Controversy
Lobdell is probably best known for having the Marvel Comics character Northstar come out as a homosexual. While the character's orientation had been hinted at previously by other writers, Marvel had a "no openly gay characters" policy in place during the Jim Shooter editorial years. Lobdell broke from this having Northstar out himself publicly as a gay superhero in order to bring attention to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Royalties from that issue were donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. He would later introduce the first new gay superhero of DC's New 52 relaunch, codenamed Bunker, to the Teen Titans lineup. This would be the most prominent gay character in the team's history since Hero Cruz joined Titans LA .
Recently, his portrayal of Starfire in the first issue of Red Hood And The Outlaws came under fire. The writing of the character was scrutinized by comics media and fans. Lobdell would later express that Kori's perceptions as an alien are not meant to be the same as humans on all things and that she will often challenge Roy and Jason Todd's views. He would also go on to say he felt the derogatory comments from readers about her portrayal were far worse than anything in the actual book and that the arc should be judged in full for a true sense of her character and that he would not "stand up in a movie theater and shout out the ending" to relieve the controversy at the cost of the story.
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