Tintin gay

As Belgian comic book icon Tintin celebrates his 80th birthday, an age-old question has resurfaced: Is the boy reporter gay? One British commentator says the signs are unmistakable.

Sure, first impression is that Tintin is a well-groomed young twink with a cute dog, but is there more to it than that? Tintin’s world is fairly homocentric. Sure, there’s a couple of female characters that appear throughout the adventures – but we’ve done the maths.