Chris Cooper, a former editor for Marvel who introduced the first gay character into the Star Trek comics, announced this week that he’s endorsing out candidate Ritchie Torres in his race against homophobic challenger Rubén Díaz Sr.Torres, who is half Black and half Puerto Rican, was the first out gay candidate to be elected to office in the Bronx and became the youngest member of city council in 2013, representing the 15th district.“Ritchie in his own person unites a whole bunch of things.