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Episode three of the Marvel Studios / Disney+ series ‘Loki’ revealed that actor Tom Hiddleston’s Norse god is officially the first out bisexual lead character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Loki (is chatting with Lady Loki (Sophia Di Martino), a female version of himself from another time, in an early scene from the third episode of the series, when the subject of loves earned and lost comes up.
Lady Loki inquires over drinks if Loki, an Asgardian prince, has ever fallen in love with a “would-be princesses, or even another prince?”
“It’s a bit of both. With a sardonic grin, Loki replies, “I suspect the same as you.”
After the episode aired on Disney+, series director Kate Herron, who is bisexual herself, gushed on Twitter about how she had always intended for Loki’s sexual inclinations to be prominent in the series from the start and thus was sort of a self-insert.
From the moment I joined @LokiOfficial it was very important to me, and my goal, to acknowledge Loki was bisexual. It is a part of who he is and who I am too. I know this is a small step but I’m happy, and heart is so full, to say that this is now Canon in #mcu #Loki 💗💜💙 pic.twitter.com/lz3KJbewx8
— Kate Herron (@iamkateherron) June 23, 2021
“Fans” were quick to respond, but not all were happy.
Loved this moment. And during #Pride2021, too. 😊 https://t.co/6lTcUuDz3u
— Mikal (@LeftistInTexas) June 24, 2021
Loved this moment. And during #Pride2021, too. 😊 https://t.co/6lTcUuDz3u
— Mikal (@LeftistInTexas) June 24, 2021
Don’t be so self-congratulating. Give him an LGBT storyline. An actual love interest. Even a short kiss. All we got is a single line of dialogue in a six-hour show. This is queerbating. Me and my people deserve better.
— Let’s Talk Maria Hill! (@LTmariahill) June 23, 2021
So it’s all about you and not the character or the fans?
Got it.
— S T E V E N (@StevenTheArtist) June 23, 2021
Honestly, I care more about the story or the journey they take than what sexuality they are. To me, his sexuality is just one trait out of who the character is. And as a bisexual myself, I find it odd to focus on that part of Loki. It’s not bad, but just… odd.
— VoltaicZanite (@VoltaicZanite) June 24, 2021
The coming-out of Loki is just the latest lean into LGBTQ+ activism for Marvel, which earlier this year released a homeless, nose ring-wearing, homosexual activist Captain America to commemorate the character’s 80th birthday. In other news, Marvel’s blockbuster epic The Eternals, which opens in theaters on November 20, will include the MCU’s first man-on-man homosexual kiss.
You will be made to care.
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