Near the end of September, the writers of Wonder Woman & DC Comics came out and revealed that Wonder Woman is in fact bisexual. With her background of being raised as an Amazonian woman, it does not surprise me to hear this news. Though, I do not think this an original characteristic of Wonder Woman’s character.
Since the 40s – almost 80 years – Wonder Woman has been the most acclaimed heroine in comics and films, and one of the few whose popularity has stuck for this long. Over the years and throughout the series, Wonder Woman and the women of Themyscira have been joked about being gay, which would make sense for some being an island full of women. Though, when Wonder Woman was created back in the forties, I do not necessarily believe the fact that the creators intended her to be gay or bisexual. Only within recent years has there been a positive light shed onto the LGBT+ community, in which they are still struggling for an overall positive recognition, but even in the LGBT+ community, bisexuals are still having trouble being fully accepted as they are either told to choose between liking the two genders or are seen as “betraying” the community – this includes those of other orientations such as pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.
I personally think that this outing of Wonder Woman, the most well known and loved female hero within comics and films, is more or less the attempt to illuminate bisexuality as a whole and to sort of coerce a sense of love and acceptance automatically for those of this orientation through the already present love and acceptance for this strong female heroine. Not to say that DC Comics are forcing this sexuality onto Wonder Woman without good measure, as I can see how throughout the years she could be perceived as bisexual, but I just think that the timing is a bit suspicious. Regardless, I think that this newfound information on Wonder Woman makes her even more incredible and fascinating as a character as she is not portrayed as the “typical female.”
