Sure, it's just a cash grab so I'm not going to go head over heals applauding them but at the same time it does create representation which can help build towards "normalcy" in the public's eye so I'm not going to be too down on the move even if there are obvious ulterior motives. 

And the mother is Gwen Stacy!!!

Oh noes!  Two characters out of thousands.  

I would be more impressed if they gave Supes a pair of illegitimate kids with Lori Lemaris. One with a tail and the other with legs.

And does this woke awakening mean we get a Tim and Jon series called the Brave and the Bold or World's Finest?

I've never gotten why a character's sexual orientation should stop one from identifying with them, I mean by that token do you have a hard time identifying with female characters because they're interested in men?

Anne Shirley Cuthbert from Anne of Green Gables has always been and shall always be my favorite fictional character, and I totally see my self as her when I read L. M. Montgomery's novels and I've never once felt weird reading about her feelings for Gilbert Blythe or had any trouble understanding why she feels the way she does...and the reason for that is despite the fact that she's pining after a boy it's no different than my own memories of relationships I've had with women. Gay, straight, bi...or whatever else there might be... it's all the same emotions, so what's the big deal?

Not necessarily wanting to speak for tingramretro, or anyone else who has a problem with this sort of thing, but I think the most important thing to remember is that these are fictional characters. They are not real people. If a real, live human being comes out as homosexual or bisexual then of course there should be a willingness to support, accept and understand them (unless you're a total asshat).

But if you have followed a beloved fictional character for years and years and then some writer or editorial team suddenly decides to have him/her come out as homosexual/bisexual it is a deliberate decision being made by the creatives working on that character. And I think some people feel -- with some justification -- that it's a decision that doesn't in any way need to be taken.

In comics, it is likely that readers have seen these characters act in a way representative of a certain sexual orientation and been privy to their innermost thoughts for years, without even the remotest suggestion of them being closeted. Therefore, suddenly changing their sexuality is a fundamental change to that character's makeup that is obviously going to rankle with some long term fans (yes, I believe a person's sexuality is a fundamental aspect of their psychological makeup). So, I think it's reasonable for fans of these characters -- and even casual observers -- to be somewhat cynical and annoyed about the motives behind such dramatic changes, whether they believe it's "outrage marketing" to drive up publicity/sales, or empty "virtue signalling", or diversity box-ticking or whatever.

However, most importantly, it is a mistake to automatically equate a person's attitudes towards a previously heterosexual fictional character suddenly being revealed to be homosexual or bisexual with their attitudes towards a real human being who comes out.