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Black Lightning’s standout character Anissa, played by Nafessa Williams, is a student and gay activist with budding superpowers of her own.
While Anissa may be television’s first black, female, queer superhero, she is preceded by a strong list of comic book characters. Some of DC Comics most notable female LGBT characters include Donner, Blitzen, Masquerade (who is transgender), Anaya, Comet (who is gender fluid), and Katherine Kane.
In 2016, Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) came out as a lesbian on Supergirl not long after then-executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that one of the show's characters would come out as...
Black Lightning isn’t the first of the Arrowverse shows to put a queer superhero right in the middle of all the action and drama, but in this week’s episode, the series took a brief pause from...
Mara Brock Akil, who is Black, and Greg Berlanti, who is gay, are both producers on this show (Greg also produces Arrow and Supergirl, among others). How much do they influence you and your...
breakout talks playing a black lesbian superhero. Nafessa Williams teases Chantal Thuy's debut as Anissa's new love interest, DC Comics character Grace Choi. By. Chancellor Agard. Published on...
In the comics, Anissa Pierce is the oldest daughter to Black Lightning whom discovered her powers and goes under the identity of Thunder after graduating college. Anissa is the first LGBT character in the show. The second being Chenoa the third being Grace Choi, the fourth being Zoe B and the fifth being Jamilah Olsen.
The show has not only been hailed by critics but also garnered a loyal fan base, especially within the LGBTQ community, which has applauded the relationship of two strong women of color, Anissa and...
As noted in the comments, Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum) and Captain Singh (Patrick Sabongui) were both married in Arrow and The Flash, respectively, but their spouses existed more or...