shvaughn erin

Lost in Transition: LSH and the Uneven Footsteps of Progress
Lost in Transition: LSH and the Uneven Footsteps of Progress
Lost in Transition: LSH and the Uneven Footsteps of Progress
At a time when most of comics was tiptoeing around the notion of gay, bi and lesbian people existing – much less being portrayed well – The Legion of Super-Heroes was making text out of subtext with characters such as Shrinking Violet and Lightning Lass, and doing it during one of the series' most creatively daring periods. Yet as the fate of the character Shvaughn Erin illustrates, a step forward for some can often leave others behind.