Gabby Rivera ’04 gives TED talk about her inspiration behind Marvel superhero America Chavez

With Marvel's "America Chavez," Gabby Rivera wrote a new kind of superhero -- one who can punch portals into other dimensions while also embracing her gentle, goofy, soft side. In a funny, personal talk, Rivera shares how her own childhood as a queer Puerto Rican in the Bronx informed this new narrative -- and shows images from the comic book that reveal what happens when a superhero embraces her humanity. As she says: "That myth of having to go it alone and be tough is not serving us."

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https://www.ted.com/talks/gabby_rivera_the_story_of_marvel_s_first_queer_latina_superhero?fbclid=IwAR3HcRRJN8Hgkj_mc8RbRWHe8aMxPDeNBgrN20IvexdEa4WdxAUQZs0ag7g