User blog comment:Ultimate Heatblast/Gay characters are way to underappreciated/@comment-1713281-20120925213629/@comment-1713281-20120927004528

You're both missing the point. There's no reason to, except for some quick attention. And, again, Marvel tried that approach before, and it was a disaster.

And besides, you seem to be ignoring a number of bigger-name LGBT charcters. Yes, there's Hulking and Wiccan for the gay set. But you're leaving out people like Karma, who's been in multiple X-series since the 80s (lesbian), Daken, and Julie Power from Power Pack (both bi-sexuals). And then you have Mystique, who is also bi-sexual. And, had Chris Claremont had his way, Mystique would have turned into a man and impregnated her female lover Destiny (Irene Adler), which would have made Mystique Nightcrawlers "dad". Marvel shot down that idea for being controversial back during the 80s, but I think it's also about as close to transgender as Marvel has ever done.