The X-Men Have a New Gay Character and His Superpower Induces Tolerance
On Wednesday, Marvel comics's family of gay superheroes grew. Benjamin Deeds: a gay, University of Texas at Austin student, who has the power to shapeshift and chemically induce people into liking him, came out of the closet and also, in one issue, turned into the best spy the team has at the moment.
by Alexander Abad-Santos
Nov 21, 2013
2 minutes
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On Wednesday, Marvel comics's family of gay superheroes grew. Benjamin Deeds, a gay, University of Texas at Austin student, who has the power to shapeshift and chemically induce people into liking him, came out of the closet. And in issue, turned into the best spy the team has at the moment.
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