As the world grows into a more accepting community for all with each passing day, a lot of the institutions that’ve been part of our culture for decades now are also changing right along with the times.
DC Comics superhero Batman has been a mainstay in pop culture, and his longtime sidekick Robin has played a prominent role in the series’ mythology. In a very progressive twist, the Tim Drake iteration of Robin has officially come out as bisexual in a new installment of Batman: Urban Legends.
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As TMZ reports, writers on Urban Legends have decided to give Tim Drake a male romantic interest by the name of Bernard Dowd. Here’s how the outlet describes the story arc in which the two men express their attraction for one another:
“The story goes … Robin had a “lightbulb moment” while fighting side-by-side with Bernard. After coming to his rescue as Robin, Tim later hits up Bernard’s pad, and you can see the anticipation’s building ’cause he hypes himself up, saying … ‘It’s OK, Tim. You got this.’
When Bernard opens the door he’s on the verge of asking out Tim on a date, but Tim interrupts with … ‘I’m really glad you got home okay. I was relieved. And I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, about that night. And I — I don’t know what it meant to me. Not yet. But I’d like to figure it out.’
Source: Batman Sidekick Robin Comes Out As Bisexual In New Comic Arc
