When one appears in our universe, the other awaits suspended in a state of limbo. In the comic, Aleta falls in love with Vance Astro, a hero who struggles with the fact that the object of his affection is literally a woman trapped inside the body of a man. Much like the Edward Norton and Brad Pitt characters in “Fight Club,” Stakar and Aleta cannot physically be present in our reality at the same time. The truth, however, is a bit more complicated than that. Writer Andrew Belonsky described the character as “transgender” in an Out magazine essay about the comic's queer history. In the original 1969 comic strip, Stakar has a female alter ego - his adoptive sister, Aleta. The correct answer, depending on your interpretation, is Stakar (Sylvester Stallone), who makes a brief cameo in a handful of scenes.
It’s a ridiculous game, but also a futile one. It’s like a bizarre, gay version of an Agatha Christie mystery. As the Guardians toss around one-liners like a game of hand-grenade hot potato, you might find yourself thinking: “Could the gay character be someone in this very room ? Could it be shiny blue father figure Yondu (Michael Rooker)? Or maybe the vengeful Nebula (Karen Gillan), a disgraced princess whose body parts have been replaced by machinery? And hey, why not the talking baby tree (Vin Diesel) or his raccoon pal with the rocket launcher (Bradley Cooper)? Perhaps even the poorly named space pirate Taserface (Chris Sullivan) could be on the downlow. 2” is a fun, rollicking ride, maybe a little less fun than the original, but the question of LGBT inclusion makes the experience of watching the movie more than a little distracting. Gunn, though, played coy on the subject of LGBT representation, telling fans to decide for themselves. 2," the sequel to Marvel’s surprise 2014 smash starring a ragtag team of space vigilantes who save the universe from intergalactic evil. Director James Gunn had hinted that there could be a queer or transgender character in "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2” might be a big step forward for LGBT representation - that is, unless you decide it isn’t. It’s getting pretty old hat by now: “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.
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