Spider-Man fans believe Gwen Stacy may be transgender within The Spider-Verse universe.
Spider-Man fans believe Gwen Stacy to be trans in Across the Spider-Verse.
Now in cinemas, the highly anticipated sequel to 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse has opened to critical acclaim and audience praise alike. On Rotten Tomatoes it currently holds scores of 95% from critics and 96% from audiences while on Metacritic it has an audience score of 8.5.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse picks up right where the first film left off with Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld), teaming up to save everyone against an unknown enemy from across multiverse.
Warning! I may discuss spoilers for the 2018 movie (so please consider this a warning), however in her world Gwen Stacy must deal with her friend Peter Parker’s murder by Lizard.
Since she has been charged with his murder, Gwen has been on the run from police and criminals alike; as well as New York residents who see her as their archenemy. As a result, she must keep her identity hidden to avoid reprisal attacks from those she could potentially come up against as well as avoid becoming part of public opinion against her.
Now we are entering minor spoilers of Across the Spider-Verse. According to ThePinkNews.com, some fans speculated that Gwen may be transgender based on her feelings that she can’t be herself while appearing in movies as well as visual clues during scenes where she appeared.
Earth-65 features scenes with Gwen where her color filter appears to be pastel blue, pink and white – which corresponds with trans Pride Flag colors. According to ThePinkNews, these hues were utilized during an emotional scene where Gwen broke open up about having to conceal her identity from her father (an officer of law enforcement).
Gwen can see her father wearing a trans-Pride Flag bag on his police uniform; additionally, Gwen keeps a “Protect Trans Kids” poster in her bedroom.
That doesn’t indicate Gwen is transgender – as she has yet to come out – but regardless, seeing that display shows support and solidarity within the trans community.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a film which demands multiple viewings; each frame should be studied closely before being watched again and again in delight by an audience. For now though, go see it on as wide of a screen as possible before going right back into cinema to rewatch.”
Tom Holland recently stated his willingness to continue portraying Peter Parker/Spider-Man for as long as possible in Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, providing great news! We can look forward to the ongoing adventures!
