Loki Confirms He's Bisexual In Third Episode Of Disney+ Series, Leading To Joy Among LGBTQ Marvel Fans
In the third episode of Disney+'s Loki, Tom Hiddleston's god confirms he's dated men in the past. While chatting with Sylvie, a female variant of himself, the two get on the topic of love, when Sylvie asks:
"How about you? Must’ve been would-be princesses or perhaps, another prince."
"A bit of both," Loki replies. "I suspect the same as you."
The scene (which naturally features bisexual lighting), was apparently one of the big moments for show director Kate Herron, who tweeted, "It was very important to me, and my goal, to acknowledge Loki was bisexual. It is a part of who he is and who I am too."
From the moment I joined @LokiOfficial it was very important to me, and my goal, to acknowledge Loki was bisexual. It is a part of who he is and who I am too. I know this is a small step but I’m happy, and heart is so full, to say that this is now Canon in #mcu #Loki 💗💜💙 pic.twitter.com/lz3KJbewx8
— Kate Herron (@iamkateherron) June 23, 2021
Marvel has been criticized for its lack of LGBTQ+ representation in the MCU, with the closest thing to gay representation being a gay extra character in Avengers: Endgame.
The revelation is kept to a small one-liner in the episode and is hardly noteworthy in the grand scheme of the TV show, but still, Twitter users were delighted that an LGBTQ lead finally appeared in the MCU.
// #loki spoilers--WHEN I TELL YOU I STARTED SCREAMING AND CRYING JEBRGIUGHW4EIGFV24KJEFBI FINALLY SOME BISEXUAL REPRESENTATION. THEY MADE LOKI CANONCIALLY BI. pic.twitter.com/FHPxifZVvJ
— lauren ४ (@LOKlSDYAD) June 23, 2021
#LOKI SPOILERS......"must've been would be princesses, or perhaps, another prince." "a bit of both." LOKI BISEXUAL CANON WITH BISEXUAL LIGHTING IKTR pic.twitter.com/htyUFugyXg
— #1 mobius defender (@MLMBARTON) June 23, 2021
UNFOLLOW ME NOW, THIS IS GONNA BE THE ONLY THING I TWEET ABOUT FOR THE NEXT WEEK. I’VE WANTED THIS FOR YEARS. WHAT THE FUCK. #Loki pic.twitter.com/9R7fRWKHsC
— 🏳️🌈✨BISEXUAL LOKI ERA✨🏳️🌈 (@mothandcrow) June 23, 2021
There are still multiple episodes to see if the show will expand upon Loki's sexuality or merely keep it to an acknowledgment, but for now, Marvel fans can rest assured one of the universe's main characters is queer.
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Radiofrecuencia Para Casa
I'll never understand the obsession with wanting to "confirm" TV/cartoon characters' sexualities.
Essence of BIRB
Oh, now the spambots are copying comments.
Admaril
What is it with superhero shows and making the main characters of the worst ones LGBT? For the record Batwoman is still more entertaining that Loki.
Ice Cream Yay!
Didn't Loki get impregnated by a horse?
ConspiracyNut
And then he gave birth to the 8-legged horse that Odin rode while bailing Thor & pals out of Jotunheim.
Essence of BIRB
I'll never understand the obsession with wanting to "confirm" TV/cartoon characters' sexualities.
Misk Wisk
Call me when Disney actually commits to making a character bisexual and not just sticking it in a single line of dialogue that can be easily edited out for foreign markets.
Briham
Luz, the protagonist of The Owl House, is bi and has a female love interest.
Misk Wisk
You know what, fair. It's not something that's going to pull in the big bucks so they probably don't care about it as much as the MCU but it's progress.
Briham
I mean, your original point isn’t wrong. The creator of The Owl House, Dana Terrace, and her boyfriend, Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch, have made public criticisms of Disney for feigning inclusivity for Pride month while making them fight tooth and nail to be allowed to include LGBTQ+ characters in their shows. Apparently they are going to have a gay relationship in The Eternals, an upcoming MCU movie, but I wouldn’t put it past them to pull some hijinks to appeal to the CCP.
On a side note, if you haven’t seen the Owl House, it’s pretty damn good. The writing and characters aren’t as strong as Amphibia or Gravity Falls, but the visuals and animation are great.
Pokejoseph64
Double checks via norse mythology
KnowYourUsername
I kinda assume every ancient nordic or greek character in media is gay or bi since they kinda don't care about sexuality in general like Zeus lol, this is hardly shocking but let's see if Disney has actual balls to keep this character trait canon on all international versions, I think we all know what's gonna happen with that though
Meta289
No shit? If you know anything about Norse mythology, you'd know that Loki doesn't just stop at men and women in regards to what he'll fuck or get fucked by.
Luizlolmen
Remember that time he transformed into a mare?
SuperMafia
Funny, a lot of non-Christian mythos encouraged homosexuality in at least one form or many others. It's mostly due to later Abrahamic efforts (either by the bishops or by kings/emperors) that more "blatant" view of homosexuality are scrubbed and sanitized to be "friends" or something of that effect.
In short, many mythos throughout history had mentions of homosexuality, though when it comes to the Abrahamic religions, they usually had them portrayed in a neutral form or "monsterous mistake of nature" form in the written texts and the gospels.
Terry Jones
And he ended up giving birth to the eight legged horse Sleipnir? Was it Sleipnir?
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