Catwoman Confirmed as Bisexual by DC Comics

DC Comics has flirted with the idea of Catwoman Selina Kyle being bisexual for many years now, with small teases and suggestions, but the latest issue confirms without a doubt that the much loved anti-hero thief is indeed a lover of both men and women.

In the latest run of the popular comic book series Selina Kyle has moved away from her costumed identity of Catwoman and has taken up a position as a mob boss.  With the Catwoman role vacant rival mob family member Eiko Hasigawa steps in to fill the void.

With Selina and the Hasigawa family on he verge of all out mob war readers might have been surprised when she and Eiko shared a tender kiss on a rooftop.

The writer, Genevieve Valentine, shared some thought on the choice to have the lesbian kiss on her blog;

'She's flirted around it - often quite literally - for years now; for me, this wasn't a revelation so much as a confirmation.  Was it a surprise for them?  In terms of their sexualities, not particularly, certainly it's no surprise to Selina that she has a attraction to a woman.'

'Is this particular kiss a surprise?  It's definitely surprising, this is the very last thing you're supposed to be getting into on the brink of war, and they both know it.  But this isn't the first intense moment between them.'

'While I don't want to spoil what can't yet be spoiled, please be assured that Selinas long standing  connection to Batman has not been forgotten, that is not how bisexuality (or humanity) works.  Selina doesn't care easily, but when she does care it strikes deep, and there will be plenty of that coming up.'

While some people are calling the kiss a 'grab for attention' from DC, many fans of the series and the character feel that it fits perfectly into the series and a character history that has long been suggested at.

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Homophobes Have A Problem With The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead has never been a show to shy away from things that a lot of television programmes would shy away from.  We've had people ripped to pieces by zombies, rape threats, torture, cannibalism, lesbian characters, murder, and more knives in the head then I can count.  But it would appear that the one thing that has finally pushed some fans too far is the inclusion of two gay characters.

Despite introducing a lesbian character last season, and showing her in a relationship, it's two men in love and kissing that is 'just going too far'.  I guess all the homophobes out there are okay with two attractive women kissing but when it's men it's a 'sin'.

A number of fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment, anger and disgust over the inclusion of gay characters in the show.

Unfortunately nothing is sacred in the zombie apocalypse, how dare they show two kind and caring people in love with each other.  The bastards!

Yes, because being gay is a bigger sin then resorting to murder and cannibalism.

Now that's just offensive.

If gay characters lost the show fans then they're not the kind of people we want in the fandom.

Okay, any sentence that starts 'I'm not homophobic but' is definitely going to be homophobic. 

Or, they're just not hate filled bigots like you.

Because it was such a child friendly, wholesome family show before the gay men.

Don't worry though guys, despite the stupid mouth breathers who felt the need to express their disgust and show off their homophobia there was also a large number of fans who found the inclusion of Aaron and Eric to be a good thing.

Well they are very similar in their eyes.

We'll soon run out of cliffs I'm afraid.

Yes good sir, woooooooooo indeed.

Yes, but it's hot when it's two girls and icky when it's men right?

Personally I hope that The Walking Dead keeps these characters around for a long while to come, have them kissing every episode.  Show them as a loving couple and really piss off the fools out there.

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Transgender Teenager Zander Mahaffey Commits Suicide

Fifteen year old Zander Mahaffey committed suicide on Sunday the 15th of February, leaving a suicide none of the social network Tumblr.

Zander, who was from Austell, Georgia, posted a suicide note online that stated his mother as one of the main reasons for his suicide.  In a angry and gut wrenching final message Zander describes his mothers refusal to accept him and verbal and psychological abuse, along with being sexually assaulted, as the reason why he no longer had the strength to go on.

In his note Zander shared incidents of his mothers abuse and left messages of farewell to family and friends.

Despite being misgendered in memorial posts by family and friends, a number of his friends have set up a blog for people to leave their memories for the young man he really was.  Since his death the hashtag #HisNameWasZander has reached over 7000 mentions by people all over the world who want the world to know who he really was.

One can't hear about Zanders death and not remember the tragedy of Leelah Alcorn, who similarly posted a suicide not online before taking her own life.  Sadly, suicide rates amongst transgender people are staggering, with a recent survey by Pace finding that 48% of trans people have attempted suicide.

With such high numbers of trans people attempting suicide, and so many transgender youths having to face difficult home lives I doubt Zander will be the last transgender teenager to die this way.

It's important to remember though that there are many suicide hotlines that are capable of helping people in Zander's situation, and some of these have been tweeted alongside the hashtag #HisNameWasZander in an attempt to raise awareness of the help available to those people who feel that they have no hope left to them.

Please, those of you who are reading this, take the time to look at the helplines that exist, share them with the hashtag #HisNameWasZander and try to help save the life of the next transgender child that looses the strength to carry on the fight alone.

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Cain You Feel The Love Tonight? - Supernatural 'The Executioners Song' Review

After a fairly disappointing season so far 'Executioners Song' delivers some great tv.  Bringing the monster of the week run to an end and coming back to the main plot of Dean, the First Blade and the Mark of Cain.

The episode focuses on the Knight of Hell and Father of Murder, Cain, as he reappears after almost a year, now on a mission to kill all of his descendants in a bid to stem the tide of murder in the world.  It's an ambitious plan, one that Cain admits would end in the deaths of at least 10% of the worlds population.

With dozens, possibly hundreds, already killed at Cains hand, including the elderly, children and babies, the Winchesters have to put aside their fear of what the First Blade and the Mark could do to Dean and face the greatest killer the world has ever known.

Teaming up with Castiel and Crowley, Sam and Dean manage to trap Cain, leaving Dean to fight him alone.

'Executioners Song' is one of the best episodes of Supernatural in a long time, and apart from the 200th episode, the best of the season.  Though comparing the two is impossible as all of the comedy and fun of 200 is replaced with tension and violence.

The episode is filled with brilliantly made scenes that take the time to build rather than rushing along, with some superb cinematography and a beautifully subtle music score that makes this one of those rarer grown-up episodes.  It doesn't rely on the jokes, in fact I'm struggling to remember any, instead it's made great by the tension and drama.

An absolutely superb episode, hopefully a sign of the things to come later on in the season.

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The Rescue Begins - Star Wars Rebels 'Rebels Resolve' Review

With Kanan captured by the Empire and at the mercy of Grand Moff Tarkin and the Inquisitor it’s up to Ezra and the crew of The Ghost to try and find a way of rescuing their friend and leader.

After a failed attempt at gaining the information they need to find Kanan the group is ordered to stand down in their search by the mysterious Fulcrum, who we see as a hooded hologram for the first time in the series.

Unable to follow these orders Ezra leads his own mission to find Kanan, learning that the Empire is about to take him to Mustafar, the place ‘where Jedi go to die’.

This is the kind of episode that makes Star Wars Rebels great, forget the stand alone wacky adventure, this episode builds impressively on the shows lore and takes our heroes into some very dark places.

Having Tarkin back for another episode is great as he adds gravitas and menace to every scene he’s in, and when he’s teamed up with The Inquisitor you can’t help but feel worried for Kanan’s fate.

The highlight of the episode though has to be the inclusion of Fulcrum, one of the big mysteries of the series.  Now, I’ve got my own opinion of who Fulcrum is going to be, and this episode certainly helps to support my theory.

I believe, and hope, that Fulcrum will be revealed to be former Jedi Ahsoka Tano.  The reasons I believe this is that despite the disguised voice Fulcrum is clearly female.  Secondly, she is wearing a hooded robe that is very reminiscent of a Jedi Knight.  The hood of her robe ticks up in such a way that it suggests the shape of Ahsoka’s Togruta head tails.  Add into that the strong links between the rebels and the Jedi and I think it adds up to one possible candidate. 

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