Agatha All Along’s Joe Locke thinks MCU has been ‘behind the times’ on LGBTQ+ characters

Agatha All Along star Joe Locke has said that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is ‘behind the times’ when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation on screen.

With 34 films having been released since 2008’s Iron Man – and another 10 television series, excluding Agatha All Along – the Marvel Cinematic Universe is lacklustre when it comes to LGBTQ+ characters, to say the least.

Thor: Ragnarok‘s Valkyrie is ‘canonically bisexual’, but a kissing scene was cut from the 2017 film. Eternals character Phastos, played by Bryan Tyree Henry, was the first out and proud gay superhero – and plans for a sequel have since been scrapped. Even a blink-and-you’ll miss it moment between Michael Coel’s Dora Milaje warrior and her girlfriend ended up on the cutting room floor in

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