Great news for all those who take their men muscled and moist: Aquaman just came out of the closet.
The revelation came on a recent episode of Young Justice: Outsiders in which the character Kaldur-ahm, formerly known as Aqualad, Aquaman’s sidekick–locked lips on screen with another Atlantean man. The kiss came just after Kaldur-ahm took on the mantle of Aquaman.
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Young Justice follows the continuity of the so-called “New 52” lineup, a revamped version of the DC comics universe that the publishing label used as an opportunity to diversify its cast roster. That included adding a number of new LGBTQ characters like Aqualad. It appears that the animated series has retained that devotion to diversity.
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Kaldur-ahm’s new beau is Wyynde, an aid to King Orin of Atlantis. It’s unclear at this time if the writers intend for Kaldur-ahm to be gay or bisexual, as he has maintained relationships with women in previous seasons.
Frankly, we hope this relationship makes its way into the forthcoming live-action Aquaman sequel with Jason Momoa. Think of the cosplay that would inspire.
Young Justice: Outsiders airs on the streaming service DC Universe each week.
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Loki
Aqua…lad? What egregious clickbait….
WillParkinson
Actually, it’s not. In Young Justice Kalder became Aquaman.
melinasian
Now I have something to watch. ? ? ?
Black Pegasus
I’m just going to ignore the clickbait nature of this headline for now and focus on the storyline. Turning Kaldur’ahm gay is just another tokenized version of a LGBT character. I’d much rather an authentic new character who just so happens to be gay, not some lazy co-opt of an existing character by a ‘SJW writer’
Robby.Boywonder
Actually, the writers of the show created the character themselves, so essence, he IS an authentic new character. He was just introduced in the comics before the show took off. He’s completely different from Garth, the Aqualad from old cartoons.
MikeE
Yeah, no.
Aquaman did not “just come out of the closet”.
This is equivalent to when Green Lantern “came out”.
These are alternate reality characters that aren’t part of the main universe of these superheroes.
So no, you won’t see Jason Momoa do anything of the sort.
RIGay
Oh boy!
NEXT!!!