Pop Culture Hall Of Shame Episode 2: Eath 2, DC Gay Issue, Replacing Characters, DC Reboot

As some might know or not know today somewhat confirmed that  long time straight DC character Golden Age Green Lantern will now be gay.  Why the change?  Why screw up one of your long standing characters who has had children and pretty much telling fans of those characters they will never exist anymore?  No is talking.  I got nothing against characters.  I kept reading Alpha Flight after Norhstar came out.  I read Authority without a problem.  Batwoman one of the best DC books post reboot though I do hate what they do to Flamebird.  It's the changing a character from what they were suppose to.   Away from intent of the original creators.  Yes characters grow and change but so much they are recognizable?  Different then giving boring characters personalities and there sexual orientation.  I have no problem if dc created newer characters as long as they are not stereotype like the in Teen Titans.  I mean seriously the pink/purple costume, showing his ass to red robin.  I'm not reading Earth 2 after issue one not just because this not JSA or Earth 2 characters I want to read.  Why couldn't Hawgirl still be the red head we all know and liked.  Why do you have to stick her as black?  That is another dc does replace characters with another racist character.  It is never worked despite them sticking down our throats.  Connor Hawke probably the most successful but they pretty much erased him with the reboot.  Firestorm canceled and not that far off from again but not Ronnie in the book save how stupid it's gotten.  Atom canceled.  Blue Beetle canceled and about to be canceled again.  Not race it's replacement characters.  I was against Winter Soldier becoming Captain America.  I hated that idea and didn't read it.  I'm a fan of Luke Cage, Black Panther, Cassandra Cain, and other characters.  I just wish DC would tell good stories with these characters seem to busy changing them from anything anyone wants to read them most of the time.  That is why in long run the reboot is a failure.  Didn't save the industry and didn't save comic shops.  Only thing it did was give it maybe few extra months.  God I miss the real DCU. 
PS: I don't count the reboot DCU as the real one.