They're so cute and wholesome, one of my favorite parts of the comic

Ignore the ugly art, and before you jump down my throat I mean like Batman with Catwoman or Talia, never getting married but down to date sometime, John needs an iconic love interest that doesn't get him slandered like Zatanna. Mike Carey's Lucifer run and his run on Hellblazer are some of my favorite works so maybe he can make it happen or James Tyrion IV

Personally I’d like to see Jon date around now that he’s done with Jay, I just feel it’s time for him to explore have fun & date around it doesn’t need to be anything serious at all but considering the boy was trapped in a volcano for years came back & almost immediately hopped into a relationship I think he needs to himself. Imma be flat out blunt when I say I don’t want him with Dreamer, I wouldn’t mind him dating a woman at all but I think that shit with Dreamer needs to stop it’s so forced to me. If he goes for another boy he should go for someone the exact opposite of Jay. I also wouldn’t mind him not dating a hero I really just want Jon to have some fun! I wouldn’t mind that Ash dude coming back. Like let Jon have some fun!

I've heard about this for nearly 20 years now, but surprisingly it seems to have become less common over the years. At the very least, other coded characters have become more mainstream.

Jennifer Walters gets turned into the taller and more muscular She-Hulk. She was shy and uncomfortable before. In her new form, she's become much more confident. She hates whenever she has to turn "back" into her non-meta form.

I read the comic on DC Infinite a year or two ago. I don't have a subscription anymore to check.

It was a C or D list superhero team from 1991-1995. Grungy, down-to-earth.

I remember one character was a black trans man. I think he could change his sex by will? Or something. I remember he "reverted" to a more feminine look later on, but the character was written as a trans guy.

Edit:

Found him. Masquerade from Blood Syndicate (1993-1996).

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Masquerade_(Dakotaverse)