History PlayingWith / AllGaysArePromiscuous

* '''GenderFlipped''': Gay ''men'' are relatively chaste. The ''lesbians'' in the series, on the other hand, all seem to think the whole world is their band camp.

** He was deeply closeted for much of his life. When he comes out, he's finally free to enjoy the sex life he denied himself all those years and...well...he feels he has some "catching up" to do.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob is the Resident Slut in a gay male version of the FourGirlEnsemble.

** Or, his sleeping around spells doom for his relationship with Alan ([=STDs=] optional)

** Or, less apologetically, Bob and his sex partners are consenting adults; he can sleep around if he damn well feels like it. He may or may not give some long-winded rant on how he believes monogamy is unnatural and an archaic relic of heteronormativity.

** Or, Bob is explicitly a sex addict.

** Or, Bob's choice of career is [[TheOldestProfession the oldest one there is]].

* '''Exaggerated''': The first thing Bob does every morning is drive home.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob sometimes two-times his current boyfriend.

** Bob is SoBeautifulItsACurse; men only want him for his body. When he was younger, he loved the attention and the sex, but as he matures, he becomes increasingly isolated and lonely as he desires a more meaningful relationship in hookup-oriented gay culture.

** It's revealed that Bob doesn't know ''how'' to maintain a relationship or attract a man with his personality, because he's so used to banking on his looks for hook-ups.

* '''Discussed''': Bob and Alan discuss the high promiscuity within the gay community, coming at it from two different points of view.

* '''Reconstructed''': Regardless of his personal reasons, Bob enjoys casual sex and does so in a safe and responsible manner. If he does pursue a relationship, he makes it clear that he requires a degree of openness.

** He was deeply closeted for much of his life. When he comes out, he's finally free to enjoy the sex life he denied himself all these years and...well...he feels he has some "catching up" to do.

** The reason he's so promiscuous is that he has some [[YouAreWhatYouHate deep-seated internalized homophobia]] and figures that [[DeathSeeker he'd be better of dead from AIDS]] [[BuryYourGays than gay]].

** Bob finds out he's HIV-positive as a result of his promiscuity.

* '''Defied''': "Um no, how about I give you my number and you call me tomorrow?"

** Bob is SoBeautifulItsACurse; men only want him for his body. Part of him enjoys the attention and the sex, while another part is becoming increasingly isolated and lonely with each new hook-up.
** Or, Bob has deep-seated issues from a [[TheWoobie traumatic]] past (AbusiveParents, KidsAreCruel, RapeAsBackstory, you name it), and sees others' physical attraction to him as the [[IJustWantToBeLoved acceptance]] he's been longing for.
** Or, it's revealed that Bob doesn't know ''how'' to maintain a relationship or attract a man with his personality, because he's so used to banking on his looks for hook-ups.
** Or the reason he's so promiscuous is that he has some [[YouAreWhatYouHate deep-seated internalized homophobia]] and figures that [[DeathSeeker he'd be better of dead from AIDS]] [[BuryYourGays than gay]].
** He's a closeted religious fanatic. When he comes out, he's finally free to enjoy the sex life he denied himself all these years and...well...he feels he has some "catching up" to do.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob has casual sex because he enjoys it, and only dates men who are open to polyamory.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

** He's a closeted religious fanatic. When he finally comes out, he just assumes "That's what we do!"

* '''Straight''': Bob is gay and ReallyGetsAround.

** Or, EverybodyHasLotsOfSex - except it's a CastFullOfGay.

** Alternatively: Gay ''men'' are relatively chaste. The ''lesbians'' in the series, on the other hand, all seem to think the whole world is their band camp.

* '''GenderFlipped''': Alice is a lesbian and she ReallyGetsAround.

** Bob seems gay at first, but it turns out he is actually bisexual which may or may not lead to a different set of UnfortunateImplications.
* '''Double Subverted''': It's an open relationship.

* '''Exploited''': ???

** Bob is actually bisexual which may or may not lead to a different set of UnfortunateImplications.

* '''Subverted''': Bob was the campus bike in his college years, but he later settles into a stable, long-term relationship with Alan.

* '''Exploited''': You're watching porn.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': ???

** Or, EverybodyHasLotsOfSex - except if it's a CastFullOfGay.

* '''Played For Drama''':

%%* '''Untwisted''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

** Jim, is a closeted religious fanatic. When he finally comes out, he just assumes "That's what we do!"
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob sleeps around because he knows it's only a matter of time before his looks fade. [[MargaretCho "This body ain't gonna last!"]]

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Straight'''[[note]][[{{Irony}} He he he he he]]...[[/note]]: Bob is gay and ReallyGetsAround.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Straight'''[[note]][[{{Irony]}} He he he he he]]...[[/note]]: Bob is gay and ReallyGetsAround.

* '''Straight''': Bob is gay and ReallyGetsAround.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is a slut, but falling in love with Alan (who expects monogamy) causes him to reexamine his values. But old habits die hard...
* '''Averted''': Bob is gay but actually keeps his pants zipped. Either he's [[CelibateHero completely celibate]], saving sex for marriage, or simply prefers to get to know someone before jumping in bed.
* '''Enforced''': "We're {{Showtime}} and we need to be ''edgy'' dammit!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "I have a date tonight!" "You mean, you're going someplace other than his bedroom?"
* '''Invoked''': "Thanks for [[GayBar buying me that drink]]...wanna go see if the handicapped stall is empty?"
* '''Defied''': "Um no, how about I give you my number and you call me tomorrow?"
* '''Discussed''': Bob and Alan discuss the high promiscuity within the gay community, coming at it from two different points of view.
* '''Conversed''': Does ''every'' gay guy on this show wake up in a different bed every morning?

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob finds out he's HIV-positive as a result of his promiscuity.

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