By SHELLIE FRAI<\/p>\n
Marvel\u2019s newest comic-series is all about America Chavez, an 18-year-old college student who studies, hangs out with friends and fights evil aliens all in her signature gold hoops.<\/p>\n
America is the first lesbian Latina superhero with her own comic series, making Marvel one of the most diverse comic book publishers.<\/p>\n
Marvel also features comics of diverse protagonists like Muslim Mr. Marvel, an African-American Iron Man and a female Thor.<\/p>\n
What is different about America Chavez\u2019s comic, is that her writer, Gabby Rivera is herself a lesbian Latina.<\/p>\n
Rivera, 34, is Puerto Rican and a proud member of the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n
While she did not set-out to be a comic book writer, her novel \u201cJuliet Takes a Breath,\u201d about a lesbian, Puerto Rican teen, was picked up by a Marvel editor and later became the basis for the comic series.<\/p>\n
America first appeared fighting in across dimensions in Marvel\u2019s \u201cVengeance\u201d in 2011, now in 2017, she has her own popular comic series.<\/p>\n
With the rise in political tension and threatened Hispanic community, America\u2019s character seems all the more appropriate.<\/p>\n
To keep up with her growing audience and popularity of America, Rivera has been learning more and more about comic writing, forming America\u2019s identity as both a Latina and a lesbian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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