Yup, it's been confirmed by the writer, Duane Swierczynski, Starling's a lesbian.

Here's Starling with her ex-girlfriend...

Cool.

Good. Need moar lesbians. And who's Starling?

@Joygirl said:

Good. Need moar lesbians. And who's Starling?

She's in the New 52 Birds of Prey. Really cool character...

@RUSTMAN said:

@Joygirl said:

Good. Need moar lesbians. And who's Starling?

She's in the New 52 Birds of Prey. Really cool character...

She is the best new character of the reboot.

@jsphsmth said:

@RUSTMAN said:

@Joygirl said:

Good. Need moar lesbians. And who's Starling?

She's in the New 52 Birds of Prey. Really cool character...

She is the best new character of the reboot.

So what are her abilities?

She isn't a meta-human. She is a very well trained, well connected covert operative. (She is filling both roles left by Oracle and Huntress IMO due to the reboot)

Duane Swierczynski is writing her really well. That is the main reason why I am in love with the character.

I would agree that she is one of the best new characters of the reboot. Her being a lesbian just makes her even more interesting IMO.

@Rise2Ragnarok said:

I would agree that she is one of the best new characters of the reboot. Her being a lesbian just makes her even more interesting IMO.

Lol.... how does sexual orientation make a character more interesting?

Hmm. I really have liked the character so far. This surprises me a touch, but in a good way. And I'm rather pleased that she wasn't introduced as a lesbian, but rather simply IS one.

And sexual orientation does not by definition make a character more interesting... although it has the potential to make a character more interesting (see Kate Kane's West Point drop out, in terms of same sex orientation) (take human relationships as a general blanket example for both hetero/homosexuals). In some cases it perhaps even detracts from a character... but that is true in the case of either form.

Great character.

Who cares about her sexual preference the above should be enough.

Repeatedly asserting that homosexuality is unimportant won't take away the fact that, in this day and age, whether your response is positive or negative, gay characters' orientation will still get some attention. :P We have a little way to go, I think, before they truly start to blend in. Somewhere around the time people stop hurriedly saying "not that there's anything wrong with that" after referencing something as gay. ^_^

@Punisher007 said:

@Rise2Ragnarok said:

I would agree that she is one of the best new characters of the reboot. Her being a lesbian just makes her even more interesting IMO.

Lol.... how does sexual orientation make a character more interesting?

This will always baffle me. A character's sexual orientation isn't an automatic sign of a well-rounded character. "Oh, so-and-so is gay? Wow, what a great character." That's a load of bunk. It sounds like the writers are doing a good job of fleshing out the character of Starling; that's got nothing to do with the character's sexual orientation, and everything to do with providing a character with a history, motives, and personality.

hmmm...

@shackle,@Punisher007: Agreed.

I missed this somehow. She even patted Canary's rump in the 0 issue and I was like "huh" and then didn't think anything of it. Damn you reading comprehension! So, Starling/Montoya?

Gallery

I like this, but that's perhaps because I'm a woman who likes women as well..

she looks a lot like rose tatoo from the authority

It could be her sister.....lol or maybe not. I have no clue.