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14 October 2021

Men like me have been waiting our whole lives for a bisexual Superman

It is not wokeism gone mad to finally have a superhero who is like us.

By Marc Burrows

There are not enough bisexual men in popular culture. Say it louder for the people at the back: There Are Not Enough Bisexual Men In Popular Culture.

That is why Monday’s news (11 October) that DC Comics had written Jon Kent – son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and the current Superman – as bisexual is important, necessary, wonderful.

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