Superman is gay, claims US mag

Comic book hero-turned-movie icon Superman has come under scrutiny from gay campaigners who insist the Man Of Steel is a homosexual.

US gay magazine Advocate is calling for the superhero to come out of the closet in their new issue titled 'How Gay Is Superman?'.

The publication has sparked a frenzy of sexual orientation speculation in internet chat rooms and message boards.

Gay fans are so convinced the skin-tight suit and hands-on-hip stance are tell-tale signs, they're demanding film bosses and comic book writers review future plots to accommodate his sexual tendencies.

New Superman Brandon Routh, who takes up the movie role this summer, was last month voted the year's second most exciting homosexual icon by editors of US gay magazine Out, behind Paris Hilton.