Loki's Sex Defined as “Fluid” in Disney+ Series

Disney+’s forthcoming Loki series is almost here, and there’s lots to be excited about.

On June 6, Disney+ dropped a short teaser for the six-episode series ahead of its premiere on the streaming platform on June 9, and fans and media outlets alike have noticed that, in it, some documents list Loki’s sex as "fluid." It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment that Marvel fans, used to easter eggs galore, were quick to single out.

As Entertainment Weekly notes, Loki’s queerness is canon and often explored in the comics. As far as Loki's sexuality goes, back in 2013, writer Al Ewing described the character as bisexual in a since-deleted Tumblr post. When it comes to Loki’s gender identity, however, things are more open to interpretation. Loki’s ability to shape-shift (sometimes transforming into the fan-favorite “Lady Loki”) has often been linked to gender fluidity, but it’s not been made explicit. (Hence, why Disney+’s Loki’s use of “sex” rather than “gender” would make sense.) As the Los Angeles Times explains, in 2014’s Loki: Agent of Asgard, Loki’s father Odin also refers to the character as “my son, and my daughter, and my child who is both” – which many fans had taken as a generous hint of Loki’s fluid identity.  

Despite fan interest, neither Loki’s sexuality nor gender expression have ever been alluded to within the Marvel Cinematic Universe – or MCU, for short – and fans are theorizing the series will change that based on a tweet liked by the series creator and executive producer, Michael Waldron.

“MCU Loki finally being [canonically] under the trans umbrella makes me as a trans person feel so valid. This is why representation is so important. Loki being genderfluid is a big step in the right direction for positive LGBTQ+ representation in popular media,” a fan account tweeted on June 6, a day later also sharing that Waldron had liked the tweet.

"One of the things [Marvel Studios president] Kevin Feige led on was, 'I think we should find a way of exploring the parts of Loki that are independent of his relationship with Thor,' or see him in a duality or in relationship with others, which I thought was very exciting," Tom Hiddleston, who will be reprising his role as the “God of Mischief” on the series and also serves as an executive producer, had told EW previously.

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