Over the years, there’s been a steady rise of out gay superheroes in both Marvel and DC’s rosters — and now that number has grown a little larger. Yes, Iceman of the X-Men now is officially coming out of the closet.

That means there’s one more superhero who can lead a parade of thousands of cheering gay people right past The White House.

And here is a list of the Top 8 other best or gayest superheroes that would make awesome Pride Parade marshals.

8.Northstar

Nobody could work a Pride crowd like a gay mutant from The X-Men. Even X-Men: First Class writer Zack Stentz says his movie was conceived as a gay rights parable.

7.Batwoman

I mean, duh. She’s only the highest profile queer comic book character ever. (And the baddest badass in all the Bat-family. Yeah, I said it.)

6.Green Lantern

Sure, Alan Scott is on DC’s other version of earth. And yeah, they really screwed him over killing his boyfriend in issue #2. But he’s still Green Lantern, man. He’s limited only by his imagination, which, coincidentally, is the theme of every Pride everywhere.

5.Danielle Baptiste

Dani has one of the most problematic costumes in all of comics, but her Witchblade getup will fit right in at Pride. So will the fact that she’s bonded with the female primal force of the universe.

4.Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

They’re not technically heroes. And they’re not technically lesbians. But they’re comic book characters who are so totally in love I can’t even deal with it.

There are one billion fanart communities dedicated to their big lesbian relationship with one another. This picture, for example, is from the awesome Autumn Sacura.

3.Mystique

She’s bi. She’s badass. And if it’s just Jennifer Lawrence marshaling a parade in blue body paint, so be it.

2.Apollo and Midnighter

These two are like if Superman and Batman fell in love. Which is to say they’re absolutely wrong and so totally right for one another. Luckily, they’re also out and proud.

1. Wonder Woman 

I’m just going to give you a second to picture Wonder Woman leading a parade of thousands of cheering gay people right past The White House.

Which superhero do you think would make the greatest Pride marshal?

(source:afterellen.com)

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