How hot is SHE?

Maggie says:
Now I'm not a comic book reader, but if I WERE one, you can bet I'd be checking out the new Batwoman comics. Why, you ask?

Because Batwoman is a lesbian now.

How awesome is that?

DC Comics says: “This is not just about having a gay character. We're trying for overall diversity in the DC universe. We have strong African-American, Hispanic and Asian characters. We're trying to get a better cross-section of our readership and the world.”

Next up I want to see a superhero who's a gay man but does not wear pink or purple leotards. Everyone always figured there was something a little more going on with Batman and Robin anyway...

As Feministing points out, it's a little silly that DC Comics feels the need to call Batwoman a "lipstick lesbian." But hey, let's cheer equal opportunity superheroes one and all, right?

My favorite Batwoman response comes from a realist, who asks, "Wouldn't ugly people as heroes be more groundbreaking? You know, a 200-pound woman, a man with horseshoe hair loss pattern, people with cold sores, etc.?”

But then we couldn't drool over this red and black number, now could we?