article_snippet.sent: (CNN)He's been part of a wildly popular superhero team since CNN)He very beginning.
article_snippet.sent: The "X-Men" series of DC Comics have long been progressive in terms of diversity, with a black female character, Storm, appearing in the 1970s, and the first gay mainstream comic book character, Northstar (who later married in the pages).
article_snippet.sent: DC Comics has also had prominent gay characters in recent years, like Batwoman and the original Green Lantern of Earth 2.
article_snippet.sent: Catwoman recently came out as bisexual, and Harley Quinn is portrayed that way as well.