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Gabby Rivera: The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero
About this film
With Marvel's "America Chavez," Gabby Rivera wrote a new kind of superhero — one who can punch portals into other dimensions while also embracing her gentle, goofy, soft side. In a funny, personal talk, Rivera shares how her own childhood as a queer Puerto Rican in the Bronx informed this new narrative — and shows images from the comic book that reveal what happens when a superhero embraces her humanity. As she says: "That myth of having to go it alone and be tough is not serving us."
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TED.com
Subjects
Tedtalks;TED;Talks;creativity;humor;humanity;LGBT;self;identity;storytelling;culture;art;women;writing;race;society;TED2017;2018
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