Green Lantern's Pansexual Reveal Makes Perfect Sense for Hal Jordan
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By hinting at a romance with an alien nurse during Green Lantern's Hal Jordan's most recent ongoing series, writer Grant Morrison wanted to suggest that the hero «would tend towards a pansexual persuasion.» For Jordan, the reveal about wanting to have the character be pansexual actually makes perfect sense. As Morrison puts it, with the whole universe at his disposal, Jordan would tend towards a more broad-minded approach when it comes to romantic partners.
Pansexuality is becoming a more and more common identifier in both the real world and fiction, as the all-encompassing term represents those who are romantically, emotionally, and sexually attracted to people regardless of their gender. Jack Harkness from Doctor Who, Lando Calrissian from Star Wars, and Klaus Gargreeves in The Umbrella Academy are among pansexual characters in media. In the world of comics, Loki and John Constantine would also both identify as pansexual, given their past romantic interests. In a recent newsletter, legendary comic book writer Grant Morrison revealed they intended to suggest Hal Jordan was also pansexual, which fits the character, given all readers know about the Green Lantern.
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In a recent Substack post, Grant Morrison discussed their run on Green Lantern alongside artist Liam Sharp. When talking about the introduction of Nurse Leylo Olaqua in issue two, Morrison revealed they intended to suggest Hal Jordan had a past romantic relationship with the alien nurse. In Morrison's words, Jordan «with a whole universe of worlds at his disposal would tend towards a pansexual.»
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