Justice League Queer was an ad-hoc team of LGBTQIA+ heroes formed by Gregorio de la Vega to fight off Eclipso when he attacked a pride parade.

[6] The inclusion of JLQ in a tournament generated criticism from those who felt that it gave people a platform to anonymously reject representation in comics, "effectively a referendum on the existence of queer superheroes".

[7][8][9] Though JLQ did not win the tournament, its bracket was the focus of a sizable number of votes.

[10] The team debuted in a narrative written by Wheeler in DC Pride #1, a comic book released on June 8, 2021 (which falls during Pride Month in the United States).

[11] Their next appearance was in the 2021 holiday anthology comic book ‘Tis the Season to be Freezin’ (cover dated February 2022).