History Main / GymBunny

See ManlyGay and MachoCamp. Compare/contrast with LesbianJock, who tends to have a more genuine interest in athletics but might also use it to pick up women. Compare also the LipstickLesbian; both the Gym Bunny and Lipstick Lesbian are used as opposite sex {{fanservice}} in very similar ways (a gay character that an opposite-sex viewer is likely to find attractive).

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into anorexia. He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.

* ''Film/ScaryMovie'': Brenda's jock boyfriend. He doesn't explicitly come out of the closet until the end of the movie (and claims [[spoiler:SituationalSexuality due to forced abstinence]]), but many unsubtle hints were dropped as a running joke.

* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' had Michel Gerard a character who constantly watched his calorie intake and apparently spent a lot of time working out to keep what he considered a proper male figure. However Gerard was specifically shown to not be gay, he was more of a depiction of a modern dandy.

* Riley in ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' could be seen as this, except that the reason he works out so strenuously is to convince himself that he's ''not'' gay.
* Mac on ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has shades of this: his love of sports stems partly from his obsession with the male physique, and he only ever goes to the gym to ogle beefcakes and work on his glamour muscles (as a result, he's pretty weak physically despite appearing fit).
* On ''Series/LosEspookys'' Andrés's boyfriend Juan Carlos is a fitness fanatic who hosts a channel dedicated to workout videos.
* The whole cast of ''Series/QueerAsFolk''.
** Taken to an extreme with Ben during the steroid arc.

* Possibly the subtext of ''Macho Man'' by Music/VillagePeople.

* Vain, unstable, misogynistic but ridiculously loveable EnsembleDarkHorse Brucie in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''.
** A better example would be Bernie Crane/[[spoiler:Florian Cravic]].

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* Well, not as TV wants you to believe, but is considered a sub-set of gay culture, much like Bears. There are also many gay men of this type who such have a complex about their bodies to the point that a good portion of eating disorders among men involve gay men trying to reach impossible standards.
* There are plenty of straight guys who act like this as well, working out purely for aesthetic reasons so they can get with the ladies. A distressing number of them [[OpinionMyopia can't seem to understand]] why anyone would work out for anything ''but'' purely aesthetic reasons, or not work out at all.
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-->'''Guy in Kitchen''':"All of us are ripped. It doesn't seem statistically possible, and yet it's true."

** Taken to an extreme with Ben during the steroid arc

* Well, not as TV wants you to believe, but is considered a sub-set of gay culture, much like Bears. There are also many gay men of this type who such have a complex about their bodies to the point that it's disordered.

* Possibly the subtext of ''Macho Man'' by TheVillagePeople.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', Terra implies this about Sabin, who takes it in good stride and asks her if she thinks a 'bear' like him could help.
* Just about the entire gym in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' crossdresses.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', Terra implies this about Sabin, who takes it in good stride and asks her if she wouldn't mind having a 'bear' with her.

->''"...And they basically just work out the chest, arms, and abs. [[TopHeavyGuy Fuck the legs]]."''
-->-- '''Bruce Daniels'''

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into the SpearCounterpart for anorexia. He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.

* ''ScaryMovie'': Brenda's jock boyfriend. He doesn't explicitly come out of the closet until the end of the movie (and claims [[spoiler:SituationalSexuality due to forced abstinence]]), but many unsubtle hints were dropped as a running joke.
* [[AmbiguouslyGay Chad]] from ''BurnAfterReading''.
* Benji's new boyfriend, "Idaho Guy," from ''TheBrokenHeartsClub''. Eventually turns Benji into a ClubKid with a drug habit.

* Jack of ''WillAndGrace'' often displayed aspects of this trope.
* Jack from ''DawsonsCreek'' in the latter seasons.
* ''GilmoreGirls'' had Michel Gerard a character who constantly watched his calorie intake and apparently spent a lot of time working out to keep what he considered a proper male figure. However Gerard was specifically shown to not be gay, he was more of a depiction of a modern dandy.

* The whole cast of ''QueerAsFolk''.

* Stewie leaned in this direction in the ''FamilyGuy'' episode in which he was taking steroids.

* Mac on ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has shades of this: his love of sports stems partly from his obsession with the male physique, and he only ever goes to the gym to ogle beefcakes and work on his glamour muscles (as a result, he he pretty weak physically despite appearing fit).

-->-- '''Greg Giraldo'''

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into the SpearCounterpart for anorexia[[note]] while technically people of any gender can get anorexia, but you know what I mean, the more "masculine" one[[/note]] (unofficially known as "biggerexia" or "manorexia" in some areas). He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.

* Kevin from ''DantesCove''. Several other characters from the show also have elements of this.

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into the SpearCounterpart for anorexia[[hottip: *: while technically people of any gender can get anorexia, but you know what I mean, the more "masculine" one]] (unofficially known as "biggerexia" or "manorexia" in some areas). He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into the SpearCounterpart for anorexia[[hottip: *: while technically people of any gender can get anorexia, but you know what I mean, the more "masculine" one]] (unofficially known as "biggerexia"). He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.

* Just about the entire gym in ''FinalFantasyVII'' crossdresses.

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into the SpearCounterpart for anorexia[[hottip: *: while technically people of any gender can get anorexia, but you know what I mean, the more masculine one]] (unofficially known as "biggerexia"). He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into the SpearCounterpart for anorexia (unofficially known as "biggerexia"). He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.

A rather common gay stereotype. A man who is constantly concerned with working out at the gym, not to stay healthy, but as a rather vain attempt to hold onto his youthful looks for as long as possible. It's not unusual for him to be HollywoodPudgy, thinking his body is ''never'' quite good enough as he dives headfirst into the SpearCounterpart for anorexia. He also uses the Gym as a possible meeting place for potential mates. In many cases, he shows an interest in sports and athletics as well, especially when younger. In this instance, he is generally just portrayed as the gay version of a Jock or a StraightGay. In many cases, however, he doesn't know the first thing about sports and is only exercising for the superficial benefits.