BIFIL: Tom Hiddleston’s role «Loki» in the series of the same name tells in the third episode that he has been interested in both «princes and princesses». Photo: Disney + / Reuters
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Loki is the Marvel and Disney universe’s first pronounced LGBTQI + main character.
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Marvel has officially confirmed that Loki is bisexual, making the character the first main character in an MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) and Disney series that is LGBTQI +
What does LGBTQI + mean? Here is an overview of the concepts.
In a scene halfway through the third episode “Lamentis”, Loki confirms that he is bisexual. It writes Pop Buzz.
The Loki series from Marvel is currently relevant on the streaming service Disney +, and is about the villain Loki, “the god of mischief”. The course of the series takes place after the events in “Avengers: Endgame”.
Both princes and princesses
In the scene between Tom Hiddleston in the role of “Loki” and “Sylvie”, played by Sophia Di Martino, Sylvie asks about Loki’s love life.
– What about you? You’re a prince. Must have been some princesses … or maybe another prince, Sylvie asks.
– A bit of both, is Loki’s answer.
And even though the moment is quickly over, the fans have not passed by. Right after the episode aired, fans and director Kate Herron wrote on Twitter about Loki’s orientation.
Herron wanted to express how important this detail was to include in the show.
—-SYLVIE: Sophia Di Martino plays the character «Sylvie» in Loki. Photo: Disney + / Reuters
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In the comics about Loki, the character is «floating», and has been both a side note and a pan file. The director writes that this is part of who he is here, and that it was important for her to be included in the series.
Praised by the fans
– I know this is a small step, but I am so happy and my heart is full, Herron writes on twitter.
Fans praise Marvel for confirming Loki’s orientation Some also note that the series uses «Bisexual lighting», a form of lighting as a symbol of bisexuality.
While Loki is the first main character to be bisexual on screen, there are several characters in the Marvel universe who identify as LGBTQI +. I «Thor: Ragnarok» is Valkyrie, played by Tessa Thompson bisexual. In “Eternals”, the character Phastos, played by Brian Tyree Henry, will be gay. Phastos is rumored to have both husband and children in the film
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