Wonder Woman is Queer

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According to a writer at DC comics, Wonder Woman in the new Rebirth comics is Queer now. What does that mean exactly? I mean don't get me wrong I understand the definition but when they say she's queer does that mean she's a full on lesbian or bisexual because I'm not the word queer is appropriate. I mean will she have relationships with male characters in the future e.g. Steve Trevor. He will be in the new movie and you could even hint at a possible relationship between her and Batman in future movies. I don't want people to think I'm prejudice against the LGBTQ community but I don't really like it when they change the sexuailty of already existing characters and have them completely ignore past stuff. I mean the creators of The Legend of Korra made Korra and Asami bisexual and not full on lesbians because that would have been dumb due to past stuff not because they're not heterosexual. I probably would have been mad if they did make them lesbians because of the stuff I mentioned before but that doesn't mean I hate the LGBTQ although I could never watch two blokes go Game of Thrones (which I don't watch) on each other if you know what I mean but it doesn't mean I'm against them just being together. I mean I hope that's the deal with Wonder Woman. Not that the idea of WW getting it on with another lady is kinda hot, pardon me if I sound sexist. If they want her to kiss woman that's fine I guess (in fact I could recommend so me good fan art on rule xxx and hentai foundry) but as long as they don't ignore her relationship with Steve Trevor that they're more than just friends.

Well, her home is an island populated solely by women. I have to think the absence of men would make other women the only alternative.
But, as her island has no men, I have to ask, just how do they procreate?

Kraichgauer is right. Writer Greg Rucka addresses this in this interview with Comicosity: http://www.comicosity.com/exclusive-interview-greg-rucka-on-queer-narrative-and-wonder-woman/

His stance is basically that, since Themyscira is both a women-only society, as well as a self-proclaimed 'paradise', it doesn't judge any of its residents; no one points their finger at the other to say 'hey, you're gay' or 'hey, you're straight'. Being a women-exclusive society, the heterosexist norm is taken out of the equation, and everyone is free to love whomever they like-- the twist being here that all sexual relationships on Themyscira would by definition be girl/girl.

The implication seems to be that Diana herself doesn't identify as either bisexual, gay, or straight, because the very concept is utterly meaningless to her. It seems that, going forward in the comics, Diana will be attracted to either men or women, and for the purpose of simplification we could consider her bisexual or pansexual.

Also, Kraichgauer, I'm not that familiar with the mythos of Wonder Woman, but I would think that procreation is unnecessary, as the Amazons are apparently immortal?

Alas, fate is cruel to poor Steve Trevor...

Don't know much about wonder woman, but I thought the comic was based off of a Greek legend about an "Amazon tribe" of warrior women, where men were slaves who were used just for breeding.

I thought Wonder Woman was created by a polyamorous family? Queerness doesn't seem too unexpected to me.

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