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DC ’s newSupermanis about to face the most authoritative challenge of his entire life history - and an enemy that has yet to be defeated by the Man of Steel . Superman ’s boyfriend is a democratic characteramong DC rooter , but in the DC Universe proper , most of the public have no approximation that Superman is dating anyone , let alone a human being .   But after he publicly reveals himself , Superman must confront homophobia in the aftermath ofSuperman : Son of Kal - El # 12- and hopefully extinguish hate and bigotry in the DC Universe everlastingly .

Superman ’s identity as Jonathan Kent - Clark Kent ’s son - is public knowledge after Jonathan publicly divulge himself to stop a gunman from murder heaps of students at a schooling . By contrast , Jay Nakamura has manage to maintain a relatively miserable profile throughout writer Tom Taylor’sSupermanrun ; as a journalist who investigate potent people , Nakamura often wears a masque while on the job . He evengave   Superman a masquerade of his own , but Superman read the value of not wear down a masque in his line of workplace , and the necessity of tire on in Jay ’s .

Jon Kent (AKA Superman’s Young Adult Son) with Kryptonite in the background

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InSuperman : Son of Kal - El # 12 , written by Tom Taylor with artistic production by Cian Tormey and Ruairi Coleman , Superman and Jay unravel a conspiracy involving President Bendix , the malefic ruler of the island land of Gamorra . The two interview a United States senator who supposedly had a hand in the attack on the Kent farm that almost kill Superman ’s parent . When the senator is revealed as a monster controlled by Bendix ( thanksto Superman ’s faithful wiener Krypto ) , Jay uses his world power to defeat the entity . alas , his masquerade is left behind in the process .

alfresco of a few mass within the superhero community , no one knows that Superman is dating Jay Nakamura . With his identity publically reveal ( within the US Capitol building , no less ) , it wo n’t be long before Superman and Jay ’s relationship is discover . How will the DC Universe citizens respond to Earth ’s   most powerful and well - known   hero dating a man ? While the world is far more reformist and accepting of different sexual identities than it used to be , there is still considerable progress to be made ; thisSuperman has already been set up for execution , and though he is clearly innocent , the great unwashed will conceive what they desire to believe … and powerful humans like President Bendix and Lex Luthor can wrestle the tale further against Superman if they weaponize hatred and bigotry .

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Lois Lane   and   Damian Wayne may approveof Superman and his young man ’s kinship , but if the DC Universe is anything like our own , not everyone will be so accepting . Homophobia and hate for the " other " is a worldwide trouble that Superman can not solve with his physical strength alone , but the character is also known for his power to babble out to others and ascertain common basis . It appears the true villain of thisSupermanisn’t the hatred - fill President Bendix , but detest itself .

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Jon Kent’s Superman and his boyfriend Jay Nakamura on the Pride variant cover of Superman Son of Kal-El #12

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