Legally, Spider-Man cannot be gay, bi, trans, or anything but a straight white male. Did you know that? Because I sure didn't!
Spider-Man follows the long history of Bi Erasure in superhero media. One of the biggest pitfalls of LGBTQIA media is that bisexuality is often invisible and hard to show in story telling. But for Spider-Man, it is actually against the law for Peter Parker to be gay or bi. Kinda.
Let's discuss.
Chapters:
0:00 Andrew Garfield Wanted Spider-Man To Have a Boyfriend
3:12 Spider-Man Could Not Be Legally Bi
5:59 The Spider-Verse, My Article, and LGBTQA Spider-Man
9:07 Could Spider-Man Really Be Bi?
18:23 Performing Bi (Black Cat, Kitty Pryde, and Tim Drake)
27:19 Bi Relationships Are Not Taken Seriously (Kitty Pryde, Deadpool)
30:39 Venom
33:20 So What Am I Asking For?
38:42 Bigotry, Apathy, and Fatigue