History Main / BadassGay

* Hyper-machismo is one of the standard coping strategies of closeted male-to-female transgender people: "making oneself a man even against one's will". Naturally, the usual result is failure. Conversely, many female to male transsexuals opt for military or police career after their transitions, to "confirm" their new identity.

* Homosexuality was very common among the armies of [[BadassArmy the Spartans.]]

* Downplayed, but [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/FiveNightsArFreddys2 Jeremy Fitzgerald]]]] in ''Fanfic/SomethingAlwaysRemains''. [[spoiler: It's [[DeliberateValuesDissonance implied]] [[The80s that]] [[BuryYourGays homophobia]] is the reason he [[ActionSurvivor worked at Freddy's]] to begin with after his manager at his old job saw him in public with his boyfriend. He later comes BackFromTheDead to protect Mike]].
** [[VideoGame/FiveNightsArFreddys Mike Schmidt]] is implied to be bisexual, and he [[{{Determinator}} certainly]] earns [[GuileHero his]] [[AnotherMansTerror badass]] [[ActionSurvivor credentials]].

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_I,_Duke_of_Orleans Phillipe le Ier, duc d'Orléans]] was homosexual, and considered [[CampGay very effeminate]] even by the standards of the time, when make-up, wigs, and frilly clothing was the norm for noblemen. He was also [[AgentPeacock very good on the battlefield and very good tactician]], so much that [[UsefulNotes/LouisXIV his brother the king]] removed him from office in fear he would overthrow him, or overshadow him through his prowess in battle. (He was also a dutiful royal of the House of Bourbon, and as such gritted his teeth and made sure to produce as many children as possible. He married twice and ended up [[MassiveNumberedSiblings having seven children]] and many more grandchildren--far more than his straight older brother.)

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_I,_Duke_of_Orl%C3%A9ans Phillipe le Ier, duc d'Orléans]] was homosexual, and considered [[CampGay very effeminate]] even by the standards of the time, when make-up, wigs, and frilly clothing was the norm for noblemen. He was also [[AgentPeacock very good on the battlefield and very good tactician]], so much that [[UsefulNotes/LouisXIV his brother the king]] removed him from office in fear he would overthrow him, or overshadow him through his prowess in battle. (He was also a dutiful royal of the House of Bourbon, and as such gritted his teeth and made sure to produce as many children as possible. He married twice and ended up [[MassiveNumberedSiblings having seven children]] and many more grandchildren--far more than his straight older brother.)

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_I,_Duke_of_Orl%C3%A9ans Phillipe D'Orléans]] was homosexual, and considered [[CampGay very effeminate]] even by the standards of the time, when make-up, wigs, and frilly clothing was the norm for noblemen. He was also very good on the batlefield and very good tactician, so much that [[UsefulNotes/LouisXIV his brother the king]] removed him from office in fear he would overthrow him, or overshadow him through his prowess in battle.

* [[spoiler:Juzo Sakakura]] from ''Anime/DanganRonpa3''. An amazingly capable fighter (considering his talent) and dedicated solely to his beloved [[spoiler:Kyousuke Munakata.]]

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queer_Insurrection_and_Liberation_Army The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army]] ([[FunWithAcronyms TQILA]]) is a queer anarchist subunit of IRPGF militia currently fighting against ISIL in Syria. They were founded in 2017 by LGBT members of the IRPGF to fight the systemic persecution and genocide of LGBT people by ISIL after taking a picture of their fighters holding a banner which says [[https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/isis-syria-lgbt-military-unit-to-fight-daesh-irpgf-kurdish-forces-1026383-2017-07-26 "these faggots kill fascists".]]

* In the ''Film/It'' films, Richie Tozier attacks the main villain at the age of twelve, murders Henry Bowers to save Mike, and rips off a spider leg out of rage, and is revealed to like boys, and be in love with his male childhood best friend.

* ''ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}'' the title character is a lesbian who is not only canonically able to match Batman one on one in a fight but has shown herself able to take down everything from mutated animal/human hybrids, ghosts, ancient greek demi-gods and rampaging robots and cyborgs. In the final arc of the JH Williams run she handily defeats even Bane with ease and she's saved all of Gotham from destruction on multiple occasions. Not to mention the time that she killed the head of the Religion of Crime despite having been stabbed through the heart
** This goes for her [[Series/Batwoman2019 live action]] self too. While she's just starting out and isn't quite at the level of her comics self yet she's still shown herself to be a skilled fighter whose taken down every villain whose crossed her path so far

* ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} the title character is a lesbian who is not only canonically able to match Batman one on one in a fight but has shown herself able to take down everything from mutated animal/human hybrids, ghosts, ancient greek demi-gods and rampaging robots and cyborgs. In the final arc of the JH Williams run she handily defeats even Bane with ease and she's saved all of Gotham from destruction on multiple occasions. Not to mention the time that she killed the head of the Religion of Crime despite having been stabbed through the heart

* ComicBook/Batwoman the title character is a lesbian who is not only canonically able to match Batman one on one in a fight but has shown herself able to take down everything from mutated animal/human hybrids, ghosts, ancient greek demi-gods and rampaging robots and cyborgs. In the final arc of the JH Williams run she handily defeats even Bane with ease and she's saved all of Gotham from destruction on multiple occasions. Not to mention the time that she killed the head of the Religion of Crime despite having been stabbed through the heart

* Batwoman the title character is a lesbian who is not only canonically able to match Batman one on one in a fight but has shown herself able to take down everything from mutated animal/human hybrids, ghosts, ancient greek demi-gods and rampaging robots and cyborgs. In the final arc of the JH Williams run she handily defeats even Bane with ease and she's saved all of Gotham from destruction on multiple occasions. Not to mention the time that she killed the head of the Religion of Crime despite having been stabbed through the heart
** This goes for her live action self too. While she's just starting out and isn't quite at the level of her comics! Self yet she's still shown herself to be a skilled fighter whose taken down every villain whose crossed her path so far

* ''Literature/SecondApocalypse'': Cnaiür urs Skiötha, most violent of all men, is the most feared Scylvendi warriors and generals around, but he's also been seduced by Anasurimbor Moenghus. The question of his sexuality is open, however. He's clearly attracted to women, and his seducer is superhumanly manipulative, so it's ambiguous whether he'd ever be attracted to a man under normal circumstances.

** ''Comicbook/TheLegendOfKorraTurfWars'' confirms Kya's sexuality and reveals that Avatar Kyoshi loved men and women equally.

* Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman from the Batman franchise are all bisexual super-duper instead who grew popular enough to warrant their own spinoff as the ''ComicBook/GothamCitySirens''.

** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': Achilles ditches Zeus' manipulative plan, moves to DC and starts dating his real-estate agent. He still steps in when there's trouble afoot and is an even more effective and strong fighter than he was when he opposed Diana as his power is tied to his conviction and he did not feel comfortable with Zeus' plan to subjugate humanity, while protecting non-combantants and his boyfriend is a cause he can get behind.
** Her ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'' adaptation more than qualifies as a demi-god recently bumped up to God of War known as something of a heart-breaker on Paradise Island.

* UsefulNotes/JulieDAubigny, also known as Mademoiselle Maupin, was a 17th century [[CulturedBadass swordswoman/opera singer]] whose favorite activities activities were drinking, dueling, and seducing [[ReallyGetsAround every attractive man and woman]] she could get her hands on, frequently in that order. Her long list of exploits is rightfully accounted by [[http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lamaupin.html Badass of the Week]], including accepting a duel from three different men after they saw her kissing a girl they liked at the bar and [[CurbstompBattle beating all three of them at once]], and on another occasion then when she roundly kicked the asses of ''another'' trio of men so badly that one of them sent her an apology letter, she felt sorry, went over to his house and [[SlapSlapKiss seduced him.]] When her latest conquest, the daughter of rich nobles, was sent to a convent to keep her away from D'Aubigny, she responded by ''[[RefugeInAudacity breaking into the convent]]'', rescuing her girlfriend, and setting the place on fire to cover their escape.

* ''Film/BirdsOfPrey'' has Renee Montoya, a LesbianCop, as well as Harley Quinn, who is confirmed to be bi in the opening animation which shows she dated at least one woman while in college. Both are also badass asskickers who team up to take down Black Mask and his hired guns.

* ''WesternAnimation/WonderWomanBloodLines'': Etta Candy is a capable female field agent who has a love for female bodybuilders like the Amazons.

** Thanatos himself can end up with Zagreus if he is romanced. As the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death, he can OneHitKill any non-boss opponent in the game, and will do repeatedly if he shows up for a KillCountCompetition with Zagreus.

** The protagonist, Zagreus, is the badass son of Hades and a powerful fighter. He is also bisexual, having as possible romantic options his fighting teacher Achilles (himself a badass fighter who is still hung up on his past male lover Patroclus). He can also end up with either [[DontFearTheReaper Thanatos]] or [[WhipItGood Meg]].
** Thanatos himself, can end up with Zagreus if he is romanced. He is the only character to ever show up in battle to assist rather than fight him, by spamming curses and area spells that deal massive damage.

** General Blue from ''Manga/DragonBall'' is gay and powerful enough to defeat Kuririn and take on Goku, not to mention how he can paralyze someone just by glaring at them (literally). [[spoiler:He even survived a massive cave-in on the bottom of the ocean with seemingly no injuries.]] His homosexuality helps in some sense because Bulma tried to sexually distract him, and while he does momentarily lose his focus it's more out of annoyance from [[UnsettlingGenderReveal thinking she was a guy]].