Some commentators have noted the similarities between the struggles of mutants and the
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community, noting the onset of special powers around
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and the parallels between being
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and the mutants' concealment of their powers.
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In the comics series, gay and
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characters include
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,
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, Destiny, Karma, Mystique, Psylocke,
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It has been said that the comic books and the X-Men animated series delved into the
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epidemic with a long-running plot line about the
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, a seemingly incurable disease thought at first to attack only mutants (similar to the AIDS virus which at first was spread through the gay community).
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In the film
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,
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is asked by his CIA boss why he never disclosed his mutant identity, and his response was
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.