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And not for nothing, but Elizabeth Marston's favorite book all her adult life was a collection of poetry by Sappho. However, both Marstons do seem to have shared a sexual relationship with their friend Marjorie Wilkes Huntley, who lived with the family from time to time and assisted with inking and lettering early Wonder Woman comics. Whether or not Elizabeth Marston and Olive were also lovers is unknown (though they continued to live together after Marston's death in 1947 until Elizabeth's in 1993). As detailed in Jill Lepore's book, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Byrne lived with the Marstons for about 20 years, and each woman had two children by him. Peter in 1941, and inspired in part by Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, and their life partner, Olive Byrne. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. She's also been subtextually queer for far longer than that. However, charging in to declare the rigid heterosexuality of Wonder Woman, of all characters, is pretty funny, because Carter is absolutely right- Diana is in fact canonically bisexual. Now, at the end of the day, whether or not a character is a queer and trans icon isn't really up to the actor playing them, angry homophobes on Twitter, or even canon, but queer and trans fans. 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.Įvery time someone comes up to me and says that WW helped them while they were closeted, it reminds me how special the role is.- Lynda Carter ☮️ JTo see this content please enable targeting cookies. She's a superhero for bisexuals!"Ĭarter then proceeded to provide sources for Wonder Woman's canonical bisexuality, thanked her LGBTQIA+ fans for their support, and suggested LGBTQIA+ rights organizations to support, like the Audre Lorde Project and Trans Lifeline. This seemingly innocuous tweet sparked anger from some Twitter users, including one who declared that "Wonder Woman IS NOT A SUPER HERO FOR GAYS!" to which Carter cheerfully responded, "You're right. Happy Pride! So excited to celebrate with all my LGBTQIA+ friends and fans ?️? Art by Paulina Ganucheau for ✨ /zpPKELsQkp- Lynda Carter ☮️ JTo see this content please enable targeting cookies. The conversation, which has now hit mainstream news outlets like the Los Angeles Times, Salon, and NBC News, started with Carter tweeting "Happy Pride!" and sharing Paulina Ganucheau's beautiful variant cover for Wonder Woman #773, which came out last June. As if you needed more reasons to love her.
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Lynda Carter, best known for playing Wonder Woman in the eponymous 1975 TV show, kicked off Pride Month this year by proclaiming that Wonder Woman is a queer and trans icon.