The blockbuster film Shazam! may have introduced the first LGBT character in the DC Comics film universe without most moviegoers noticing. 

Shazam! (PG-13) grossed more than $50 million over the weekend, telling the story of a 14-year-old boy who becomes “Shazam” – a superhero in an adult body who can fly. 

Although Shazam is heterosexual, his foster care sibling Pedro may not be. 

Toward the end of the film, Shazam shares his superhero powers with Pedro and his four other foster siblings, all of whom become superheroes in adult bodies. Soon they are transported into a strip club (moviegoers don’t see inside it). As they walk out, Pedro says, “Not my thing.” Uproxx reported Pedro’s possible homosexuality. Plenty of Shazam! fans on Twitter believe Pedro likely is gay – and that his story could expand in a sequel. 

DC hasn’t confirmed if Pedro is gay, although before the film was released, director David F. Sandberg and producer Peter Safran teased the movie might have an LGBT character. 

Asked about the lack of LGBT superheroes in DC and Marvel films, Sandberg told Pink News, “Don’t want to put spoilers [out there] or anything… but I think you will see one sooner rather than later.”

Added Safran, “I think on April 5 it will become clear.” 

Shazam! was released April 5.

No DC or Marvel film has had an LGBT superhero. Pedro may…

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg last week questioned President Trump’s belief in God. On Sunday, he bemoaned what he views as the “hypocrisy” of Trump’s evangelical supporters. 

The mayor of South Bend, Ind., appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and was asked by host Chuck Todd how he “squared” his assessment of Trump with the fact that the evangelical community “is so devoted” to the president.

“It’s something that really frustrates me because the hypocrisy is unbelievable,” Buttigieg said. “Here you have somebody who not only acts in a way that is not consistent with anything that I hear in Scripture or in church – where it’s about lifting up the least among us and taking care of strangers, which is another word for immigrants. And making sure that you’re focusing your effort on the poor. 

“But also personally, how you’re supposed to conduct yourself. Not chest thumping look-at-me-ism, but humbling yourself before others,” he added. “Foot washing is one of the central images in the New Testament. And we see the diametric opposite of that in this presidency.” 

Buttigieg also expressed frustration that evangelicals promote “sexual ethics” but still back Trump.

“I can’t believe that somebody who was caught writing hush money checks to adult film actresses is somebody they should be lifting up as the…

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar issued a warning over the weekend, saying if there is a war between Israel and Gaza, Tel Aviv and other Jewish communities on the southern border will be evacuated.

“If the Gaza Strip is dragged into war, Israel will suffer. It will not only have to evacuate the communities around the Strip but also [the cities of] Ashdod and Ashkelon and even Tel Aviv,” Sinwar said, according to a report from Al-Aqsa TV.

“Our fingers are on the trigger and they will remain pressed against it in order to protect our people. We will be the sword and shield,” he added.

Sinwar, who was speaking to representatives of Palestinian groups and other organizations, said they are ready for war with Israel to “defend the Palestinian people.”

Sinwar also said he was grateful to Egypt for helping to mediate a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel on March 22. For weeks, Hamas and Israel have been firing rockets at each other.

“We have strengthened our relations with Egypt,” Sinwar said of the ceasefire. “The Egyptians have thankfully played a big role in the easing of the restrictions.”

Still, on Friday, more than 10,000 Gazans protested along the border as part of the March of Return.

“The understandings are not an alternative to Palestinian unity and partnership,” Sinwar said of the protests. “There is no talk about the…

Three historical black churches were set ablaze over the last two weeks in Louisiana leading the FBI, ATF and state authorities to search for who and why someone would be doing this. 

According to CBN News, three churches were burned to the ground starting with St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre, LA on March 26. Last week, the Greater Union Baptists Church in Opelousas and the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church were also set ablaze, one on Tuesday night and the other on Thursday night, respectively.

During a Thursday news conference, Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning shared that, fortunately, no one was in the churches when they caught fire and no injuries have been reported. He also shared that a connection has not been made yet between the fires, adding, however, that “suspicious” activity does appear to surround them. 

Browning also asked locals to keep an eye out for any odd behavior around town, saying that he wants people to be “aware of their surroundings and aware of something that might look suspicious that they don’t think is suspicious.”

Also on Thursday, following the destruction of the century-old churches, local church leaders met up to discuss a plan moving forward as the fire starter(s) is/are seemingly still on the prowl.

According to The Advocate, Reverend Gerald Toussaint of Mount Pleasant Baptists Church shared his…