There was going to be a scene in across the spider-verse where the spot goes to a bar full of villains and gets humiliated

There was going to be a scene in across the spider-verse where the spot goes to a bar full of villains and gets humiliated

And then in the post-credit scene he would of went back to the bar and beat up all the villains using his new strength

But both got cut. Gwen Stacy has returned in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and incredibly, she’s even better than she was in the first movie, Into the Spider-Verse. Gwen, a.k.a. Spider-Woman, is a drum-playing, chucks-wearing, reality-hopping web slinger—and some fans have spotted clues that she may be trans.

The theory started circulating on Twitter early on Thursday, June 1, when the movie had its soft release in theaters nationwide.

Gwen Stacy is trans. 

 Her whole arc is a trans allegory. The colors are the trans flag.  

But most telling. HER WHITE COP DAD WEARS THE TRANS COLORS ON HIS UNIFORM. NO F*CKING COP IS THAT MUCH OF AN ALLY UNLESS THEY HAVE A TRANS FAMILY MEMBER!

The evidence in the movie is subtle, but once you see it, you can’t deny that there’s something there. At one point, in Gwen’s bedroom, you see a large trans flag over her door with the words “protect trans kids” written on it. Some moviegoers reported spotting a trans flag on her father’s jacket, and more than one viewer noted that the color scheme of Gwen’s universe contains the same pinks, blues, and whites that you find in the trans flag.

Whether she is or she isn’t doesn’t impact the story that much, but it would be a nice little nod to the trans community if it were true, especially to have such a high profile superhero confirmed as a member of the LGBTQ+ minority. That would be big points for representation on Sony’s part, but we’ve yet to have any official word on the matter yet. It’s still early, though, so let’s not count out these grouchy corporations just yet.

In a story as inclusive as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with Black, Asian, queer, and disabled Spider-People, it makes perfect sense for the male and female leads to be representing minorities; Miles as an Afro-Latino superhero and Gwen Stacy as a transgender woman, apparently. It’s been long speculated that Gwen Stacy is, in fact, transgender. But evidence present in Across the Spider-Verse seems to confirm those rumors, even if Sony won’t come out and say it.

Some of the evidence seems to derive from Stacy’s interactions with her father, who seems in full support of Gwen’s identity, if that’s what it turns out to be. Viewers have spotted a trans flag on Gwen’s father’s jacket, as well as a “protect trans kids” poster on Stacy’s wall. So she’s either a strong ally or she’s trans herself and showing her true colors with pride. Whatever the case may be, we’re just grateful to see trans inclusivity.

It’s also worth noting that Gwen’s color scheme strongly resembles the trans colors with sharp blues, whites and pinks. This is in contrast to Miles’ reds, blues, and blacks. She’s certainly a walking trans flag, so it’s no wonder that Spider-Man fans are crafting their own headcanons. These theories didn’t exactly come out of thin air.