During an animated flashback, she mentions how men have been breaking her heart since before Joker came into her life, but there’s also a shot of an attractive woman as Harley laments she just can’t get romance right. We never find out who this mysterious woman is, but from the way Harley looks in the sketch, it seems as if it’s after she got her psychiatry degree. Confirming that the film’s lead is bisexual is undoubtedly a huge statement of diversity from the so-called DC Extended Universe, but it’s nothing new for the character. See also Batman Beyond The ArchNemesis That Didnt Quite Work Out (And How They Died) Harley has been depicted in same-sex relationships before in stories like Gotham City Bombshells and DCeased, in which she actually has struck up a romance with Poison Ivy. It doesn’t stop there, however, because Renee Montoya, played by Rosie Perez, is depicted as a lesbian, just like in the comics. This time, instead of being in a relationship with Kate Kane, her love interest is Ellen Yee, played by Ali Wong. Yee is Montoya’s ex-girlfriend, and Gotham’s district attorney, who wants the cop to get her life on track. The couple broke up due to Montoya’s obsession with her work and her dependence on alcohol.
Birds of Prey follows how the detective mishandles the split. Last but not least, the way Ewan McGregor’s Roman Sionis and Chris Messina’s Victor Zsasz behave toward one another implies some sort of romantic or sexual relationship. Zsasz is also overprotective, and becomes jealous when women are near Roman.Īlthough, at first glance, it may appear the characters are merely close friends and partners-in-crime, Sionis and Zsasz are repeatedly shown embracing, touching and massaging each other, indicating they may be something more. The romantic overtones are not-so-subtly present during domestic scenes in which Sionis and Zsasz eat breakfast together, as well as in their aggressive moments, where they are shown receiving enjoyment from murdering people and skinning faces together.