It was only two years ago that WWE publicly discussed their meetings with GLAAD in the hopes of introducing sensitive LGBTQ story lines to its product. Playing both heels and faces, these performers are complicating the traditional depictions of queer pugilists by refusing to adhere to past traditions-and audience reactions to these superstars have been mixed. In 2018, plenty of actually queer and/or queer coded characters are making names for themselves on the indie circuits. “In the States, nothing like the exóticos really existed so everything taboo usually would fall under a heel character.” “There have been sexually ambiguous characters in pro-wrestling for a long time but in Mexico, even though it is a mostly Christian country, the exóticos are a tradition,” explains current No Limits Wrestling Death Match Champion Casanova Valentine.
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