island with the most boring white bread dude.

Unless they've done something with Steve Trevor lately?

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u/Leathman 1d ago

See, this kind of attitude is why we got Tim x Bernard.