Wonder Woman 1984: The cast talk queer themes in the year’s most anticipated blockbuster event
Wonder Woman 1984 is the blockbuster dose of female-empowered escapism we all need this year. You know us by now: we stan a butt-kicking bisexual icon.
Interviews by Arisce Wanzer
21st December 2020
The year is 1984. Parts of Australia have just decriminalised homosexual acts between consenting adults. In the UK, Chris Smith comes out as the first openly gay member of the House of Commons. At the top of the charts, Bronski Beat are ruling the airwaves with their seminal queer anthem Smalltown Boy. Over at the BRIT Awards, Boy George and Culture Club are celebrating big after winning Best British Single for Karma Chameleon. But deep in the shadows, another queer icon is fighting crime and saving the world.