The rumors are TRUE! Alan Scott is now a confirmed homosexual. In an interview with Newsarama, writer James Robinson spoke at length about changes to Scott's background, including why he decied to write him as gay:
It was just my thought process at the time. I just thought, "Oh, well, there's no Obsidian in the DC Universe anymore. So we lost a gay character. That's a shame." And then from there I landed upon Alan Scott.
As for why not just create a new gay character, I just wanted to do this. I mean, it's one thing if you're creating a new team with new characters, but that isn't what the Justice Society is. It's me rebooting existing characters.
Robinson also discussed his thoughts on peoples' various reactions to gay super-heroes:
So for me, it's just society. I have gay friends, and it's just part of life. You have to accept it and live with the times. Anybody that's shocked or resistant has to realize that tolerance and equality is a good thing and the way the world is moving. I think that if people are more aware of it now, maybe that's a good thing too. Maybe as opposed to, like, things being pushed to the sidelines of comic books or TV or what have you. Having, you know, main characters being gay is a positive step and it means that more people will be less stigmatized and they'll just realize that it isn't a big deal once you get used to the concept, you know?
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