X-Men ’97 star responds to anti-LGBTQ+ backlash: ‘It didn’t surprise me at all’

Morph in X-Men ’97 (Image: Marvel Animation)

One of the stars of X-Men ’97 has responded to the backlash over his character being identified as non-binary.

The series picks up where the X-Men: The Animated Series from the 1990s left off. It sees Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, and Co adjust to life without their leader, Professor Charles Xavier.

In the series, J.P. Karliak voices the shape-shifting mutant Morph. In the 90s series, the character seemingly died before then being controlled by the evil Mr Sinister. Before X-Men ’97 came out it was confirmed that Morph was non-binary which drew the ire of some online.

Asked about it Karliak told CBR that as a queer activist advocating for LGBTQ+ representation, “I know what’s going on in the world,

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