--- description: Many fans opined that it would only make sense if Steve Rogers ended up in a romantic relationship with Bucky Barnes. title: Twitter Wants Captain America and Bucky Barnes to Be a Couple image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Twitter Really Wants Captain America and Bucky Barnes to Be a Couple by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2016 8:26 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2016 8:26 PM CUT What do [Captain America](http://time.com/money/4343498/captain-america-civil-war-1-billion-box-office/ "undefined") and _Frozen’s_ Princess [Elsa](http://time.com/4165998/lip-sync-battle-channing-tatum-frozen-let-it-go/ "undefined") have in common? The Internet really wants them to have same-sex partners. After _Frozen_ star Idina Menzel threw her support behind the online movement to [give Elsa a girlfriend](http://motto.time.com/4344640/idina-menzel-frozen-elsa-girlfriend/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined"), the Internet turned its attention to convincing Marvel to give Captain America a boyfriend. The hashtag [#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend](https://twitter.com/hashtag/givecaptainamericaaboyfriend?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag "undefined") was trending on Twitter on Tuesday, _The Wrap_ [reported](http://www.thewrap.com/captain-america-boyfriend-marvel-twitter-hashtag-bucky-barnes-disney-chris-evans/ "undefined"). Many fans opined that it would only make sense if Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) ended up in a romantic relationship with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), who he chased for all two hours and 47 minutes of _Captain America: Civil War_. > [](https://twitter.com/Hamlet%5FMachine/status/735110583880712192) Captain America and Bucky Barnes have been through it all together. While some fans noted that gay [kids need superheroes](https://twitter.com/PierogiSexual/status/735113762714198018 "undefined") to idolize, too, other fans threw themselves behind the movement just because they don’t like the other options: > [](https://twitter.com/thirlwallvanlis/status/735028337177853952) > [](https://twitter.com/teambucky/status/735111706217750528) While the movement may be tongue-in-cheek, there’s little doubt that fans want to see an LBGT character in a Disney film, whether it’s with Disney, Marvel, or Lucasfilm. A recent [report](http://www.glaad.org/files/2016%5FSRI.pdf "undefined") by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation found that Disney failed to include a single LGBT character in its major 2015 movies, including those from its Marvel and Lucasfilm branches (despite what [Finn-Poe-shippers](http://time.com/4181639/oscar-isaac-poe-dameron-star-wars-comic-book/?iid=sr-link6 "undefined") would have you believe). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4346498/captain-america-bucky-barnes-boyfriend/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4346498/captain-america-bucky-barnes-boyfriend/"},"headline":"Twitter Really Wants Captain America and Bucky Barnes to Be a Couple","datePublished":"2016-05-24T20:26:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:40:53.183Z","description":"Fans are using #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend","url":"https://time.com/4346498/captain-america-bucky-barnes-boyfriend/","keywords":["movies","Marvel","Comics","Captain America"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4346498/captain-america-bucky-barnes-boyfriend/","name":"Twitter Really Wants Captain America and Bucky Barnes to Be a Couple"}}]}] ```