So, while they weren't wearing shirts that directly identified them as lesbians, it was made pretty clear in the footage that there is strong sexual chemistry being shared between two women in Black Panther. Okoye ( Danai Gurira) and Ayo (Florence Kasumba) are the characters in question and, at one point, they compliment one another and there is a very strong sexual innuendo. In the footage, a couple of Wakandan bodyguards, who are known as the Dora Milaje, were featured in a scene on a boat. But Black Panther, which is set to hit theaters next year, looks to confront sexuality head on and put the first lesbian characters in a Marvel movie.ĭuring a recent open house held by Marvel, some footage from Black Panther was screened. So sure, there could be gay characters in the universe that we already know. James Gunn does make a good point, in that, the idea of sexuality hasn't been explored all that heavily in the MCU.
Um, so I imagine that there are probably, you know, gay characters in the Marvel universe, you know, we just don't know who they are yet.' Whether it's gay or straight or bisexual, we don't really know. 'You know, somebody asked me, 'Will there be any gay characters in Marvel movies?' and what I meant was there's a lot of characters in the MCU and very few of them that we've delved into what their sexuality is.
