Lynda Carter confirms Wonder Woman is a ‘superhero for bisexuals’ in brilliant shutdown of trolls
Lynda Carter has marked Pride month by confirming that Wonder Woman was ‘a superhero for bisexuals’.The legendary actress made the claim in response to trolls who criticised her for sharing a piece of fan art on Twitter, which showed Wonder Woman surrounded by a rainbow flag.‘Happy Pride!’ Lynda, who famously played the iconic comic book character in the live-action TV series in the 1970s, had written alongside the image earlier this week, as Pride month kicked off. ‘So excited to celebrate with all my LGBTQIA+ friends and fans.’This led to a series of homophobic responses and a number of followers slamming her for the post and cynically questioning Wonder Woman’s connection to the LGBTQ+ community.In response to a commenter who wrote that Wonder Woman was ‘not a superhero for gays’, the 70-year-old shot back: ‘You’re right. ‘She’s a superhero for bisexuals!’She also linked her reply to a 2016 article confirming that the character was ‘canonically queer’.In a follow-up tweet, she wrote: ‘I didn’t write Wonder Woman, but if you want to argue that she is somehow not a queer or trans icon, then you’re not paying attention.‘Every time someone comes up to me and says that WW helped them while they were closeted, it reminds me how special the role is.’The debate over Wonder Woman’s sexuality was previously addressed by comic book writer Greg Rucka, who confirmed that the superhero was in fact a queer character.He said: ‘When you start to think about giving the concept of Themyscira (or Paradise Island, which is a segregated island nation of Amazon women) its due, the answer is, “How can they not all be in same-sex relationships?” Right?‘It makes no logical sense otherwise.’He continued, ‘It’s supposed to be paradise.
