Several characters in the Modern Age Batman comic books are expressly gay, lesbian, or bisexual. [1] The early Golden Age Batman stories were dark and violent, but during the late s and the early s they changed to a softer, friendlier and more exotic style that was considered campy.
Batman has self-policed himself, and his optics, much more thoroughly since Dick left; it’s quite rare to see any subtextual gay elements bubbling up to the surface.
Batman is gay according to George Clooney who once played the Dark Knight with Chris O’Donnell as Robin. Proof: Evident homosexual subtext in superhero comics.
Now it appears Bruce Wayne’s Batman could be the next character to be given such a change. Specifically, Batman has now been hinted to be bisexual by DC Comics.