Green Lantern is Gay

[Pearwood]

Darn, I guess no matter how much support I give for gay rights... I'll always be a bigot. Darn.... Actually, meh, oh well.

Bigots are the ones not supporting gay rights, no one cares what you think just so long as you're not going around yelling "ewww icky gay people"

 

[faefrost]

I feel like people are being a little too hard on the choice. Sure Alan Scott isn't the most well known lantern any more, but that doesn't change the fact that he's still the O.G. He's been around even in modern comics and hardcore fans, the ones most likely to cause a shit storm when there precious continuity is altered, are definitely familiar with him. And honestly, who else could they pick? Wonder Woman is too obvious, Batman has his boy ward which is already questionable enough, Green Arrow and Black Canary are a major super couple, and we all knew there was no way in hell it was gonna be Superman.

They could have easily had it both ways (no pun intended). In the old continuity this GL's son, Obsidian, was one of the longstanding gay characters in the DC Universe. While obscure to the general population he had been a member of both the Justice League and the Justice Society and had appeared a few times in the Justice League animated series. In short he actually had more public exposure than the Golden Age Green Lantern. Once again this is the Golden Age Green Lanterns son. You want a new edgy gay Green Lantern, while at the same time keep that history and the conflict of the father son story, and make it feel real and not a publicity stunt?

GIVE THE KID THE RING!!!!

That was all it would have taken. Have the father give the son the ring. Presto! Major gay Green Lantern character. History and traditional characterizations both preserved. Everybody happy, and an interesting story. Simply give the kid the ring.