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  • NYT Asks: Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?

    09/07/2007 10:26:53 AM PDT · by Pyro7480 · 246 replies · 3,918+ views
    NewsBusters.org ^ | 9/7/2007 | Clay Waters
    On Monday, New York Times Arts writer George Gene Gustines profiled gay novelist Perry Moore, a fervent supporter of gay rights -- for fictional comic book characters. "Novelist's Superhero Is Out to Right Wrongs" began: "Perry Moore has the sinewy physique and golden looks of a California surfer, but get him talking about comics, and he can out-geek the biggest fanatic. He also has the fervor of an activist when discussing the dearth -- and occasional shoddy treatment -- of gay superheroes in mainstream comic books." Now there's a vital cause we can all rally behind! "It is an issue...