Gay Superhero Month
Element Lad
Element Lad first appeared in Adventure Comics #307 in April 1963. Jan Arrah is the last survivor of his world, Trom. He lives in the 31st Century and is a member of the Legion Of Super Heroes. Like all Trommites he has the ability to transmute of element into another.
I'm not sure that Element Lad is actually gay. He had a long relationship with his girlfriend Shvaughn Erin. After years of being together, Shvaughn revealed she had had a crush on Element Lad since they were both teenagers, so she started taking the drug ProFem to change her sex from male to female so she could date him. Shvaughn was born Sean Erin.
Sean is clearly transgender. Even after revealing Shvaughn was born a male, and after the drugs ran out and Shvaughn reverted to a male form, he and Element Lad still maintained a romantic relationship. So I suppose Element Lad is actually closer to bisexual. But either way, he still fits here!
POLT
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