Um, finally!
Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie character is set to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first openly LGBTQ superhero and will appear in the upcoming film,Tessa teased the announcement in San Diego at this weekend’s Comic-Con, where the clip of her hinting at her character’s future romantic storyline created a Twitter commotion.. “That will be her first order of business.”
Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, confirmed the news that fans should expect an openly queer relationship in the upcoming film. "The answer is yes,” . “How that impacts the story remains to be seen with that level of representation you’ll see across our films, not in justThe announcement signifies a long-overdue shift for LGBTQ representation in the male-dominated cishet Marvel Cinematic Universe. The character of Valkyrie is openly queer in the original Thor comics, a fact that helps assure the storyline's inclusion has genuine intentions rather than queer baiting a new audience for the franchise.
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