What Deeds brings to the table is a power that actually induces, well, tolerance. "The fact that Ben has come out as homosexual is just a small facet of who he is and what he is going to bring to Cyclops’ select team of X-Men,” Marvel spokesman Joe Taraborrelli told The Huffington Post. And, yes, we see what writer Brian Michael Bendis and Marvel are doing. What matters to her is Deeds's job and if he can do it well. Cyclops's right-hand woman, Emma Frost, was more interested in what he could do with his powers.ĭeeds's sexuality is a non-issue for Frost. The whole coming out was finished in two lines. In fact, the characters didn't even care. And in issue, turned into the best spy the team has at the moment.ĭeeds's coming out wasn't treated like a "very special issue" of Uncanny X-Men. Benjamin Deeds, a gay, University of Texas at Austin student, who has the power to shapeshift and chemically induce people into liking him, came out of the closet. On Wednesday, Marvel comics's family of gay superheroes grew. This article is from the archive of our partner.
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