Andrew Garfield is once again making his feelings about Spider-Man's sexuality clear.
More than a decade after suggesting Spider-Man could explore his sexuality, Andrew Garfield says he still believes anyone, including someone who is gay, should be able to become the iconic superhero.
The British actor recently voiced support for a queer Spider-Man while discussing his upcoming historical drama The Uprising.
It was an exercise in rebellion that I felt passionate about. I just still believe that anyone can be in that suit.
Rather than walking back his position, he added:
That's the point of why it's such a kind of universally beloved character, one of the greatly beloved characters in the history of fiction. […] It's because you don't see skin color, you don't see gender, you don't see sexuality.
Garfield Hasn't Changed His Mind About a Gay Spider-Man
His comments come years after he first raised the possibility of a gay Peter Parker while promoting The Amazing Spider-Man 2. As Garfield stated in a 2013 interview with Entertainment Weekly:
I was joking, but kind of not joking about MJ. And I was like, 'What if MJ is a dude?' Why can't we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It's hardly even groundbreaking! So why can't he be gay? Why can't he be into boys?
At the time, he floated the idea of Michael B. Jordan portraying a potential love interest. Garfield confessed that he had been obsessed with Jordan since The Wire, and believed him to be charismatic and talented.
Spider-Man Has Become More Diverse Over the Years
While Peter Parker has yet to be portrayed as gay in live-action, the wider Spider-Man universe has become considerably more diverse in recent times.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduced mainstream audiences to Miles Morales. The hit animated film demonstrated that the webslinger doesn't necessarily have to be one specific version of Peter Parker.
Marvel has also introduced the first canonically gay Spider-Man variant in its comics. Web-Weaver, whose real name is Cooper Coen, debuted in 2022 in Edge of Spider-Verse #5. That means the concept of a queer Spider-Man is no longer a mere hypothetical, but something that is a genuine possibility in Marvel's expansive multiverse.