They do because Hulkling never says boyfriend, he says partner

" @SladeRogers: ok sorry partly my fault for replying to him but i dont think Wiccan and Hulkling have problems with there relationship its just the writers wont show them kissing for some reason "

Midnighter and Apollo aren't very popular regardless.Their sexuality doesn't have anything to do with how little you've seen them interact.You just don't read enough.

LOL @ this thread!.........To answer the main question, YES. Gay relationships are focused on considerably less as opposed to hetero ones. But that isn't really that shocking. While gays are more visible and accepted in today's society (and comics), we still have a long way to go before we can truely say the gay community is equally represented and treated the same.

" LOL @ this thread!.........To answer the main question, YES. Gay relationships are focused on considerably less as opposed to hetero ones. But that isn't really that shocking. While gays are more visible and accepted in today's society (and comics), we still have a long way to go before we can truely say the gay community is equally represented and treated the same. "

" @riri4life said:

" LOL @ this thread!.........To answer the main question, YES. Gay relationships are focused on considerably less as opposed to hetero ones. But that isn't really that shocking. While gays are more visible and accepted in today's society (and comics), we still have a long way to go before we can truely say the gay community is equally represented and treated the same. "

Why would the gay community EVER be equally represented when there isn't an equal amount of homosexual relationships to hetero ones? It's only accurate that they would be represented less..right? "

" @JCJQLB: There are many :] Like my favorite is Karolina Dean, "

The reasons allot of gay characters get "downplayed" is because they are unpopular and most people don't know who they are and don't care. It has nothing to do with their sexuality only their character

" @xxCellPhoneGirlxx said:

" @JCJQLB: There are many :] Like my favorite is Karolina Dean, "

I don't count Karolina Dean, she is an alien who is dating a male alien. I realize that he is a shape-shifter who can turn into a woman, but that is still a guy. "

" @Nobody said:

" @xxCellPhoneGirlxx said:

" @JCJQLB: There are many :] Like my favorite is Karolina Dean, "

I don't count Karolina Dean, she is an alien who is dating a male alien. I realize that he is a shape-shifter who can turn into a woman, but that is still a guy. "

LOL you do have a point :P She did make a move on Nico once though :P "

" @Son_of_Magnus: True, but most gay characters didn't "come out" or weren't created until recently because its not as big of a deal anymore. Some characters are pretty boring and writers use the gay card to try to spice them up, but most also haven't been able to build as huge of a fan base like classic characters have because they haven't had as much time to develop. There simply aren't many "classic" gay characters to choose from. "

" @Nobody: Like Wanda and Vision? That was confusing :P "

" @riri4life said:

" @Son_of_Magnus: True, but most gay characters didn't "come out" or weren't created until recently because its not as big of a deal anymore. Some characters are pretty boring and writers use the gay card to try to spice them up, but most also haven't been able to build as huge of a fan base like classic characters have because they haven't had as much time to develop. There simply aren't many "classic" gay characters to choose from. "

Well Tim Drake and the rest of Young Justice already have a huge following as well as Deadpool, booster Gold, adn Kyle Raynor. and they have all been around less than some outed gay characters "

" @riri4life:  It would be the same though if they took a character like Midnighter and went, "You know this character would be more popular if he was  straight." I would be turned off by that too. There is not reason to change a character that dramatically when they haven't shown any signs that they could be. "

" @Nobody said:

" @riri4life:  It would be the same though if they took a character like Midnighter and went, "You know this character would be more popular if he was  straight." I would be turned off by that too. There is not reason to change a character that dramatically when they haven't shown any signs that they could be. "

Yeah,  but you couldn't really turn an established gay character straight, but rather bi, or in denial, or if they had their mind wipped maybe. lol As far as there being "signs" a character might be gay, the writers could really do anything to make that happen as well because these aren't real people or real situations. lol I get what you're saying though.  "

" @riri4life said:

" @Nobody said:

" @riri4life:  It would be the same though if they took a character like Midnighter and went, "You know this character would be more popular if he was  straight." I would be turned off by that too. There is not reason to change a character that dramatically when they haven't shown any signs that they could be. "

Yeah,  but you couldn't really turn an established gay character straight, but rather bi, or in denial, or if they had their mind wipped maybe. lol As far as there being "signs" a character might be gay, the writers could really do anything to make that happen as well because these aren't real people or real situations. lol I get what you're saying though.  "

Why can't you make an established gay character straight, but you can make an established straight character gay? "

" @Nobody said:

" @riri4life said:

" @Nobody said:

" @riri4life:  It would be the same though if they took a character like Midnighter and went, "You know this character would be more popular if he was  straight." I would be turned off by that too. There is not reason to change a character that dramatically when they haven't shown any signs that they could be. "

Yeah,  but you couldn't really turn an established gay character straight, but rather bi, or in denial, or if they had their mind wipped maybe. lol As far as there being "signs" a character might be gay, the writers could really do anything to make that happen as well because these aren't real people or real situations. lol I get what you're saying though.  "

Why can't you make an established gay character straight, but you can make an established straight character gay? "

because double standards make life more interesting!"

" I just noticed that whenever a homosexual relationship (in Marvel) is drawn up or something, it's always in the Avengers titles. Runaways ran into the Avengers and Young Avengers before so I'm not tryna hear thatb whole they aren't Avengers thing. They are an Avengers team without the title. Northstar, given isn't an Avenger, but when was the last time anyone saw that dude. Hell, maybe if Marvel wasn't bein so uptight about their content, they might gain an even bigger audience. Just have one issue where Hulking and Wiccan make out and/or come close to having sex (if they already haven't) and see how the public responds. Not the homophobs or uptights, the true comic fans. We don't care about how graphic things get, as long as it's good. Hell, make a issue of X-men revealing some homosexual fling that Logan may have had in his World War I days or something and I'm pretty sure people would express a great interest in this topic. Oh, and by the way, DC you suck ass for not showing more action, sex, vulgar language, etc. Bastards. "

@aztek the lost said:

 @C.C.slayer said: " This thread is offensive IMO " 
 
I agree.  Keep this in MAX and Vertigo comics.

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@C.C.slayer said: " This thread is offensive IMO " 
 
I agree.  Keep this in MAX and Vertigo comics.

"

"

@C.C.slayer said: " This thread is offensive IMO " 
 
I agree.  Keep this in MAX and Vertigo comics.

"

" @Cezar_TheScribe: Editing it in to add aztek's name doesn't make it more credible. You've already been quoted twice, without aztek's name in there.  "

" I don't count Karolina Dean, she is an alien who is dating a male alien. I realize that he is a shape-shifter who can turn into a woman, but that is still a guy. "

" @xxCellPhoneGirlxx: because she wants Nico, settles for a transexual. it's either confusion or insanity. "

@~The Wanderer~:
Yeah you got a point. But what ifthey had kids? they would definitely be confused. 
 

Its a touchy subject. They  want to be more contemporary but not offend their readers. I think in time we will see more gay relationships (kissing, ect.)

Maybe the people who write comics don't know how to write for gay people..not being gay themselves.They can't write for black people either.

" I just noticed that whenever a homosexual relationship (in Marvel) is drawn up or something, it's always in the Avengers titles. Runaways ran into the Avengers and Young Avengers before so I'm not tryna hear thatb whole they aren't Avengers thing. They are an Avengers team without the title. Northstar, given isn't an Avenger, but when was the last time anyone saw that dude. Hell, maybe if Marvel wasn't bein so uptight about their content, they might gain an even bigger audience. Just have one issue where Hulking and Wiccan make out and/or come close to having sex (if they already haven't) and see how the public responds. Not the homophobs or uptights, the true comic fans. We don't care about how graphic things get, as long as it's good. Hell, make a issue of X-men revealing some homosexual fling that Logan may have had in his World War I days or something and I'm pretty sure people would express a great interest in this topic. Oh, and by the way, DC you suck ass for not showing more action, sex, vulgar language, etc. Bastards. "