During his crime-fighting career, Bobby has been part of several superhero groups, such as some versions of the X-Men, the Champions, Marauders, X-Factor, Defenders, and the Excelsior Squad.
Bobby was eventually outed as gay by a time-displaced Jean Grey. When his younger self asked him why he had been presenting as straight for most of his adult life, Bobby stated he already knew he was gay, but was scared to reveal his true self to the world due to already facing prejudice for being a mutant, and didn't want to receive hatred for another part of himself. Bobby also had relationships with Kitty Pryde and Mystique (before he came out), Daken, Pyro, Christian Frost, and Romeo.