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* ''VideoGame/StarFox '': [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Whether Falco Lombardi]] is this with [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend Katt Monroe]] (or [[LGBTFanbase whether]] he's [[HetIsEw gay at all]]) has ignited many discussion.

--->'''Emily:''' (screaming) Is ''everybody'' gay?! Is this Series/TheTwilightZone?!

A woman looking for Mr. Right eventually finds a great guy with all the right things she's looking for — but it turns out he's homosexual, leading to the dismissive statement about straight men. This is loaded with the {{Unfortunate Implication|s}} that only (and all) gay men possess the qualities women want ([[AllGirlsWantBadBoys or not]]) — tenderness, consideration, etc. — while heterosexual men are pretty much [[MenAreUncultured primitive cavemen]] or [[AllMenArePerverts perverted]] [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who don't know how to act in public and treat other people.

Ironically, there is no shortage of gay men saying the reverse: that all the good men are taken or ''straight'', admiring the stereotypical positive traits of straight men (masculine mannerisms, straightforward with emotions, laid-back attitude, etc.). There's some TruthInTelevision here though; given [[HumansAreFlawed human nature]], [[HappilyMarried healthy relationships]] are a [[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/seller%27s+market seller's market]] — the most desired goods are either out of stock or otherwise unavailable for sale — on ''both'' sides. Not to mention people's tendency to make sly, humorous negative observations along the lines of MurphysLaw. ("All the good men are gay... isn't that just my luck.")

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** Minor character Clara uses a variation of the phrase, again in relation to Dillon, [[http://www.stickydillybuns.com/strips-sdb/i_am_envious here.]]

* Q. Why is it difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring, and good looking?
** A. They already have boyfriends.

--->''"Every time I meet a man, he's either gay or a bear."''

* The Weezer song "Pink Triangle" is about a man who finds his dream woman, only to discover that she's a lesbian.
* The Robbie Williams song "Supreme" includes the line "And all the best women are married, and all the handsome men are gay."
* At the end of the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe", the hot guy she's been singing about writes "call me maybe" to one of her male bandmates.

A woman looking for Mr. Right eventually finds a great guy with all the right things she's looking for -- but it turns out he's homosexual, leading to the dismissive statement about straight men. This is loaded with the {{Unfortunate Implication|s}} that only (and all) gay men possess the qualities women want ([[AllGirlsWantBadBoys or not]]) -- tenderness, consideration, etc. -- while heterosexual men are pretty much [[MenAreUncultured primitive cavemen]] or [[AllMenArePerverts perverted]] [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who don't know how to act in public and treat other people.

Ironically, there is no shortage of gay men saying the reverse: that all the good men are taken or ''straight'', admiring the stereotypical positive traits of straight men (masculine mannerisms, straightforward with emotions, laid-back attitude, etc.). There's some TruthInTelevision here though; given [[HumansAreFlawed human nature]], [[HappilyMarried healthy relationships]] are a [[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/seller%27s+market seller's market]] -- the most desired goods are either out of stock or otherwise unavailable for sale -- on ''both'' sides. Not to mention people's tendency to make sly, humorous negative observations along the lines of MurphysLaw. ("All the good men are gay... isn't that just my luck.")

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* Happens -- oh so much -- in ''Love and Other Disasters''.

* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' episode "Out With Dad". [[SorryImGay Martin pretends to be gay, to fend off the advances of an older woman.]] When asked by her daughter, she sighs, "Opera queen" in a tone that clearly states they're quite common. Subverted when Martin's gay act makes him a perfect target for the daughter's uncle. It must be noted that Martin only goes along with her when she assumes he's gay when he stumbles over why he can't date her.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Unicorn and the Wasp" gives us this exchange, after Donna notices some 1920s-style HoYay.
-->'''Donna:''' All the decent men are on the other bus.\\
'''The Tenth Doctor:''' Or Time Lords.

* On ''Series/{{Eureka}}'', after discovering that her NewOldFlame is actually a RidiculouslyHumanRobot, Jo complains that all the good ones are "either married, gay, or robots".
* Subverted by the ''Series/ModernFamily'' third-season episode "Treehouse". After inverting SorryImGay when Cameron wins a bet with Mitchell and their likewise-gay friend Longinus by getting a woman at the bar to give him her phone number (funnier still when you keep in mind that Eric Stonestreet is straight in real life), Cameron winds up getting close enough to her to not want to let her know until Mitchell shames him into doing it. But when he does, after hiding any evidence of Mitchell or Lily from their apartment before she comes over, [[spoiler:it turns out that she knew all along; [[PetHomosexual she just wanted to have a gay male friend because it would be cool]]. He then rebukes her for viewing him through a tropish lens (perhaps angry that his portrayal didn't fool her)]], and then just as Mitchell returns the episode subverts its own subversion: she makes the angry, hurt speech you'd expect if the show had simply played the trope (ahem) straight.
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'':
-->'''Liz:''' What did I tell you?\\
'''Jenna:''' Not to freak out.\\
'''Liz:''' Right, and what else?\\
'''Jenna:''' Stop falling in love with gay guys.\\
'''Liz:''' About ''this''.
* The TV series ''Series/HappilyDivorced'' explores this trope. Based on Creator/FranDrescher's real life, the character had been married 18 years to a very nice man, but he realized he was gay. They remained good friends and still lived in the same house even after the divorce.
* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Sansa has had a crush on [[AgentPeacock Loras Tyrell]] since the first season, and in the third finds some of the little happiness she's had lately when she finds out she might be able to marry him. She's completely ignorant of his real sexuality [[spoiler:and the marriage gets called off before it can happen]]. Similarly Brienne of Tarth is in love with Renly Baratheon, the lover of the aforementioned Loras, since he's [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe one of the few men who's ever been nice to her]] and is similarly ignorant of his orientation.

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* ''VideoGame/StarFox '': [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Whether Falco Lombardi]] is this with [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend Katt Monroe]] (or [[LGBTFanbase whether]] he's [[HetIsEw gay at all]]) has ignited many an InternetBackdraft.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. '''''Everyone''''' assumes Jay is gay, despite his insistence he's not (his constant CampStraight tendences doesnt help his case). Love interest Alice tells her ex-husband (who is hitting on her) that Jay is not gay after he called Jay her "little gay friend", then sings to Jay later:
-->'''Alice:''' ''(singing)'' Jay, I'm glad you're not gay. / I may show you why someday. ''(kisses Jay)''\\

* Referenced in ''Fanfic/ButYouWontHaveToDoItAlone''. When her friends reveal that they went to a gay bar without her, Usagi completely misses the point and gets offended at the idea of trying to pick up men. It turns out that none of them wanted to come out to Usagi because they see her as an InnocentBigot who would think weirdly of them being into girls (despite the fact Usagi herself is bisexual, though she doesn't realize it).

See ForbiddenFruit if the fact that he's sexually unavailable to her only intensifies her attraction. Compare to IncompatibleOrientation, where she may still love him despite his being gay. Also compare SorryImGay where he may actually be straight and still trying to ward off her advances. SettledForGay is this trope turned UpToEleven and happens if the woman in question eventually gives up on straight men and prefers the company of gay men, even though she knows she will never be involved with any of them. This may be the attitude the LastHetRomance of a gay man takes after he outs himself.

See ForbiddenFruit if the fact that he's sexually unavailable to her only intensifies her attraction. Compare to IncompatibleOrientation, where she may still love him despite his being gay. Also compare SorryImGay where he may actually be straight and still trying to ward off her advances. The FagHag is this trope turned UpToEleven and happens if the woman in question eventually gives up on straight men and prefers the company of gay men, even though she knows she will never be involved with any of them. This may be the attitude the LastHetRomance of a gay man takes after he outs himself.

Compare to IncompatibleOrientation, where she may still love him despite his orientation. Also compare SorryImGay where he may actually be straight and still trying to ward off her advances. The FagHag is this trope turned UpToEleven and happens if the woman in question eventually gives up on straight men and prefers the company of gay men, even though she knows she will never get any of them. This may be the attitude the LastHetRomance of a gay man takes after he outs himself.

A woman looking for Mr. Right eventually finds a great guy with all the right things she's looking for -- but it turns out he's homosexual, leading to the dismissive statement about straight men. This is loaded with the {{Unfortunate Implication|s}} that only (and all) gay men possess the qualities women want ([[AllGirlsWantBadBoys or not]]) -- tenderness, consideration, etc. -- while heterosexual men are pretty much [[GuysAreSlobs primitive cavemen]] or [[AllMenArePerverts perverted]] [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who don't know how to act in public and treat other people.

A woman looking for Mr. Right eventually finds a great guy with all the right things she's looking for -- but it turns out he's homosexual, leading to the dismissive statement about straight men. This is loaded with the {{Unfortunate Implication|s}} that only (and all) gay men possess the qualities women want -- tenderness, consideration, etc. -- while heterosexual men are pretty much primitive cavemen or [[AllMenArePerverts perverted]] [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] who don't know how to act in public and treat other people.

* ''DragonBallZAbridged'' parodies this trope with the incredibly handsome and effeminate Zarbon, who Bulma has the hots for (before he transforms into his monster form anyway). Not only is Zarbon ''NOT'' gay (he claims to have an off-screen girlfriend we never see), he's also very, very evil and sadistic.

* A lampshading occurs at one point in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' when the recently-widowed Ned Flanders begins dating again, and his date comments that she's so glad that he's the way he is and ''not'' gay.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. '''''Everyone''''' assumes Jay is gay, despite his insistence he's not. Love interest Alice tells her ex-husband (who is hitting on her) that Jay is not gay, then sings to Jay later:

A. They already have boyfriends.

* See the {{Facebook}} group "[[http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Nice-guys-are-ugly-hot-guys-are-jerks-and-hot-nice-guys-are-gay/181052309989 Nice Guys Are Ugly, Hot Guys Are Jerks, and Hot Nice Guys Are Gay]]."