Joking aside, though, for all the arguing back and forth about this, it wouldn’t fundamentally change much about Cap’s past adventures if he turned out to be gay. He would still be the shield-flinging paragon of justice we’ve always known, and frankly it wouldn’t even materially impact his comic book adventures all that much. Most superheroes, gay or straight, tend to put fighting bad guys first and dating second; it’s the nature of superhero comics. The only real effect would be that gay kids would have a more prominent superhero to look up, as the history of gay superheroes has only recently stepped into the realm of major, popular characters. Even if Marvel doesn’t give Captain America a boyfriend, that so many people want to see it is something both Marvel and Disney should consider going forward.
