Marvel fans are totally ready to give Captain America a boyfriend
If Captain America stands for his country's firm belief in democracy, then he is finally seeing it in its truest form.
Some Marvel fans on Monday sparked the Twitter hashtag #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, which continued to trend into the next day.
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The call for more sexually diverse and fluid Disney heroes is growing louder since Twitter's #GiveElsaAGirlfriend. Giving ol' Stevie Rogers a boyfriend would mark the first major visibility for the LGBTQ community in a Marvel film.
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On the question of whom Cap should date, there was one clear frontrunner:
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And some shade for Civil War...
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Indeed, a Google image search for "steve rogers AND bucky barnes" yields whole categories for fan art and "kiss." Longtime Marvel fans were quick to compile evidence from the films and comics to support #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend.
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Some opposed the movement based on canon:
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While others just took it too far:
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Boyfriend or not, who can argue with how happy they look?
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Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.
