The Pride Month Lettering 00019-Queen Maeve from The Boys

It’s always a punch to the gut when you see how the media loves to cash in on someone’s gender and sexuality. And “The Boys” doesn’t just take a jab at this issue—it delivers a full-on roundhouse kick. If you’ve tuned in, you’d know how Margaret “Maggie” Shaw, aka Queen Maeve, gets exploited left, right, and center by her dad, Vought, and Homelander.

One thing that hit me like a ton of bricks is how Vought takes Maeve’s queerness, tosses her bisexuality out the window, and slaps a “lesbian” label on her for marketing purposes.

Sure, Queen Maeve might be a fictional superhero. Still, her story shines a spotlight on the real struggles faced by many in the LGBTQ+ community, especially the erasure of bisexuality and the pressure to conform to heteronormative norms.