Earlier this week, actress Tessa Thompson responded to a Twitter comment about her Valkyrie character being bisexual in Thor: Ragnarok.
Tessa Thompson took to Twitter again to clarify her statement by saying that Valkyrie is “Bi in the comics,” but also went on to say that her sexuality isn’t “explicitly addressed” in Thor: Ragnarok.
As it turns out, Valkyrie’s sexuality isn’t brought up in Ragnarok, which prompted Thompson to make a statement to clarify her earlier comment.
While Valkyrie’s sexuality may not be at the forefront of Thor: Ragnarok, the conversation surrounding it shows progress in terms of normalizing characters of a varying sexual identity.