Earlier, we told you how there's a Malaysian character named Munira Khairuddin, codenamed 'Obscura', in the DC Universe.
Well, Obscura isn't the only Asian character to appear. Bartender Alysia Yeoh, who is of Singaporean descent, is Batgirl's best friend and she appeared before her Malaysian counterpart.
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Alysia was introduced in the first issue of Batgirl when Barbara Gordon decides to move out of her father's home and moves in with the Singaporean, who self-describes herself as "kinda an activist"
However, when Alysia Yeoh was introduced to the cast of Batgirl, it took some time for her history to be made known to the readers
Interior page of Batgirl #19, written by Gail Simone, with art by Daniel Sampere and Vicente Cifuentes.
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In Batgirl #19, Alysia reveals to Barbara that she is a transwoman
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The great thing about Alysia's character is that she is not transgender due to a latent superhero ability to shapeshift. It's just a part of who she is as a person. Basically, her character didn't use science fiction to facilitate that in some way. She just was.
In October last year, in Issue #45, Alysia was married to her longtime girlfriend Jo. Barbara, AKA Batgirl, was her maid of honour.
In October 2015, Alysia Yeoh, a transgender friend of Batgirl, and her girlfriend, Jo, were married.
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