Twitter explodes after learning–yes–Batman is gay
Batman: The Animated Series.The realization came as DC Comics announced the creative minds behind this year’s Pride Anthology, a series of stories penned by high-profile LGBTQ authors and drawn by famous queer artists centered around the label’s LGBTQ characters.Conroy will write the story Finding Batman, described as a “personal story.” Details on the tale itself remain mum, though judging by the title, he’ll revisit his most iconic character in some way.The full anthology releases May 31.Related: ‘Batman’ is about to get a whole lot more queerIronically, Conroy has made no secret of his sexuality, having discussed his life as a gay man and survival of the AIDS crisis numerous times in interviews.
He remains one of only a handful of openly-LGBTQ actors to play a superhero.??? #DCPRIDE? 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS JUST DROPPED???https://t.co/w0Gzfwqa14 pic.twitter.com/P5MDpfVz6c— Andrea Shea (@whatthe_shea) April 13, 2022Still, a good chunk of Conroy’s fans somehow missed his years of life as an out gay man, and took to Twitter to share their surprise and delight.
