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* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether]]", Dawn thinks this about Vernon when he says he "[doesn't] really get on with the ladies". Once he realizes what she's thinking, he clarifies that he's straight, but he just CannotTalkToWomen.

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* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether]]", net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether]]", Dawn thinks this about Vernon when he says he "[doesn't] really get on with the ladies". Once he realizes what she's thinking, he clarifies that he's straight, but he just CannotTalkToWomen.
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* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether]]", Dawn thinks this about Vernon when he says he "[doesn't] really get on with the ladies". Once he realizes what she's thinking, he clarifies that he's straight, but he just CannotTalkToWomen.
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* A variant in ''Fanfic/LostAndFoundFamily". When the Hibiki parents meet a very female Ranma in spite of remembering a boy getting friendly with their son, they conclude "Yoiko" ran away from her father to get gender reassignement surgery somewhere in Thailand.
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* ''Fanfic/TangledUpInIndigo'''s plot kicks off with Afterschool Tea Time learning their fanbase outside of Japan thinks they're lesbians. [[spoiler:Yui]] actually is.

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* ''Fanfic/TangledUpInIndigo'''s plot kicks off with Afterschool Tea Time learning their fanbase outside of Japan thinks they're lesbians. [[spoiler:Yui]] lesbians and trying to convince them otherwise, in ways that only make them look even gayer (due in no small part to Mio's InsaneTrollLogic). [[spoiler:At the end, it's revealed that Azusa actually is.
is a lesbian (or maybe bisexual, she never clarifies which)]].
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* In a oneshot called ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8534217/8/Fate-Stay-Unfinished Archer of King Arthur]]'', the knights of the round table start to believe Archer is GAR for the king based on all the looks he sends him when he's not looking.



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* Zigzagged in ''[[https://www.wattpad.com/785175007-ask-the-ghostbusters-friends Ask the Ghostbusters]]'', a fan-made Q&A. When Egon is asked which of his friends he'd date if he was forced to, he describes them all as being "lookers". This causes Peter Venkman to ask him if he was gay and he denies it, but a footnote says that he "was not exactly telling the truth". Eventually, it's revealed that, while he's not gay, he is pansexual.



* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21822205 As Christmas]]'' inverts it. Garak is blatantly gay yet Kira firmly believes he's straight and interested in [[NiceGal Ziyal]]. Ziyal herself bursts out laughing when she learns this -- because seriously, Garak blues his ''chufa'', you can't be more obvious about that!



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* In a oneshot called ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8534217/8/Fate-Stay-Unfinished Archer of King Arthur]]'', the knights of the round table start to believe Archer is GAR for the king based on all the looks he sends him when he's not looking.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21822205 As Christmas]]'' inverts it. Garak is blatantly gay yet Kira firmly believes he's straight and interested in [[NiceGal Ziyal]]. Ziyal herself bursts out laughing when she learns this -- because seriously, Garak blues his ''chufa'', you can't be more obvious about that!
* Zigzagged in ''[[https://www.wattpad.com/785175007-ask-the-ghostbusters-friends Ask the Ghostbusters]]'', a fan-made Q&A based on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. When Egon is asked which of his friends he'd date if he was forced to, he describes them all as being "lookers". This causes Peter Venkman to ask him if he was gay and he denies it, but a footnote says that he "was not exactly telling the truth". Eventually, it's revealed that, while he's not gay, he is pansexual.

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* Happens to Georg in ''Fanfic/BeyondTheOuterGateLies''. Due to his fanboying over Dresden and apparent lack of interest in his cute, aggressive apprentice (she's just not his type and too young). The fact he doesn't complain about being [[GenderFlip portrayed as a girl on TV]] doesn't help his case, either.



* A driving force of the conflict during the start of ''Fanfic/{{Assumptions}}''. Everyone assumes this about the athletic, tomcoltish Rainbow Dash. Even her friend Pinkie Pie thinks this and was hoping to "experiment" with her. One of the reasons she's falling for Caramel, who she'd ignore otherwise, is because he's a nice conversation partner who doesn't judge her.



* ''Fanfic/BequeathedFromPaleEstates'': In spite of poor Robb's flailing and wailing about his heterosexuality, their Dornish guests firmly believe his best friend Theon is actually his paramour -- which is not helped by [[TheGadfly said friend gleefully encouraging the misassumption]]. And his new goodbrother actually knows Robb has no interest in the male form, but he blushes so prettily...




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* In this [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xP4BzbGRbxw fan-made animation]], Miles must tell his parents a big secret: He's Spiderman, his parents, on the other hand...



* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'': In this [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xP4BzbGRbxw fan-made animation]], Miles must tell his parents a big secret: He's Spiderman, his parents, on the other hand...
* A driving force of the conflict during the start of ''Fanfic/{{Assumptions}}''. Everyone assumes this about the athletic, tomcoltish Rainbow Dash. Even her friend Pinkie Pie thinks this and was hoping to "experiment" with her. One of the reasons she's falling for Caramel, who she'd ignore otherwise, is because he's a nice conversation partner who doesn't judge her.
* ''Fanfic/BequeathedFromPaleEstates'': In spite of poor Robb's flailing and wailing about his heterosexuality, their Dornish guests firmly believe his best friend Theon is actually his paramour -- which is not helped by [[TheGadfly said friend gleefully encouraging the misassumption]]. And his new goodbrother actually knows Robb has no interest in the male form, but he blushes so prettily...
* Happens to Georg in ''Fanfic/BeyondTheOuterGateLies''. Due to his fanboying over Dresden and apparent lack of interest in his cute, aggressive apprentice (she's just not his type and too young). The fact he doesn't complain about being [[GenderFlip portrayed as a girl on TV]] doesn't help his case, either.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'': In this [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xP4BzbGRbxw fan-made animation]], Miles must tell his parents a big secret: He's Spiderman, his parents, on the other hand...
* A driving force of the conflict during the start of ''Fanfic/{{Assumptions}}''. Everyone assumes this about the athletic, tomcoltish Rainbow Dash. Even her friend Pinkie Pie thinks this and was hoping to "experiment" with her. One of the reasons she's falling for Caramel, who she'd ignore otherwise, is because he's a nice conversation partner who doesn't judge her.
* ''Fanfic/BequeathedFromPaleEstates'': In spite of poor Robb's flailing and wailing about his heterosexuality, their Dornish guests firmly believe his best friend Theon is actually his paramour -- which is not helped by [[TheGadfly said friend gleefully encouraging the misassumption]]. And his new goodbrother actually knows Robb has no interest in the male form, but he blushes so prettily...
* Happens to Georg in ''Fanfic/BeyondTheOuterGateLies''. Due to his fanboying over Dresden and apparent lack of interest in his cute, aggressive apprentice (she's just not his type and too young). The fact he doesn't complain about being [[GenderFlip portrayed as a girl on TV]] doesn't help his case, either.

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* ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' has Oz and Vincent, before Oz can explain who Vincent really is. His mother mistakes Oz's idea for a family meeting as him being about to come out of the closet and Vincent for his boyfriend, and she's accepting to the point of embarrassing. Oz actually ''does'' come out in a way, but it's more about identity than sexual orientation.



* ''Fanfic/CeladonsNewBlossom'' contains a variant. In it, Ash becomes Erika's student but must be DisguisedInDrag. The Pokémon League ends up sending someone to see why Ash changed his ID from male to female. They've come to the conclusion that Ash has come out as a UsefulNotes/{{trans|gender}} girl. Ash is cisgender but he doesn't deny this. Erika and Ash go with it and make up a cover story about how Ash realized he was transgender after starting his journey, so he came to Erika to learn how to become more ladylike. Ash acknowledges that this lie will lead to trouble when he goes back to Ash, but he decides he'll focus on the present for now.



* The ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' fanfic ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' has Oz and Vincent, before Oz can explain who Vincent really is. His mother mistakes Oz's idea for a family meeting as him being about to come out of the closet and Vincent for his boyfriend, and she's accepting to the point of embarrassing. Oz actually ''does'' come out in a way, but it's more about identity than sexual orientation.
* ''Fanfic/CeladonsNewBlossom'' contains a variant. In it, Ash becomes Erika's student but must be DisguisedInDrag. The Pokémon League ends up sending someone to see why Ash changed his ID from male to female. They've come to the conclusion that Ash has come out as a UsefulNotes/{{trans|gender}} girl. Ash is cisgender but he doesn't deny this. Erika and Ash go with it and make up a cover story about how Ash realized he was transgender after starting his journey, so he came to Erika to learn how to become more ladylike. Ash acknowledges that this lie will lead to trouble when he goes back to Ash, but he decides he'll focus on the present for now.

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* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21491479/chapters/51219724 Desmond ex Machina]]'', Federico goes to wake up his younger brother only to find him abed with a naked, quite handsome young man and immediately draws the only logical conclusion -- as time-traveling shenanigans are a mite far-fetched for anyone. Quite sweetly, the entire family is okay with Ezio being a sodomite in spite of the strongly homophobic context of the Renaissance.



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* In ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix'', Sirius and Remus moving together into the house next door is enough for the Dursleys to be convinced these two men ''have'' to be gay - while in reality, they aren't. Although not shown, this misunderstanding probably is only resolved [[spoiler:once Remus moves out and Sirius marries his love Diane.]]



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* Somehow, James ''inverts'' this in ''Fanfic/CoOpMode'' by mistaking Taylor mistaking him for gay because of the way she had let him [[HealingHands massage her]].



* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' story ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix'', Sirius and Remus moving together into the house next door is enough for the Dursleys to be convinced these two men ''have'' to be gay - while in reality, they aren't. Although not shown, this misunderstanding probably is only resolved [[spoiler:once Remus moves out and Sirius marries his love Diane.]]
* Somehow, James ''inverts'' this in ''Fanfic/CoOpMode'' by mistaking Taylor mistaking him for gay because of the way she had let him [[HealingHands massage her]].
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21491479/chapters/51219724 Desmond ex Machina]]'', Federico goes to wake up his younger brother only to find him abed with a naked, quite handsome young man and immediately draws the only logical conclusion -- as time-traveling shenanigans are a mite far-fetched for anyone. Quite sweetly, the entire family is okay with Ezio being a sodomite in spite of the strongly homophobic context of the Renaissance.

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* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' story ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix'', Sirius and Remus moving together into the house next door is enough for the Dursleys to be convinced these two men ''have'' to be gay - while in reality, they aren't. Although not shown, this misunderstanding probably is only resolved [[spoiler:once Remus moves out and Sirius marries his love Diane.]]
* Somehow, James ''inverts'' this in ''Fanfic/CoOpMode'' by mistaking Taylor mistaking him for gay because of the way she had let him [[HealingHands massage her]].
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21491479/chapters/51219724 Desmond ex Machina]]'', Federico goes to wake up his younger brother only to find him abed with a naked, quite handsome young man and immediately draws the only logical conclusion -- as time-traveling shenanigans are a mite far-fetched for anyone. Quite sweetly, the entire family is okay with Ezio being a sodomite in spite of the strongly homophobic context of the Renaissance.

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* ''Fanfic/FateKill'': Shirou helps Lubbock walk when he is injured and Lubbock becomes really grateful. Their interaction looks really gay to everyone and Selka and Akame (who have crushes on Shirou) become jealous of Lubbock.
* ''Fanfic/FateLongNight'': When Shirou says he's never had a girlfriend in his life and that he finds Nymeria scary instead of hot, Brandon asks if he's a "sword swallower".



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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13049832/1/Dead-Men-Tell-Tales Dead Men Tell Tales]]'', the first skeleton Ernesto de la Cruz approaches after his death is a girl named Coleta. She recognizes him but shows no signs of the adoration he expects from girls, making him assume she's a lesbian. The reason she hates him is because Hector denounced him as his murderer.



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* Hilariously enough, despite acting like a [[CampStraight stereotypical gay man]] (and the {{Double Entendre}}s don't help), [[spoiler: Zarbon]] is revealed to have a girlfriend in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. Even Freeza was shocked to find out he was straight. Course, in turn, [[spoiler: Zarbon's]] surprised that everyone thought he was gay. Despite acting AmbiguouslyGay even after being outed as straight. Freeza remains convinced that his "girlfriend" is named Chuck, but WordOfGod from TFS confirmed that [[spoiler:Zarbon]] really is straight.
** Even funnier, [[spoiler:Zarbon]] ends up thinking Vegeta is gay because of an ArentYouGoingToRavishMe [[ItMakesSenseInContext reaction]]... and quickly adds NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.



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* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': After failing to gain Daeron's attention, Cersei comes to the conclusion that he's gay. Elia laughs off the notion, as Oberyn tried and failed to entice him to his bed.




* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': After failing to gain Daeron's attention, Cersei comes to the conclusion that he's gay. Elia laughs off the notion, as Oberyn tried and failed to entice him to his bed.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13049832/1/Dead-Men-Tell-Tales Dead Men Tell Tales]]'', the first skeleton Ernesto de la Cruz approaches after his death is a girl named Coleta. She recognizes him but shows no signs of the adoration he expects from girls, making him assume she's a lesbian. The reason she hates him is because Hector denounced him as his murderer.
* Hilariously enough, despite acting like a [[CampStraight stereotypical gay man]] (and the {{Double Entendre}}s don't help), [[spoiler: Zarbon]] is revealed to have a girlfriend in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. Even Freeza was shocked to find out he was straight. Course, in turn, [[spoiler: Zarbon's]] surprised that everyone thought he was gay. Despite acting AmbiguouslyGay even after being outed as straight. Freeza remains convinced that his "girlfriend" is named Chuck, but WordOfGod from TFS confirmed that [[spoiler:Zarbon]] really is straight.
** Even funnier, [[spoiler:Zarbon]] ends up thinking Vegeta is gay because of an ArentYouGoingToRavishMe [[ItMakesSenseInContext reaction]]... and quickly adds NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
* ''Fanfic/FateKill'': Shirou helps Lubbock walk when he is injured and Lubbock becomes really grateful. Their interaction looks really gay to everyone and Selka and Akame (who have crushes on Shirou) become jealous of Lubbock.
* ''Fanfic/FateLongNight'': When Shirou says he's never had a girlfriend in his life and that he finds Nymeria scary instead of hot, Brandon asks if he's a "sword swallower".

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* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': After failing to gain Daeron's attention, Cersei comes to the conclusion that he's gay. Elia laughs off the notion, as Oberyn tried and failed to entice him to his bed.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13049832/1/Dead-Men-Tell-Tales Dead Men Tell Tales]]'', the first skeleton Ernesto de la Cruz approaches after his death is a girl named Coleta. She recognizes him but shows no signs of the adoration he expects from girls, making him assume she's a lesbian. The reason she hates him is because Hector denounced him as his murderer.
* Hilariously enough, despite acting like a [[CampStraight stereotypical gay man]] (and the {{Double Entendre}}s don't help), [[spoiler: Zarbon]] is revealed to have a girlfriend in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. Even Freeza was shocked to find out he was straight. Course, in turn, [[spoiler: Zarbon's]] surprised that everyone thought he was gay. Despite acting AmbiguouslyGay even after being outed as straight. Freeza remains convinced that his "girlfriend" is named Chuck, but WordOfGod from TFS confirmed that [[spoiler:Zarbon]] really is straight.
** Even funnier, [[spoiler:Zarbon]] ends up thinking Vegeta is gay because of an ArentYouGoingToRavishMe [[ItMakesSenseInContext reaction]]... and quickly adds NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
* ''Fanfic/FateKill'': Shirou helps Lubbock walk when he is injured and Lubbock becomes really grateful. Their interaction looks really gay to everyone and Selka and Akame (who have crushes on Shirou) become jealous of Lubbock.
* ''Fanfic/FateLongNight'': When Shirou says he's never had a girlfriend in his life and that he finds Nymeria scary instead of hot, Brandon asks if he's a "sword swallower".

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* In ''Fanfic/HeroicMyth,'' Hestia accuses Bell of this after summoning nothing but stunningly handsome men as Servants until he summons Jack.
--> '''Hestia:''' You summoned another one!? ''[shakes Bell like a ragdoll]'' I thought I told you that I can't be surrounding myself with men all the time!\\
'''Bell:''' I'm sorry! It's not like I can choose who answers!\\
'''Hestia:''' That's no excuse! Wait…are you hiding something, Bell? Don't tell me you're actually interested in-\\
'''Bell:''' PLEASE DO NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE, GODDESS!



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* ''Fanfic/HeroesNeverDie'': Both Bakugo and Izuku are separately mistaken for gay. Bakugo because of his insane focus on Izuku, and Izuku for being [[IgnoreTheFanservice unconcerned with all the girls in skin-tight and revealing clothing]].



* In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1683167/1/STE-Hoshi-s-Birthday-Surprise?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=guorz99MwerZwwDixUl.acREfjh_n.ax.9j2S4HxZPk-1642362625-0-gaNycGzNCZE Hoshi's Birthday Surprise]]'', Malcolm Reed accidentally leads Hoshi Sato into a {{Gayborhood}}, stating that he "prefers the atmosphere" there. This causes her to think that he's gay, when actually they both have wicked crushes on each other. Hoshi also ends up thinking that ''Trip'' is gay when she realises that he and Malcolm interact a lot, so she mistakes the two as being boyfriends.



* ''Fanfic/HeroesNeverDie'': Both Bakugo and Izuku are separately mistaken for gay. Bakugo because of his insane focus on Izuku, and Izuku for being [[IgnoreTheFanservice unconcerned with all the girls in skin-tight and revealing clothing]].
* In ''Fanfic/HeroicMyth,'' Hestia accuses Bell of this after summoning nothing but stunningly handsome men as Servants until he summons Jack.
--> '''Hestia:''' You summoned another one!? ''[shakes Bell like a ragdoll]'' I thought I told you that I can't be surrounding myself with men all the time!\\
'''Bell:''' I'm sorry! It's not like I can choose who answers!\\
'''Hestia:''' That's no excuse! Wait…are you hiding something, Bell? Don't tell me you're actually interested in-\\
'''Bell:''' PLEASE DO NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE, GODDESS!
* In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1683167/1/STE-Hoshi-s-Birthday-Surprise?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=guorz99MwerZwwDixUl.acREfjh_n.ax.9j2S4HxZPk-1642362625-0-gaNycGzNCZE Hoshi's Birthday Surprise]]'', Malcolm Reed accidentally leads Hoshi Sato into a {{Gayborhood}}, stating that he "prefers the atmosphere" there. This causes her to think that he's gay, when actually they both have wicked crushes on each other. Hoshi also ends up thinking that ''Trip'' is gay when she realises that he and Malcolm interact a lot, so she mistakes the two as being boyfriends.

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* ''Fanfic/HeroesNeverDie'': Both Bakugo and Izuku are separately mistaken for gay. Bakugo because of his insane focus on Izuku, and Izuku for being [[IgnoreTheFanservice unconcerned with all the girls in skin-tight and revealing clothing]].
* In ''Fanfic/HeroicMyth,'' Hestia accuses Bell of this after summoning nothing but stunningly handsome men as Servants until he summons Jack.
--> '''Hestia:''' You summoned another one!? ''[shakes Bell like a ragdoll]'' I thought I told you that I can't be surrounding myself with men all the time!\\
'''Bell:''' I'm sorry! It's not like I can choose who answers!\\
'''Hestia:''' That's no excuse! Wait…are you hiding something, Bell? Don't tell me you're actually interested in-\\
'''Bell:''' PLEASE DO NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE, GODDESS!
* In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1683167/1/STE-Hoshi-s-Birthday-Surprise?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=guorz99MwerZwwDixUl.acREfjh_n.ax.9j2S4HxZPk-1642362625-0-gaNycGzNCZE Hoshi's Birthday Surprise]]'', Malcolm Reed accidentally leads Hoshi Sato into a {{Gayborhood}}, stating that he "prefers the atmosphere" there. This causes her to think that he's gay, when actually they both have wicked crushes on each other. Hoshi also ends up thinking that ''Trip'' is gay when she realises that he and Malcolm interact a lot, so she mistakes the two as being boyfriends.

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* In ''[[http://cartoon.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600095039&chapter=4 How I Learned to Love the Wild Horse]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Arnold]] is mistaken for gay by his mother despite her ''walking in on him having sex'' because Donna, the woman he's having sex with, is a muscular {{Tomboy}} with a pixie cut.
* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the people involved in a train-to-Den City virtual conference to help Specter get the courage to return to the Train can ''clearly'' read between the lines that Specter and Paul London might be having a thing for one another from hints that include London's determination to sacrifice himself so that Specter can leave and Specter's...enthusiasm to return so he can make amends. London has to point out that this isn't the case, mostly due to the age difference (Specter is 16, London is nearing 40). Even better for those who read ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'' since most of Specter's journeys can be seen as a parallel to a person trying to tell their family that they're LGBT (but uses how Specter wanted to befriend his Ignis partner, Earth) and the co-author revealed that Specter ''is'' gay/demiromantic and has a crush on Ryoken.
* Due to some misunderstandings in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5985329/1/I-Still-Say-it-Looks-like-a-Nail I Still Say it Looks like a Nail]]'', [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] thinks his uncle [[Franchise/StargateVerse Jack O'Neil]] is gay when he brings up military regulations preventing a relationship with someone named Sam. Later when Xander meets SG-1, he thinks "Sam" and "Danny" are short for "Samuel" and "Danielle" rather than Samantha and Daniel, leading to further misunderstandings.
* In ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'', when Jaune goes to ask Ren for romantic advice, he walks in on Ren after the latter had just finished taking a shower and was [[ShirtlessScene only wearing a towel]]. He proceeds to drag a half-naked Ren over to his bed before telling him how he feels as though he's formed a close bond with him. Ren misinterprets this as Jaune trying to hit on him before the latter clarifies that he wants advice on dating girls.



* ''Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony'': In ''Cadance's Lovely Misadventure'', when Cadance was trying to set Shining Armor up with a date and he was trying to say (in a rather roundabout way) he was in love with her, he tried to specify that his ideal date would be in the nobility, and also a close friend. Cadance, knowing that all his other friends were stallions and [[ObliviousToLove not realizing he was talking about her]], concluded he was into guys. Afterwards, Shining was too mortified to correct the misunderstanding, although Cadance caught on on her own later on.



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* In ''Fanfic/KantoCalling'', Ash is so ObliviousToLove that he thinks Misty has a crush on Serena, not him, just because she complimented Serena. He doesn't even notice that Misty is jealous of Serena.



* In ''[[http://cartoon.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600095039&chapter=4 How I Learned to Love the Wild Horse]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Arnold]] is mistaken for gay by his mother despite her ''walking in on him having sex'' because Donna, the woman he's having sex with, is a muscular {{Tomboy}} with a pixie cut.
* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the people involved in a train-to-Den City virtual conference to help Specter get the courage to return to the Train can ''clearly'' read between the lines that Specter and Paul London might be having a thing for one another from hints that include London's determination to sacrifice himself so that Specter can leave and Specter's...enthusiasm to return so he can make amends. London has to point out that this isn't the case, mostly due to the age difference (Specter is 16, London is nearing 40). Even better for those who read ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'' since most of Specter's journeys can be seen as a parallel to a person trying to tell their family that they're LGBT (but uses how Specter wanted to befriend his Ignis partner, Earth) and the co-author revealed that Specter ''is'' gay/demiromantic and has a crush on Ryoken.
* Due to some misunderstandings in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5985329/1/I-Still-Say-it-Looks-like-a-Nail I Still Say it Looks like a Nail]]'', [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] thinks his uncle [[Franchise/StargateVerse Jack O'Neil]] is gay when he brings up military regulations preventing a relationship with someone named Sam. Later when Xander meets SG-1, he thinks "Sam" and "Danny" are short for "Samuel" and "Danielle" rather than Samantha and Daniel, leading to further misunderstandings.
* In ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'', when Jaune goes to ask Ren for romantic advice, he walks in on Ren after the latter had just finished taking a shower and was [[ShirtlessScene only wearing a towel]]. He proceeds to drag a half-naked Ren over to his bed before telling him how he feels as though he's formed a close bond with him. Ren misinterprets this as Jaune trying to hit on him before the latter clarifies that he wants advice on dating girls.
* In ''Fanfic/KantoCalling'', Ash is so ObliviousToLove that he thinks Misty has a crush on Serena, not him, just because she complimented Serena. He doesn't even notice that Misty is jealous of Serena.
* ''Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony'': In ''Cadance's Lovely Misadventure'', when Cadance was trying to set Shining Armor up with a date and he was trying to say (in a rather roundabout way) he was in love with her, he tried to specify that his ideal date would be in the nobility, and also a close friend. Cadance, knowing that all his other friends were stallions and [[ObliviousToLove not realizing he was talking about her]], concluded he was into guys. Afterwards, Shining was too mortified to correct the misunderstanding, although Cadance caught on on her own later on.

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* In ''[[http://cartoon.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600095039&chapter=4 How I Learned to Love the Wild Horse]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Arnold]] is mistaken for gay by his mother despite her ''walking in on him having sex'' because Donna, the woman he's having sex with, is a muscular {{Tomboy}} with a pixie cut.
* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the people involved in a train-to-Den City virtual conference to help Specter get the courage to return to the Train can ''clearly'' read between the lines that Specter and Paul London might be having a thing for one another from hints that include London's determination to sacrifice himself so that Specter can leave and Specter's...enthusiasm to return so he can make amends. London has to point out that this isn't the case, mostly due to the age difference (Specter is 16, London is nearing 40). Even better for those who read ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'' since most of Specter's journeys can be seen as a parallel to a person trying to tell their family that they're LGBT (but uses how Specter wanted to befriend his Ignis partner, Earth) and the co-author revealed that Specter ''is'' gay/demiromantic and has a crush on Ryoken.
* Due to some misunderstandings in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5985329/1/I-Still-Say-it-Looks-like-a-Nail I Still Say it Looks like a Nail]]'', [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] thinks his uncle [[Franchise/StargateVerse Jack O'Neil]] is gay when he brings up military regulations preventing a relationship with someone named Sam. Later when Xander meets SG-1, he thinks "Sam" and "Danny" are short for "Samuel" and "Danielle" rather than Samantha and Daniel, leading to further misunderstandings.
* In ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'', when Jaune goes to ask Ren for romantic advice, he walks in on Ren after the latter had just finished taking a shower and was [[ShirtlessScene only wearing a towel]]. He proceeds to drag a half-naked Ren over to his bed before telling him how he feels as though he's formed a close bond with him. Ren misinterprets this as Jaune trying to hit on him before the latter clarifies that he wants advice on dating girls.
* In ''Fanfic/KantoCalling'', Ash is so ObliviousToLove that he thinks Misty has a crush on Serena, not him, just because she complimented Serena. He doesn't even notice that Misty is jealous of Serena.
* ''Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony'': In ''Cadance's Lovely Misadventure'', when Cadance was trying to set Shining Armor up with a date and he was trying to say (in a rather roundabout way) he was in love with her, he tried to specify that his ideal date would be in the nobility, and also a close friend. Cadance, knowing that all his other friends were stallions and [[ObliviousToLove not realizing he was talking about her]], concluded he was into guys. Afterwards, Shining was too mortified to correct the misunderstanding, although Cadance caught on on her own later on.

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* In ''Fanfic/LokiAgentOfDoomgard'' Verity implies to her mother that Loki doesn't date women to stop her from playing matchmaker. Loki naturally rather uses this opportunity for trolling and doesn't even try to clear the misunderstanding.



[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
* Inverted in this [[https://princess-of-the-corner.tumblr.com/post/188217245332/i-mightve-thought-of-the-bestworst-ladybug-au AU post]]. Chat Noir's strong and open admiration for Ladybug makes her think he has a crush on her, which is problematic since she's gay. When she lets him down gently by revealing her sexuality, Chat says that he's also gay; he just really likes working with her.



* ''Fanfic/AMoonAndWorldApart'': Inverted in chapter 7. Rarity initially mistakes Onyx Plate for ''straight'' when she first meets him and starts flirting with him, and then apologizes to ''Twilight'' for flirting with her "husband" when Onyx informs her he's married. It's not until Twilight gently explains otherwise that Rarity realizes the extent of her error and is mortified, thinking she must have offended him horribly.



* In ''Fanfic/LokiAgentOfDoomgard'' Verity implies to her mother that Loki doesn't date women to stop her from playing matchmaker. Loki naturally rather uses this opportunity for trolling and doesn't even try to clear the misunderstanding.
* Inverted in this ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' [[https://princess-of-the-corner.tumblr.com/post/188217245332/i-mightve-thought-of-the-bestworst-ladybug-au AU post]]. Chat Noir's strong and open admiration for Ladybug makes her think he has a crush on her, which is problematic since she's gay. When she lets him down gently by revealing her sexuality, Chat says that he's also gay; he just really likes working with her.
* ''Fanfic/AMoonAndWorldApart'': Inverted in chapter 7. Rarity initially mistakes Onyx Plate for ''straight'' when she first meets him and starts flirting with him, and then apologizes to ''Twilight'' for flirting with her "husband" when Onyx informs her he's married. It's not until Twilight gently explains otherwise that Rarity realizes the extent of her error and is mortified, thinking she must have offended him horribly.

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* In ''Fanfic/LokiAgentOfDoomgard'' Verity implies to her mother that Loki doesn't date women to stop her from playing matchmaker. Loki naturally rather uses this opportunity for trolling and doesn't even try to clear the misunderstanding.
* Inverted in this ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' [[https://princess-of-the-corner.tumblr.com/post/188217245332/i-mightve-thought-of-the-bestworst-ladybug-au AU post]]. Chat Noir's strong and open admiration for Ladybug makes her think he has a crush on her, which is problematic since she's gay. When she lets him down gently by revealing her sexuality, Chat says that he's also gay; he just really likes working with her.
* ''Fanfic/AMoonAndWorldApart'': Inverted in chapter 7. Rarity initially mistakes Onyx Plate for ''straight'' when she first meets him and starts flirting with him, and then apologizes to ''Twilight'' for flirting with her "husband" when Onyx informs her he's married. It's not until Twilight gently explains otherwise that Rarity realizes the extent of her error and is mortified, thinking she must have offended him horribly.

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* In ''Fanfic/NaturalSelection'', Mako assumes that Nonon and Satsuki are a couple. Both of them are quick to clarify that they aren't.

[[AC:''Franchise/KingdomHearts'']]
* ''Fanfic/OblivionGabrielSeraph'' has Alexis Terra and Marley Flowers initially subjected to this...until it becomes clear that [[{{Bifauxnen}} Marley is a woman.]]


[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'']]
* In the RuleSixtyThree fanfic ''Fanfic/OneGirlWithTenBrothers'', after Luke comes out of the closet to his family (and accept him for it), the rest of the Louds admit they always assumed the [[CampStraight fashionable Loni]] would be the gay one.
-->"What's that supposed to mean?" Loni asked offended.



* In ''New Chance'', a ten-year-old Naruto tells Gaara that he thinks Haku and Sai are gay. While the rest of the Konoha 12, Haku, and Sai are eavesdropping. His reasons being that Haku likes dressing like a woman a little too much and he mistakes Sai's attempt to make friends as a case of HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday.
-->'''Naruto:''' Haku and Sai have some serious image issues. I think they're gonna come out of the closet one day.\\
'''Haku:''' ''[thinking]'' If we compared the number of fangirls we each had, he'd find out he was wrong.\\
'''Sai:''' ''[thinking]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Why would I get in a closet?]]



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* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''
** A RunningGag with Captain Proton thanks to his HeroicBuild coupled with his {{camp}}y ZeeRust Space Rangers uniform.
--->'''[[IntrepidReporter Kincaid]]:''' Are you aware that the Space Ranger uniform throws serious doubts upon your sexuality? Have you ever tried to roger [[WesternAnimation/RogerRamjet Ramjet]] yourself?
** A flashback shows Captain Proton making FirstContact with a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who wants Proton to mate with his beautiful virgin daughter with amazing breasts in order to create the Supreme Being of the Universe. Unfortunately when Proton offers a handshake the alien thinks he's into HoldingHands.
--->The Guardian's eyes flashed with starfire. "Do not toy with me, Earthling! I know that to hold another man's hand is a sign of homosexuality on your world! Just because [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas I don't wear trousers]] you assume that I too am queer! So be it then. Instead of my daughter, you shall have one of our bum-slaves instead!"



* In ''Fanfic/NaturalSelection'', Mako assumes that Nonon and Satsuki are a couple. Both of them are quick to clarify that they aren't.
* In ''New Chance'', a ten-year-old Naruto tells Gaara that he thinks Haku and Sai are gay. While the rest of the Konoha 12, Haku, and Sai are eavesdropping. His reasons being that Haku likes dressing like a woman a little too much and he mistakes Sai's attempt to make friends as a case of HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday.
-->'''Naruto:''' Haku and Sai have some serious image issues. I think they're gonna come out of the closet one day.\\
'''Haku:''' ''[thinking]'' If we compared the number of fangirls we each had, he'd find out he was wrong.\\
'''Sai:''' ''[thinking]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Why would I get in a closet?]]
* ''Fanfic/OblivionGabrielSeraph'' has Alexis Terra and Marley Flowers initially subjected to this...until it becomes clear that [[{{Bifauxnen}} Marley is a woman.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' RuleSixtyThree fanfic ''Fanfic/OneGirlWithTenBrothers'', after Luke comes out of the closet to his family (and accept him for it), the rest of the Louds admit they always assumed the [[CampStraight fashionable Loni]] would be the gay one.
-->"What's that supposed to mean?" Loni asked offended.
* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''
** A RunningGag with Captain Proton thanks to his HeroicBuild coupled with his {{camp}}y ZeeRust Space Rangers uniform.
--->'''[[IntrepidReporter Kincaid]]:''' Are you aware that the Space Ranger uniform throws serious doubts upon your sexuality? Have you ever tried to roger [[WesternAnimation/RogerRamjet Ramjet]] yourself?
** A flashback shows Captain Proton making FirstContact with a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who wants Proton to mate with his beautiful virgin daughter with amazing breasts in order to create the Supreme Being of the Universe. Unfortunately when Proton offers a handshake the alien thinks he's into HoldingHands.
--->The Guardian's eyes flashed with starfire. "Do not toy with me, Earthling! I know that to hold another man's hand is a sign of homosexuality on your world! Just because [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas I don't wear trousers]] you assume that I too am queer! So be it then. Instead of my daughter, you shall have one of our bum-slaves instead!"

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* In ''Fanfic/NaturalSelection'', Mako assumes that Nonon and Satsuki are a couple. Both of them are quick to clarify that they aren't.
* In ''New Chance'', a ten-year-old Naruto tells Gaara that he thinks Haku and Sai are gay. While the rest of the Konoha 12, Haku, and Sai are eavesdropping. His reasons being that Haku likes dressing like a woman a little too much and he mistakes Sai's attempt to make friends as a case of HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday.
-->'''Naruto:''' Haku and Sai have some serious image issues. I think they're gonna come out of the closet one day.\\
'''Haku:''' ''[thinking]'' If we compared the number of fangirls we each had, he'd find out he was wrong.\\
'''Sai:''' ''[thinking]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Why would I get in a closet?]]
* ''Fanfic/OblivionGabrielSeraph'' has Alexis Terra and Marley Flowers initially subjected to this...until it becomes clear that [[{{Bifauxnen}} Marley is a woman.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' RuleSixtyThree fanfic ''Fanfic/OneGirlWithTenBrothers'', after Luke comes out of the closet to his family (and accept him for it), the rest of the Louds admit they always assumed the [[CampStraight fashionable Loni]] would be the gay one.
-->"What's that supposed to mean?" Loni asked offended.
* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''
** A RunningGag with Captain Proton thanks to his HeroicBuild coupled with his {{camp}}y ZeeRust Space Rangers uniform.
--->'''[[IntrepidReporter Kincaid]]:''' Are you aware that the Space Ranger uniform throws serious doubts upon your sexuality? Have you ever tried to roger [[WesternAnimation/RogerRamjet Ramjet]] yourself?
** A flashback shows Captain Proton making FirstContact with a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who wants Proton to mate with his beautiful virgin daughter with amazing breasts in order to create the Supreme Being of the Universe. Unfortunately when Proton offers a handshake the alien thinks he's into HoldingHands.
--->The Guardian's eyes flashed with starfire. "Do not toy with me, Earthling! I know that to hold another man's hand is a sign of homosexuality on your world! Just because [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas I don't wear trousers]] you assume that I too am queer! So be it then. Instead of my daughter, you shall have one of our bum-slaves instead!"

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* In ''Fanfic/RisingOfTheSleepingSoldier'', when Motoyasu thinks that Alucard's companions are his harem, he mentally apologizes to Sypha and tells him that they are both male [[{{Troll}} just to mess with him]].
--> '''Motoyasu''': Well. Huh. Guess you swing that way...



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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10960035/2/Savage Savage]]'', Ichigo assumed Tatsuki and Orihime were dating from how close they are. The fact Orihime says stuff like "I promised Tatsuki I would come back to her" really doesn't help matters.



[[AC:''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'']]
* In ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'', after Jade says that Daolon Wong's "in the closet", [[AmbiguouslyGay Ratso assumes it means something else]] (he's actually ''literally'' locked in a closet in the old Dark Hand building).



[[AC:''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3035486/1/Same-Time-Next-Year Same Time Next Year]]'', according to Nabiki, Akane's frequent statements about how she hates boys have led to a few people wondering if she's a lesbian.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5393139/1/In-Vino-Veritas In Vino Veritas?]]'' has Ranma, in female form, buying a pregnancy test for Akane. Shampoo runs into him at the store and assumes that the pregnancy test is for ''him'', due to him being in girl form.



[[AC:''Franchise/StarWars'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4504148/1/Quintessence Quintessence]]'', Anakin and Obi-Wan were captured by natives of a backwater planet and were about to be burnt at a stake, not because they were mistaken as witches as initially assumed, but because the folks thought they were lovers.



* In ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'', after Jade says that Daolon Wong's "in the closet", [[AmbiguouslyGay Ratso assumes it means something else]] (he's actually ''literally'' locked in a closet in the old Dark Hand building).
* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fic, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4504148/1/Quintessence Quintessence]]'', Anakin and Obi-Wan were captured by natives of a backwater planet and were about to be burnt at a stake, not because they were mistaken as witches as initially assumed, but because the folks thought they were lovers.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fics:
** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3035486/1/Same-Time-Next-Year Same Time Next Year]]'', according to Nabiki, Akane's frequent statements about how she hates boys have led to a few people wondering if she's a lesbian.
** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5393139/1/In-Vino-Veritas In Vino Veritas?]]'' has Ranma, in female form, buying a pregnancy test for Akane. Shampoo runs into him at the store and assumes that the pregnancy test is for ''him'', due to him being in girl form.
* In ''Fanfic/RisingOfTheSleepingSoldier'', when Motoyasu thinks that Alucard's companions are his harem, he mentally apologizes to Sypha and tells him that they are both male [[{{Troll}} just to mess with him]].
--> '''Motoyasu''': Well. Huh. Guess you swing that way...
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10960035/2/Savage Savage]]'', Ichigo assumed Tatsuki and Orihime were dating from how close they are. The fact Orihime says stuff like "I promised Tatsuki I would come back to her" really doesn't help matters.

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* In ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'', after Jade says that Daolon Wong's "in the closet", [[AmbiguouslyGay Ratso assumes it means something else]] (he's actually ''literally'' locked in a closet in the old Dark Hand building).
* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fic, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4504148/1/Quintessence Quintessence]]'', Anakin and Obi-Wan were captured by natives of a backwater planet and were about to be burnt at a stake, not because they were mistaken as witches as initially assumed, but because the folks thought they were lovers.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fics:
** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3035486/1/Same-Time-Next-Year Same Time Next Year]]'', according to Nabiki, Akane's frequent statements about how she hates boys have led to a few people wondering if she's a lesbian.
** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5393139/1/In-Vino-Veritas In Vino Veritas?]]'' has Ranma, in female form, buying a pregnancy test for Akane. Shampoo runs into him at the store and assumes that the pregnancy test is for ''him'', due to him being in girl form.
* In ''Fanfic/RisingOfTheSleepingSoldier'', when Motoyasu thinks that Alucard's companions are his harem, he mentally apologizes to Sypha and tells him that they are both male [[{{Troll}} just to mess with him]].
--> '''Motoyasu''': Well. Huh. Guess you swing that way...
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10960035/2/Savage Savage]]'', Ichigo assumed Tatsuki and Orihime were dating from how close they are. The fact Orihime says stuff like "I promised Tatsuki I would come back to her" really doesn't help matters.

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* ''Fanfic/TangledUpInIndigo'''s plot kicks off with Afterschool Tea Time learning their fanbase outside of Japan thinks they're lesbians. [[spoiler:Yui]] actually is.

[[AC:Creator/MarvelComics]]
* In ''Shocker: Legit'', Shocker comes to the conclusion that Peter Parker is gay -- based largely on a comment Peter accidentally makes about wearing spandex.



[[AC:''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': When Touji meets Kaworu, he wonders if he's gay. However, when Touji asks him, Kaworu is genuinely clueless about what Toji was implying (but he finds his reaction "very interesting" anyway).
-->'''Toji:''' Hey, you know... the way you're moving and talking... and that smiling... you're not... I mean not that I'd have anything against it... but still...\\
'''Kaworu:''' I am afraid I do not know what you are referring to.\\
'''Toji:''' Yeah, sure, never mind.



* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': When Touji meets Kaworu, he wonders if he's gay. However, when Touji asks him, Kaworu is genuinely clueless about what Toji was implying (but he finds his reaction "very interesting" anyway).
-->'''Toji:''' Hey, you know... the way you're moving and talking... and that smiling... you're not... I mean not that I'd have anything against it... but still...\\
'''Kaworu:''' I am afraid I do not know what you are referring to.\\
'''Toji:''' Yeah, sure, never mind.
* In ''Shocker: Legit'', Shocker comes to the conclusion that Peter Parker is gay -- based largely on a comment Peter accidentally makes about wearing spandex.
* ''Fanfic/TangledUpInIndigo'''s plot kicks off with Afterschool Tea Time learning their fanbase outside of Japan thinks they're lesbians. [[spoiler:Yui]] actually is.

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* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': When Touji meets Kaworu, he wonders if he's gay. However, when Touji asks him, Kaworu is genuinely clueless about what Toji was implying (but he finds his reaction "very interesting" anyway).
-->'''Toji:''' Hey, you know... the way you're moving and talking... and that smiling... you're not... I mean not that I'd have anything against it... but still...\\
'''Kaworu:''' I am afraid I do not know what you are referring to.\\
'''Toji:''' Yeah, sure, never mind.
* In ''Shocker: Legit'', Shocker comes to the conclusion that Peter Parker is gay -- based largely on a comment Peter accidentally makes about wearing spandex.
* ''Fanfic/TangledUpInIndigo'''s plot kicks off with Afterschool Tea Time learning their fanbase outside of Japan thinks they're lesbians. [[spoiler:Yui]] actually is.

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* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' / ''Anime/KillLaKill'' crossover ''Fanfic/ToMyDeathIFight'', Isshin Kurosaki reveals that he thinks Uryu is gay just because he sews, and asks if his father knows he's in the closet. When Uryu indignantly says his father was the one who taught him how to sew, Isshin assumes his father is gay too.
* Meta example: ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' was written over many long nights where the three authors would go up to their room and plot, and their classmates thought they were gay (or at least bisexual) because who writes fiction on a Friday night?



[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
* In ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'', "A Library With No Twilight", [[LemonyNarrator Phil]] encourages Applejack and Rarity to make out. Both of them yell at Phil--and Applejack is surprised at Rarity's reaction because she'd always assumed Rarity was gay.

[[AC:''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'']]
* In ''Fanfic/TimeAndAgain'', Naruto fumbles his explanation to Sakura about why he's incapable of seeing Hinata romantically (because [[PeggySue from his perspective, doing so would make him a paedophile]]) so she decides that he must be gay, stating that [[HoYay "it does explain some things"]].
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3488198/6/What-If Warufukaze no Jutsu]]'', a segment of a drabble fic, ''What if?'', Kakashi is revealed to have thought that Might Guy is gay due to his [[HotBlooded enthusiastic]] MachoCamp tendencies. He denies it and is shocked that he came off that way, asking his genin team about how he comes off:
-->'''Gai''': Tell me, my youthful students, do I seem gay?\\
'''Lee''': Hai, sensei! [[HaveAGayOldTime You are the gayest man I know. No matter what happens you are always upbeat and striving to do more.]] You are the picture of youthful passion!



[[AC:''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'']]
* This (in some form) features in [[http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/64/nothingbeside.html this]] fanfiction written for Yuletide Treasure. It features a scene of Ozymandias awkwardly jumping to the conclusion that he's being mistaken for gay during an interview -- NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.



* In ''Fanfic/TimeAndAgain'', Naruto fumbles his explanation to Sakura about why he's incapable of seeing Hinata romantically (because [[PeggySue from his perspective, doing so would make him a paedophile]]) so she decides that he must be gay, stating that [[HoYay "it does explain some things"]].
* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' / ''Anime/KillLaKill'' crossover ''Fanfic/ToMyDeathIFight'', Isshin Kurosaki reveals that he thinks Uryu is gay just because he sews, and asks if his father knows he's in the closet. When Uryu indignantly says his father was the one who taught him how to sew, Isshin assumes his father is gay too.
* In ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'', "A Library With No Twilight", [[LemonyNarrator Phil]] encourages Applejack and Rarity to make out. Both of them yell at Phil--and Applejack is surprised at Rarity's reaction because she'd always assumed Rarity was gay.
* Meta example: ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' was written over many long nights where the three authors would go up to their room and plot, and their classmates thought they were gay (or at least bisexual) because who writes fiction on a Friday night?
* Frequent in fanfiction. Very. For example, this (in some form) features in [[http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/64/nothingbeside.html this]] ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' fanfiction written for Yuletide Treasure. It features a scene of Ozymandias awkwardly jumping to the conclusion that he's being mistaken for gay during an interview -- NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3488198/6/What-If Warufukaze no Jutsu]]'' segment of a Naruto drabble fic, ''What if?'', Kakashi is revealed to have thought that Might Guy is gay due to his [[HotBlooded enthusiastic]] MachoCamp tendencies. He denies it and is shocked that he came off that way, asking his genin team about how he comes off:
-->'''Gai''': Tell me, my youthful students, do I seem gay?\\
'''Lee''': Hai, sensei! [[HaveAGayOldTime You are the gayest man I know. No matter what happens you are always upbeat and striving to do more.]] You are the picture of youthful passion!

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* In ''Fanfic/TimeAndAgain'', Naruto fumbles his explanation to Sakura about why he's incapable of seeing Hinata romantically (because [[PeggySue from his perspective, doing so would make him a paedophile]]) so she decides that he must be gay, stating that [[HoYay "it does explain some things"]].
* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' / ''Anime/KillLaKill'' crossover ''Fanfic/ToMyDeathIFight'', Isshin Kurosaki reveals that he thinks Uryu is gay just because he sews, and asks if his father knows he's in the closet. When Uryu indignantly says his father was the one who taught him how to sew, Isshin assumes his father is gay too.
* In ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'', "A Library With No Twilight", [[LemonyNarrator Phil]] encourages Applejack and Rarity to make out. Both of them yell at Phil--and Applejack is surprised at Rarity's reaction because she'd always assumed Rarity was gay.
* Meta example: ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' was written over many long nights where the three authors would go up to their room and plot, and their classmates thought they were gay (or at least bisexual) because who writes fiction on a Friday night?
* Frequent in fanfiction. Very. For example, this (in some form) features in [[http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/64/nothingbeside.html this]] ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' fanfiction written for Yuletide Treasure. It features a scene of Ozymandias awkwardly jumping to the conclusion that he's being mistaken for gay during an interview -- NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3488198/6/What-If Warufukaze no Jutsu]]'' segment of a Naruto drabble fic, ''What if?'', Kakashi is revealed to have thought that Might Guy is gay due to his [[HotBlooded enthusiastic]] MachoCamp tendencies. He denies it and is shocked that he came off that way, asking his genin team about how he comes off:
-->'''Gai''': Tell me, my youthful students, do I seem gay?\\
'''Lee''': Hai, sensei! [[HaveAGayOldTime You are the gayest man I know. No matter what happens you are always upbeat and striving to do more.]] You are the picture of youthful passion!

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* Painful version in the DarkFic ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' when [[spoiler: Hector Rivera]] and [[spoiler: Hiccup Haddock]] are mistaken for gay (individually, decades apart) by a [[HomophobicHateCrime murder cult]].

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* In ''Fanfic/TheWordOfYourBody'', when Jude says [[TransTribulations he wants to be a boy]], his mother assumes he's a lesbian and tells him you don't have to be a boy to like girls. Jude retorts that he's too young to be attracted to people.

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* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPrisoner'': Or at least Mistaken for Bi. Sokka attempts to make Zuko jealous by telling him how handsome and charming Jet was, but all he achieves is making Zuko believe he had a crush on him. Sokka is not amused by this when he finds out.



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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10825854/1/We-Love-Our-Two-Dads We Love Our Two Dads]]'', Superboy and Robin, and eventually the rest of the team, enforce this trope in regards to the public identities of Superman and Batman as revenge for the way [[ParentalNeglect Superman treats Superboy]] (and as for why they involved Batman, [[NoodleIncident Robin was apparently mad at him for something]]).



* In the ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10825854/1/We-Love-Our-Two-Dads We Love Our Two Dads]]'', Superboy and Robin, and eventually the rest of the team, enforce this trope in regards to the public identities of Superman and Batman as revenge for the way [[ParentalNeglect Superman treats Superboy]] (and as for why they involved Batman, [[NoodleIncident Robin was apparently mad at him for something]]).
* Painful version in DarkFic ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' when [[spoiler: Hector Rivera]] and [[spoiler: Hiccup Haddock]] are mistaken for gay (individually, decades apart) by a [[HomophobicHateCrime murder cult]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheWordOfYourBody'', when Jude says [[TransTribulations he wants to be a boy]], his mother assumes he's a lesbian and tells him you don't have to be a boy to like girls. Jude retorts that he's too young to be attracted to people.
* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPrisoner'': Or at least Mistaken for Bi. Sokka attempts to make Zuko jealous by telling him how handsome and charming Jet was, but all he achieves is making Zuko believe he had a crush on him. Sokka is not amused by this when he finds out.
* ''Fanfic/YinAndYangSeries'': Fujuju, who's soft-spoken and a HouseHusband.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10825854/1/We-Love-Our-Two-Dads We Love Our Two Dads]]'', Superboy and Robin, and eventually the rest of the team, enforce this trope in regards to the public identities of Superman and Batman as revenge for the way [[ParentalNeglect Superman treats Superboy]] (and as for why they involved Batman, [[NoodleIncident Robin was apparently mad at him for something]]).
* Painful version in DarkFic ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' when [[spoiler: Hector Rivera]] and [[spoiler: Hiccup Haddock]] are mistaken for gay (individually, decades apart) by a [[HomophobicHateCrime murder cult]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheWordOfYourBody'', when Jude says [[TransTribulations he wants to be a boy]], his mother assumes he's a lesbian and tells him you don't have to be a boy to like girls. Jude retorts that he's too young to be attracted to people.
* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPrisoner'': Or at least Mistaken for Bi. Sokka attempts to make Zuko jealous by telling him how handsome and charming Jet was, but all he achieves is making Zuko believe he had a crush on him. Sokka is not amused by this when he finds out.
* ''Fanfic/YinAndYangSeries'': Fujuju, who's soft-spoken and a HouseHusband.
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* ''Fanfic/WhereTheSunlightEnds'': {{Inverted}}. Peter Three assumes that Bobby is straight, based on Bobby's Instagram pictures depicting him drinking out with girls at a bar, but Bobby reveals he has a boyfriend, and the women are just his friends.

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* In Creator/LittleKuriboh's ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', Pegasus is believed to be gay, what with Bakura's Millennium Gaydar pointing at his castle. ([[CampStraight His entire personality]] didn't help.) [[spoiler:However, it is later revealed he was married to [[TheLostLenore Cecelia]], and that [[StraightGay Croquet]] is the gay one]].

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* In Creator/LittleKuriboh's ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', Pegasus is believed to be gay, what with Bakura's Millennium Gaydar pointing at his castle. ([[CampStraight His entire personality]] didn't help.) [[spoiler:However, it is later revealed he was married to [[TheLostLenore Cecelia]], and that [[StraightGay Croquet]] is the gay one]].
* ''Fanfic/WhereTheSunlightEnds'': {{Inverted}}. Peter Three assumes that Bobby is straight, based on Bobby's Instagram pictures depicting him drinking out with girls at a bar, but Bobby reveals he has a boyfriend, and the women are just his friends.

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* In Creator/LittleKuriboh's ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', Pegasus is believed to be gay, what with Bakura's Millennium Gaydar pointing at his castle. ([[CampStraight His entire personality]] didn't help.) [[spoiler:However, it is later revealed he was married to [[TheLostLenore Cecelia]], and that [[StraightGay Croquet]] is the gay one]].
* ''Fanfic/WhereTheSunlightEnds'': {{Inverted}}. Peter Three assumes that Bobby is straight, based on Bobby's Instagram pictures depicting him drinking out with girls at a bar, but Bobby reveals he has a boyfriend, and the women are just his friends.
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* ''Fanfic/TheAlphabetStory'': Elsa believes that Kendar implying that his sister is in love with a woman is suspicious. She comes to a conclusion that he was [[IHaveThisFriend really talking about himself]] and that's also why he stopped courting her.

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* ''Fanfic/TheAlphabetStory'': Elsa believes that Kendar implying that his sister is in love with a woman is suspicious. She comes to a the conclusion that he was [[IHaveThisFriend really talking about himself]] and that's also why he stopped courting her.



* A driving force of the conflict during the start of ''Fanfic/{{Assumptions}}''. Everyone assumes this about the athletic, tomcoltish Rainbow Dash. Even her friend Pinkie Pie thinks this, and was hoping to "experiment" with her. One of the reasons she's falling for Caramel, who she'd ignore otherwise, is because he's a nice conversation partner that doesn't judge her.

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* A driving force of the conflict during the start of ''Fanfic/{{Assumptions}}''. Everyone assumes this about the athletic, tomcoltish Rainbow Dash. Even her friend Pinkie Pie thinks this, this and was hoping to "experiment" with her. One of the reasons she's falling for Caramel, who she'd ignore otherwise, is because he's a nice conversation partner that who doesn't judge her.



* ''Fanfic/CeladonsNewBlossom'' contains a variant. In it, Ash becomes Erika's student but must be DisguisedInDrag. The Pokémon League ends up sending someone to see why Ash changed his ID from male to female. They've come to conclusion that Ash has come out as a UsefulNotes/{{trans|gender}} girl. Ash is cisgender but he doesn't deny this. Erika and Ash go with it and make up a cover story about how Ash realized he was transgender after starting his journey, so he came to Erika to learn how to become more ladylike. Ash acknowledges that this lie will lead to trouble when he goes back to Ash, but he decides he'll focus on the present for now.
* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' story ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix'', Sirius and Remus moving together into the house next door is enough for the Dursleys to be convinced these two man ''have'' to be gay - while in reality they aren't. Although not shown, this misunderstanding probably is only resolved [[spoiler:once Remus moves out and Sirius marries his love Diane.]]

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* ''Fanfic/CeladonsNewBlossom'' contains a variant. In it, Ash becomes Erika's student but must be DisguisedInDrag. The Pokémon League ends up sending someone to see why Ash changed his ID from male to female. They've come to the conclusion that Ash has come out as a UsefulNotes/{{trans|gender}} girl. Ash is cisgender but he doesn't deny this. Erika and Ash go with it and make up a cover story about how Ash realized he was transgender after starting his journey, so he came to Erika to learn how to become more ladylike. Ash acknowledges that this lie will lead to trouble when he goes back to Ash, but he decides he'll focus on the present for now.
* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' story ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix'', Sirius and Remus moving together into the house next door is enough for the Dursleys to be convinced these two man men ''have'' to be gay - while in reality reality, they aren't. Although not shown, this misunderstanding probably is only resolved [[spoiler:once Remus moves out and Sirius marries his love Diane.]]



* Due to some misunderstandings in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5985329/1/I-Still-Say-it-Looks-like-a-Nail I still Say it Looks like a Nail]]'', [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] thinks his uncle [[Franchise/StargateVerse Jack O'Neil]] is gay when he brings up military regulations preventing a relationship with someone named Sam. Later when Xander meets SG-1, he thinks "Sam" and "Danny" are short for "Samuel" and "Danielle" rather than Samantha and Daniel, leading to further misunderstandings.

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* Due to some misunderstandings in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5985329/1/I-Still-Say-it-Looks-like-a-Nail I still Still Say it Looks like a Nail]]'', [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] thinks his uncle [[Franchise/StargateVerse Jack O'Neil]] is gay when he brings up military regulations preventing a relationship with someone named Sam. Later when Xander meets SG-1, he thinks "Sam" and "Danny" are short for "Samuel" and "Danielle" rather than Samantha and Daniel, leading to further misunderstandings.



* Inverted in this ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' [[https://princess-of-the-corner.tumblr.com/post/188217245332/i-mightve-thought-of-the-bestworst-ladybug-au AU post]]. Chat Noir's strong and open admiration for Ladybug makes her think he has a crush on her, which is problematic since she's gay. When she let's him down gently by revealing her sexuality, Chat says that he's also gay, he just really likes working with her.

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* Inverted in this ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' [[https://princess-of-the-corner.tumblr.com/post/188217245332/i-mightve-thought-of-the-bestworst-ladybug-au AU post]]. Chat Noir's strong and open admiration for Ladybug makes her think he has a crush on her, which is problematic since she's gay. When she let's lets him down gently by revealing her sexuality, Chat says that he's also gay, gay; he just really likes working with her.



* In ''New Chance'', a ten year old Naruto tells Gaara that he thinks Haku and Sai are gay. While the rest of the Konoha 12, Haku and Sai are eavesdropping. His reasons being that Haku likes dressing like a woman a little too much and he mistakes Sai's attempt to make friends as a case of HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday.
-->'''Naruto:''' Haku and Sai have some serious image issues. I think they're gonna come out the closet one day.\\

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* In ''New Chance'', a ten year old ten-year-old Naruto tells Gaara that he thinks Haku and Sai are gay. While the rest of the Konoha 12, Haku Haku, and Sai are eavesdropping. His reasons being that Haku likes dressing like a woman a little too much and he mistakes Sai's attempt to make friends as a case of HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday.
-->'''Naruto:''' Haku and Sai have some serious image issues. I think they're gonna come out of the closet one day.\\



** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5393139/1/In-Vino-Veritas In Vino Veritas?]]'' has Ranma, in female form, buying a pregnancy test for Akane. Shampoo runs into him at the store, and assumes that the pregnancy test is for ''him'', due to him being in girl form.

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** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5393139/1/In-Vino-Veritas In Vino Veritas?]]'' has Ranma, in female form, buying a pregnancy test for Akane. Shampoo runs into him at the store, store and assumes that the pregnancy test is for ''him'', due to him being in girl form.



* In ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'', "A Library With No Twilight", [[LemonyNarrator Phil]] encourages Applejack and Rarity to make out. Both of them yell at Phil--and Applejack is surprised at Rarity's reaction, because she'd always assumed Rarity was gay.

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* In ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'', "A Library With No Twilight", [[LemonyNarrator Phil]] encourages Applejack and Rarity to make out. Both of them yell at Phil--and Applejack is surprised at Rarity's reaction, reaction because she'd always assumed Rarity was gay.



* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPrisoner'': Or at least Mistaken for Bi. Sokka attempts to make Zuko jealous by telling him how handsome and charming Jet was, but all he achieves is making Zuko believe he had a crush on him. Sokka is not amused by this when he founds out.
* ''Fanfic/YinAndYangSeries'': Fujuju, who's soft spoken and a HouseHusband.

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* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPrisoner'': Or at least Mistaken for Bi. Sokka attempts to make Zuko jealous by telling him how handsome and charming Jet was, but all he achieves is making Zuko believe he had a crush on him. Sokka is not amused by this when he founds finds out.
* ''Fanfic/YinAndYangSeries'': Fujuju, who's soft spoken soft-spoken and a HouseHusband.



* ''Fanfic/WhereTheSunlightEnds'': {{Inverted}}. Peter Three assumes that Bobby is straight, based on Bobby's Instagram pictures depicting him drinking out with girls at a bar, but Bobby reveals he has a boyfriend, and the women are just his friends.

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* ''Fanfic/WhereTheSunlightEnds'': {{Inverted}}. Peter Three assumes that Bobby is straight, based on Bobby's Instagram pictures depicting him drinking out with girls at a bar, but Bobby reveals he has a boyfriend, and the women are just his friends.friends.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Oblivion}}'' has Alexis Terra and Marley Flowers initially subjected to this...until it becomes clear that [[{{Bifauxnen}} Marley is a woman.]]

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* ''Fanfic/{{Oblivion}}'' ''Fanfic/OblivionGabrielSeraph'' has Alexis Terra and Marley Flowers initially subjected to this...until it becomes clear that [[{{Bifauxnen}} Marley is a woman.]]
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* ''Fanfic/TheAlphabetStory'': Elsa believes that Kendar implying that his sister is in love with a woman is suspicious. She comes to a conclusion that he was [[IHaveThisFriend really talking about himself]] and that's also why he stopped courting her.
* In a oneshot called ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8534217/8/Fate-Stay-Unfinished Archer of King Arthur]]'', the knights of the round table start to believe Archer is GAR for the king based on all the looks he sends him when he's not looking.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21822205 As Christmas]]'' inverts it. Garak is blatantly gay yet Kira firmly believes he's straight and interested in [[NiceGal Ziyal]]. Ziyal herself bursts out laughing when she learns this -- because seriously, Garak blues his ''chufa'', you can't be more obvious about that!
* Zigzagged in ''[[https://www.wattpad.com/785175007-ask-the-ghostbusters-friends Ask the Ghostbusters]]'', a fan-made Q&A based on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. When Egon is asked which of his friends he'd date if he was forced to, he describes them all as being "lookers". This causes Peter Venkman to ask him if he was gay and he denies it, but a footnote says that he "was not exactly telling the truth". Eventually, it's revealed that, while he's not gay, he is pansexual.
* A driving force of the conflict during the start of ''Fanfic/{{Assumptions}}''. Everyone assumes this about the athletic, tomcoltish Rainbow Dash. Even her friend Pinkie Pie thinks this, and was hoping to "experiment" with her. One of the reasons she's falling for Caramel, who she'd ignore otherwise, is because he's a nice conversation partner that doesn't judge her.
* ''Fanfic/BequeathedFromPaleEstates'': In spite of poor Robb's flailing and wailing about his heterosexuality, their Dornish guests firmly believe his best friend Theon is actually his paramour -- which is not helped by [[TheGadfly said friend gleefully encouraging the misassumption]]. And his new goodbrother actually knows Robb has no interest in the male form, but he blushes so prettily...
* Happens to Georg in ''Fanfic/BeyondTheOuterGateLies''. Due to his fanboying over Dresden and apparent lack of interest in his cute, aggressive apprentice (she's just not his type and too young). The fact he doesn't complain about being [[GenderFlip portrayed as a girl on TV]] doesn't help his case, either.
* The ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' fanfic ''Fanfic/BeyondTheWindingRoad'' has Oz and Vincent, before Oz can explain who Vincent really is. His mother mistakes Oz's idea for a family meeting as him being about to come out of the closet and Vincent for his boyfriend, and she's accepting to the point of embarrassing. Oz actually ''does'' come out in a way, but it's more about identity than sexual orientation.
* ''Fanfic/CeladonsNewBlossom'' contains a variant. In it, Ash becomes Erika's student but must be DisguisedInDrag. The Pokémon League ends up sending someone to see why Ash changed his ID from male to female. They've come to conclusion that Ash has come out as a UsefulNotes/{{trans|gender}} girl. Ash is cisgender but he doesn't deny this. Erika and Ash go with it and make up a cover story about how Ash realized he was transgender after starting his journey, so he came to Erika to learn how to become more ladylike. Ash acknowledges that this lie will lead to trouble when he goes back to Ash, but he decides he'll focus on the present for now.
* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' story ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix'', Sirius and Remus moving together into the house next door is enough for the Dursleys to be convinced these two man ''have'' to be gay - while in reality they aren't. Although not shown, this misunderstanding probably is only resolved [[spoiler:once Remus moves out and Sirius marries his love Diane.]]
* Somehow, James ''inverts'' this in ''Fanfic/CoOpMode'' by mistaking Taylor mistaking him for gay because of the way she had let him [[HealingHands massage her]].
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21491479/chapters/51219724 Desmond ex Machina]]'', Federico goes to wake up his younger brother only to find him abed with a naked, quite handsome young man and immediately draws the only logical conclusion -- as time-traveling shenanigans are a mite far-fetched for anyone. Quite sweetly, the entire family is okay with Ezio being a sodomite in spite of the strongly homophobic context of the Renaissance.
* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': After failing to gain Daeron's attention, Cersei comes to the conclusion that he's gay. Elia laughs off the notion, as Oberyn tried and failed to entice him to his bed.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13049832/1/Dead-Men-Tell-Tales Dead Men Tell Tales]]'', the first skeleton Ernesto de la Cruz approaches after his death is a girl named Coleta. She recognizes him but shows no signs of the adoration he expects from girls, making him assume she's a lesbian. The reason she hates him is because Hector denounced him as his murderer.
* Hilariously enough, despite acting like a [[CampStraight stereotypical gay man]] (and the {{Double Entendre}}s don't help), [[spoiler: Zarbon]] is revealed to have a girlfriend in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. Even Freeza was shocked to find out he was straight. Course, in turn, [[spoiler: Zarbon's]] surprised that everyone thought he was gay. Despite acting AmbiguouslyGay even after being outed as straight. Freeza remains convinced that his "girlfriend" is named Chuck, but WordOfGod from TFS confirmed that [[spoiler:Zarbon]] really is straight.
** Even funnier, [[spoiler:Zarbon]] ends up thinking Vegeta is gay because of an ArentYouGoingToRavishMe [[ItMakesSenseInContext reaction]]... and quickly adds NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
* ''Fanfic/FateKill'': Shirou helps Lubbock walk when he is injured and Lubbock becomes really grateful. Their interaction looks really gay to everyone and Selka and Akame (who have crushes on Shirou) become jealous of Lubbock.
* ''Fanfic/FateLongNight'': When Shirou says he's never had a girlfriend in his life and that he finds Nymeria scary instead of hot, Brandon asks if he's a "sword swallower".
* ''Fanfic/HeroesNeverDie'': Both Bakugo and Izuku are separately mistaken for gay. Bakugo because of his insane focus on Izuku, and Izuku for being [[IgnoreTheFanservice unconcerned with all the girls in skin-tight and revealing clothing]].
* In ''Fanfic/HeroicMyth,'' Hestia accuses Bell of this after summoning nothing but stunningly handsome men as Servants until he summons Jack.
--> '''Hestia:''' You summoned another one!? ''[shakes Bell like a ragdoll]'' I thought I told you that I can't be surrounding myself with men all the time!\\
'''Bell:''' I'm sorry! It's not like I can choose who answers!\\
'''Hestia:''' That's no excuse! Wait…are you hiding something, Bell? Don't tell me you're actually interested in-\\
'''Bell:''' PLEASE DO NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE, GODDESS!
* In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1683167/1/STE-Hoshi-s-Birthday-Surprise?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=guorz99MwerZwwDixUl.acREfjh_n.ax.9j2S4HxZPk-1642362625-0-gaNycGzNCZE Hoshi's Birthday Surprise]]'', Malcolm Reed accidentally leads Hoshi Sato into a {{Gayborhood}}, stating that he "prefers the atmosphere" there. This causes her to think that he's gay, when actually they both have wicked crushes on each other. Hoshi also ends up thinking that ''Trip'' is gay when she realises that he and Malcolm interact a lot, so she mistakes the two as being boyfriends.
* In ''[[http://cartoon.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600095039&chapter=4 How I Learned to Love the Wild Horse]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Arnold]] is mistaken for gay by his mother despite her ''walking in on him having sex'' because Donna, the woman he's having sex with, is a muscular {{Tomboy}} with a pixie cut.
* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', the people involved in a train-to-Den City virtual conference to help Specter get the courage to return to the Train can ''clearly'' read between the lines that Specter and Paul London might be having a thing for one another from hints that include London's determination to sacrifice himself so that Specter can leave and Specter's...enthusiasm to return so he can make amends. London has to point out that this isn't the case, mostly due to the age difference (Specter is 16, London is nearing 40). Even better for those who read ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'' since most of Specter's journeys can be seen as a parallel to a person trying to tell their family that they're LGBT (but uses how Specter wanted to befriend his Ignis partner, Earth) and the co-author revealed that Specter ''is'' gay/demiromantic and has a crush on Ryoken.
* Due to some misunderstandings in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5985329/1/I-Still-Say-it-Looks-like-a-Nail I still Say it Looks like a Nail]]'', [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] thinks his uncle [[Franchise/StargateVerse Jack O'Neil]] is gay when he brings up military regulations preventing a relationship with someone named Sam. Later when Xander meets SG-1, he thinks "Sam" and "Danny" are short for "Samuel" and "Danielle" rather than Samantha and Daniel, leading to further misunderstandings.
* In ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'', when Jaune goes to ask Ren for romantic advice, he walks in on Ren after the latter had just finished taking a shower and was [[ShirtlessScene only wearing a towel]]. He proceeds to drag a half-naked Ren over to his bed before telling him how he feels as though he's formed a close bond with him. Ren misinterprets this as Jaune trying to hit on him before the latter clarifies that he wants advice on dating girls.
* In ''Fanfic/KantoCalling'', Ash is so ObliviousToLove that he thinks Misty has a crush on Serena, not him, just because she complimented Serena. He doesn't even notice that Misty is jealous of Serena.
* ''Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony'': In ''Cadance's Lovely Misadventure'', when Cadance was trying to set Shining Armor up with a date and he was trying to say (in a rather roundabout way) he was in love with her, he tried to specify that his ideal date would be in the nobility, and also a close friend. Cadance, knowing that all his other friends were stallions and [[ObliviousToLove not realizing he was talking about her]], concluded he was into guys. Afterwards, Shining was too mortified to correct the misunderstanding, although Cadance caught on on her own later on.
* In ''Fanfic/LokiAgentOfDoomgard'' Verity implies to her mother that Loki doesn't date women to stop her from playing matchmaker. Loki naturally rather uses this opportunity for trolling and doesn't even try to clear the misunderstanding.
* Inverted in this ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' [[https://princess-of-the-corner.tumblr.com/post/188217245332/i-mightve-thought-of-the-bestworst-ladybug-au AU post]]. Chat Noir's strong and open admiration for Ladybug makes her think he has a crush on her, which is problematic since she's gay. When she let's him down gently by revealing her sexuality, Chat says that he's also gay, he just really likes working with her.
* ''Fanfic/AMoonAndWorldApart'': Inverted in chapter 7. Rarity initially mistakes Onyx Plate for ''straight'' when she first meets him and starts flirting with him, and then apologizes to ''Twilight'' for flirting with her "husband" when Onyx informs her he's married. It's not until Twilight gently explains otherwise that Rarity realizes the extent of her error and is mortified, thinking she must have offended him horribly.
* In ''Fanfic/NaturalSelection'', Mako assumes that Nonon and Satsuki are a couple. Both of them are quick to clarify that they aren't.
* In ''New Chance'', a ten year old Naruto tells Gaara that he thinks Haku and Sai are gay. While the rest of the Konoha 12, Haku and Sai are eavesdropping. His reasons being that Haku likes dressing like a woman a little too much and he mistakes Sai's attempt to make friends as a case of HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday.
-->'''Naruto:''' Haku and Sai have some serious image issues. I think they're gonna come out the closet one day.\\
'''Haku:''' ''[thinking]'' If we compared the number of fangirls we each had, he'd find out he was wrong.\\
'''Sai:''' ''[thinking]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Why would I get in a closet?]]
* ''Fanfic/{{Oblivion}}'' has Alexis Terra and Marley Flowers initially subjected to this...until it becomes clear that [[{{Bifauxnen}} Marley is a woman.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' RuleSixtyThree fanfic ''Fanfic/OneGirlWithTenBrothers'', after Luke comes out of the closet to his family (and accept him for it), the rest of the Louds admit they always assumed the [[CampStraight fashionable Loni]] would be the gay one.
-->"What's that supposed to mean?" Loni asked offended.
* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''
** A RunningGag with Captain Proton thanks to his HeroicBuild coupled with his {{camp}}y ZeeRust Space Rangers uniform.
--->'''[[IntrepidReporter Kincaid]]:''' Are you aware that the Space Ranger uniform throws serious doubts upon your sexuality? Have you ever tried to roger [[WesternAnimation/RogerRamjet Ramjet]] yourself?
** A flashback shows Captain Proton making FirstContact with a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who wants Proton to mate with his beautiful virgin daughter with amazing breasts in order to create the Supreme Being of the Universe. Unfortunately when Proton offers a handshake the alien thinks he's into HoldingHands.
--->The Guardian's eyes flashed with starfire. "Do not toy with me, Earthling! I know that to hold another man's hand is a sign of homosexuality on your world! Just because [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas I don't wear trousers]] you assume that I too am queer! So be it then. Instead of my daughter, you shall have one of our bum-slaves instead!"
* In ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'', after Jade says that Daolon Wong's "in the closet", [[AmbiguouslyGay Ratso assumes it means something else]] (he's actually ''literally'' locked in a closet in the old Dark Hand building).
* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fic, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4504148/1/Quintessence Quintessence]]'', Anakin and Obi-Wan were captured by natives of a backwater planet and were about to be burnt at a stake, not because they were mistaken as witches as initially assumed, but because the folks thought they were lovers.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fics:
** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3035486/1/Same-Time-Next-Year Same Time Next Year]]'', according to Nabiki, Akane's frequent statements about how she hates boys have led to a few people wondering if she's a lesbian.
** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5393139/1/In-Vino-Veritas In Vino Veritas?]]'' has Ranma, in female form, buying a pregnancy test for Akane. Shampoo runs into him at the store, and assumes that the pregnancy test is for ''him'', due to him being in girl form.
* In ''Fanfic/RisingOfTheSleepingSoldier'', when Motoyasu thinks that Alucard's companions are his harem, he mentally apologizes to Sypha and tells him that they are both male [[{{Troll}} just to mess with him]].
--> '''Motoyasu''': Well. Huh. Guess you swing that way...
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10960035/2/Savage Savage]]'', Ichigo assumed Tatsuki and Orihime were dating from how close they are. The fact Orihime says stuff like "I promised Tatsuki I would come back to her" really doesn't help matters.
* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': When Touji meets Kaworu, he wonders if he's gay. However, when Touji asks him, Kaworu is genuinely clueless about what Toji was implying (but he finds his reaction "very interesting" anyway).
-->'''Toji:''' Hey, you know... the way you're moving and talking... and that smiling... you're not... I mean not that I'd have anything against it... but still...\\
'''Kaworu:''' I am afraid I do not know what you are referring to.\\
'''Toji:''' Yeah, sure, never mind.
* In ''Shocker: Legit'', Shocker comes to the conclusion that Peter Parker is gay -- based largely on a comment Peter accidentally makes about wearing spandex.
* ''Fanfic/TangledUpInIndigo'''s plot kicks off with Afterschool Tea Time learning their fanbase outside of Japan thinks they're lesbians. [[spoiler:Yui]] actually is.
* In ''Fanfic/TimeAndAgain'', Naruto fumbles his explanation to Sakura about why he's incapable of seeing Hinata romantically (because [[PeggySue from his perspective, doing so would make him a paedophile]]) so she decides that he must be gay, stating that [[HoYay "it does explain some things"]].
* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' / ''Anime/KillLaKill'' crossover ''Fanfic/ToMyDeathIFight'', Isshin Kurosaki reveals that he thinks Uryu is gay just because he sews, and asks if his father knows he's in the closet. When Uryu indignantly says his father was the one who taught him how to sew, Isshin assumes his father is gay too.
* In ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'', "A Library With No Twilight", [[LemonyNarrator Phil]] encourages Applejack and Rarity to make out. Both of them yell at Phil--and Applejack is surprised at Rarity's reaction, because she'd always assumed Rarity was gay.
* Meta example: ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' was written over many long nights where the three authors would go up to their room and plot, and their classmates thought they were gay (or at least bisexual) because who writes fiction on a Friday night?
* Frequent in fanfiction. Very. For example, this (in some form) features in [[http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/64/nothingbeside.html this]] ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' fanfiction written for Yuletide Treasure. It features a scene of Ozymandias awkwardly jumping to the conclusion that he's being mistaken for gay during an interview -- NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3488198/6/What-If Warufukaze no Jutsu]]'' segment of a Naruto drabble fic, ''What if?'', Kakashi is revealed to have thought that Might Guy is gay due to his [[HotBlooded enthusiastic]] MachoCamp tendencies. He denies it and is shocked that he came off that way, asking his genin team about how he comes off:
-->'''Gai''': Tell me, my youthful students, do I seem gay?\\
'''Lee''': Hai, sensei! [[HaveAGayOldTime You are the gayest man I know. No matter what happens you are always upbeat and striving to do more.]] You are the picture of youthful passion!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10825854/1/We-Love-Our-Two-Dads We Love Our Two Dads]]'', Superboy and Robin, and eventually the rest of the team, enforce this trope in regards to the public identities of Superman and Batman as revenge for the way [[ParentalNeglect Superman treats Superboy]] (and as for why they involved Batman, [[NoodleIncident Robin was apparently mad at him for something]]).
* Painful version in DarkFic ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' when [[spoiler: Hector Rivera]] and [[spoiler: Hiccup Haddock]] are mistaken for gay (individually, decades apart) by a [[HomophobicHateCrime murder cult]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheWordOfYourBody'', when Jude says [[TransTribulations he wants to be a boy]], his mother assumes he's a lesbian and tells him you don't have to be a boy to like girls. Jude retorts that he's too young to be attracted to people.
* ''Fanfic/TheWorstPrisoner'': Or at least Mistaken for Bi. Sokka attempts to make Zuko jealous by telling him how handsome and charming Jet was, but all he achieves is making Zuko believe he had a crush on him. Sokka is not amused by this when he founds out.
* ''Fanfic/YinAndYangSeries'': Fujuju, who's soft spoken and a HouseHusband.
* In Creator/LittleKuriboh's ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', Pegasus is believed to be gay, what with Bakura's Millennium Gaydar pointing at his castle. ([[CampStraight His entire personality]] didn't help.) [[spoiler:However, it is later revealed he was married to [[TheLostLenore Cecelia]], and that [[StraightGay Croquet]] is the gay one]].
* ''Fanfic/WhereTheSunlightEnds'': {{Inverted}}. Peter Three assumes that Bobby is straight, based on Bobby's Instagram pictures depicting him drinking out with girls at a bar, but Bobby reveals he has a boyfriend, and the women are just his friends.

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