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Marvel finally extends its pandering to the transgender crowd

By Madeline Fry Schultz

Published January 2, 2020 7:24pm ET

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Marvel finally extends its pandering to the transgender crowd — Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, from left, poses with members of the cast of "Avengers: End Game," Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo at a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. | (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Marvel is getting a transgender superhero, and frankly, it’s surprising this has taken so long.

The Marvel cinematic universe has already had a gay character — remember the man at the survivors’ group in Avengers: Endgame who talked about going on a date with another guy? No? Well, that’s probably because the throwaway comment was a pointless attempt to pander to a progressive audience.

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