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3. Batwoman, Supergirl, Legends, Black Lightning....all cancelled!
Wed May 11, 2022, 02:51 PM
May 2022

Mr. Miracle on Arrow was gay and POC but left the show. Supergirl, frankly, got silly with its representation and it was an embarrassment, IMO. Legends was the first to introduce an asexual character. There have been a few "one and done" queers on CW hero shows, usually as a "plot point". The Pied Piper is gay on the Flash but is a villain cum hero who has only been on twice. On one of the major crossovers, we got The Ray, who was gay and hooked up with Captain Cold; again, one and done. The only upside, as it were, was The Ray was the leader and one of the most powerful on his Earth, Earth-99, where the Nazis won WWII.

Queer people are not well-represented overall, but on superhero shows, we were making inroads. Seems that has passed.

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