Did you know that a 10-year-old Brie Larson would probably spend an hour of recess looking up “How do you know if you’re gay” on Wikihow on the library computer?
Larson’s response to an internet questionnaire about herself may not have been anyone’s first guess, but it was the answer she gave. For her YouTube channel, she took the quiz. When questioned, “Is Brie Larson gay?” this footage became everyone’s go-to response.
Despite her remark, she hasn’t formally declared herself gay.
Fans are ecstatic to see gay Brie Larson on the big screen.
Larson has a boyfriend, whom she frequently flaunts on social media, thus it’s quite doubtful that she’s a lesbian. Fans haven’t given up hope, either. They are delighted to see Larson as queer on screen, if not in real life, especially after noticing the LGBT overtones in her MCU movie Captain Marvel.
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Larson’s character does not have a male love partner, which was one of the LGBT overtones considered. She also had a daughter with another female character in the film, Maria Rambeau, a fellow Air Force pilot (Lashana Lynch). On the other hand, Larson and Lynch’s on-screen relationship was far from canonical.
The Larson-Lynch Lesbian Chemistry was not shut down by the directors.
When asked if the fans were on to something, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the directors of Captain Marvel, gave a cryptic comment to Comic Book Movie (via Cosmopolitan).
Larson having a romantic relationship in the first Captain Marvel film was something the directors addressed during the early phases of production, according to the directors.
They later concluded, however, that the plot was already too intricate to include a romance subplot. Nonetheless, they were fully aware of how fans had shipped specific characters in the film and had no objections to the idea.
Because several of the world’s largest entertainment markets would not allow LGBTQ+ depiction on film, Marvel has traditionally avoided emphasizing LGBTQ+ characters in their big-budget initiatives.
Although it’s understandable that a commercial franchise would hold back on a few things in order to get access to bigger markets, the fact that LGBTQ+ representation has suffered as a result of that hesitation is, to say the least, frustrating.
The MCU’s LGBTQ+ Superhero
But, to give credit where credit is due, director Kevin Feige stated in 2019 that Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie would be the first LGBTQ+ superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Since then, many have jumped on board in support of the Thompson-Larson coupling making it to the big screen. Thankfully, during a visit at the ACE Comic-Con event in 2019 (via Them), the duo confirmed their suspicions.
“How can I top ‘lesbians,'” Larson replied, a now-legendary answer.
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