Watching Across The Spider-Verse adds some vital new context, with many who’ve now seen the film in full arguing that Gwen’s characterisation, animation and story arc mirror the societal and internal struggles that trans people face on a daily basis.įirst off, there’s that aforementioned “Protect Trans Kids” poster, which is confirmed to be on the wall of Gwen’s own bedroom on Earth-65 during the film’s prologue. Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) has a ‘Protect Trans Kids’ poster in her bedroom in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. It all comes after Spider-Verse fans noticed a trans Pride flag bearing the words “Protect Trans Kids” in the background of a trailer for the film earlier this year.

The animated sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released on Friday (2 June), reuniting viewers with the first biracial Spider-Man, Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), and countless Spideys from other dimensions, including Spider-Gwen, also known as Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld).įans who’ve seen the film are now theorising that Gwen is trans – or at least an allegory for the trans experience – due to a number of queer-coded (and queer-coloured) clues. Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse It’s official: fans of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse are convinced that the character of Gwen Stacy is trans – and the evidence is compelling.

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