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9	* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080709051409/http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=17&issue=2 this]] strip from ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''.
10	-->"I think he's gay too"
11	* In ''WebComic/{{Amazoness}}!'', the Amazons' attitude to heterosexual relationships mirrors modern intolerance of homosexuality: teenagers find it [[http://amazoness.co.uk/95.htm hilarious and perverse]], and parents are [[http://amazoness.co.uk/113.htm mortified at the thought of it]].
12	* Many readers have noticed the ambiguous meaning of [[http://www.blindsprings.com/comic/blindsprings-annotation-twenty Harris]]' AnimalMotif in ''Webcomic/{{Blindsprings}}''. A falcon seating over an encaged quail. Tammy's own bird is a quail; so is the falcon preying on the quail? Or it is protecting it?
13	* In ''Webcomic/ComingUpViolet'' a mini-sex scandal develops around the titular character when her boyfriend starts spreading lies about their first date, the boyfriend is on the lacrosse team. Many Americans will most likely remember something similar happening at a certain university in 2006.
14	* ''Webcomic/CopperEyes'': Much like with real-life takers of prescribed depressants, Darcy seems to suffer from a form of depression and emotional numbness due to his continuous taking of Loveless.
15	* [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2008-08-29 This]] ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' comic seems to parallel InvoluntaryShapeshifting to a ''certain'' stage in human sexual development (Bow Chicka Bow Wow).
16	** On the political side, we have the Uryuom government, which is supposedly secular, but still passes some laws forbidding things the most popular religion disapproves of.
17	* ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'' has a few of these, one of the better ones coming when Sarine observes Jon fondling her CoolSword, which has the cool property of expanding from a small crystal to a taut, vibrating focus for magical energy when turned on (so to speak). You couldn't ''possibly'' imagine that there might be UnresolvedSexualTension between those two, could you?
18	-->'''Sarine:''' Please don't put your finger there.
19	* In post-hiatus ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}'', due to a totally broken {{masquerade}} and a well-respected polyamorous "triad," the hot-button issues seem to be ''polygamous'' and ''vampire'' marriage. Gay marriage hasn't been mentioned, although it's been implied gay rights have made impressive leaps over the TimeSkip. A point of irony is that both [[Literature/{{Twilight}} vampires]] and polygamists seem to enjoy Mormon ''support''.
20	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
21	** Gil and Agatha's rapid-fire exchange of ideas on how to cure Tarvek gradually get more breathless and excited as they go on, culminating in a GeekyTurnOn. Mad science as foreplay, full-on experimentation standing in for the sex, which would in this case have been a ''threesome''. Oh, and did we mention Gil was [[ShirtlessScene shirtless the whole time]], and Tarvek completely naked for the first half or so? With an explosive, satisfying conclusion. Violetta plainly said it:
22	--->'''Violetta:''' ''Jeez'', you Sparks get all into your freakish, twisted ''courtship rituals''—
23	** [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080829 This strip]] and its implications using Death Rays:
24	--->'''Agatha:''' [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend I hardly know him!]]\
25	'''[[GeniusLoci Castle Heterodyne]]:''' What's to know? His family is powerful, his spark burns strong, he's already taken with you...\
26	'''Agatha:''' But--\
27	'''Castle Heterodyne:''' And you cannot deny that he has a '''magnificent''' death ray.\
28	'''Agatha:''' ''[blushing]'' ... That's... That's '''hardly''' a basis for a stable relationship.
29	** In the novel ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheAirshipCity'', when Agatha is looking for Gil's arsenal to fight slaver wasps, she assumes he's just hiding it because he's embarrassed that they're too small.
30	--->'''Agatha:''' I'm sure that next time you'll build a much bigger one, but trust me, right now any Death Ray, will do, no matter how--\
31	'''Gil:''' I. DO. NOT. HAVE. A. DEATH. RAY!
32	** In a much darker metaphor, Martellus von Blitzengaard's attempting to bind Agatha to him by forcing reliance on a chemical version of "the king's touch" is reminiscent of both rape and trying to control someone through drug addiction. Not only does Agatha find a workaround in no time, but later she ''trashes'' Martellus for daring to even try to touch her. Martellus does eventually regret doing it -when the results of his attempt backfires on him ''spectacularly''.
33	* ''WebComic/{{The Glass Scientists}}'' not only has explicitly queer characters, but there are lots of story elements that makes it easy to read as a metaphor for queer identity. One example is the narrative of the protagonist, Dr. Jekyll, who is actually canonically bisexual. His main conflict maps nicely onto a metaphor for issues bisexual people face in the real world. Jekyll tries to fit in with high London society, while at the same time pursuing his passion for mad science, which is seen as abnormal and even dangerous. But he’s ended up feeling alienated from both circles. He’s too strange and unbalanced to be a proper gentleman, but other mad scientists see him as too square and concerned with public image. Feeling alienated from both the mainstream and the community of outsiders you supposedly belong to is a common experience for bisexual people. Straight people reject them for being gay, while gay people reject them being “too close to straight”. It’s very common for both groups to simply not believe bisexuality exists and accuse bisexuals of “faking” it. Jekyll is both accused of being a fake by other scientists and pressured to keep his passion for mad science hidden by upperclass disdain for it. It’s a doublebind that leaves him feeling like he’s broken and hollow behind the facade he puts up.
34	* In ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'', K'seliss the lizardman has an embarrassing instinctual reflex happen when he's threatened by mechanical bugs in the current dungeon crawl; his head crest raises. Since he'd previously said that he doesn't "swing that way" (he only kills what he can eat, and considers fighting, eating and sex to be subsets of the same category,) he blames his reaction to inedible war machines to be caused by thinking of a "battle he had AGES ago." And he takes time out to see if the other party members have noticed his gallant reflex.
35	* In ''WebComic/{{Homestuck}}'', the other trolls make fun of Karkat's tiny horn size. Karkat also has an unusual blood colour, which he believes is unnatural and destined to get him persecuted in society, and so 'closets' himself by using grey as his signature colour and getting extremely defensive whenever anyone talks about blood.
36	** Much of the humor from troll-human conversations comes from the trolls not caring about homosexuality or incest, but getting very uncomfortable when someone mentions... [[BizarreAlienReproduction buckets]].
37	** The author has a [[MoodWhiplash habit]] of putting obvious sexual imagery in [[spoiler:the trolls]]' death scenes.
38	*** [[spoiler:Vriska]] impales [[spoiler:Tavros]] on his own lance after he tries to stab her with it. It doesn't help that the two are canonically stalker and victim.
39	*** [[spoiler:Eridan]] shoots [[spoiler:Feferi]] and [[spoiler:Sollux]]- his ex-girlfriend, and a boy he was trying to hate-flirt with minutes ago- with a wand, which is specifically stated several times to shoot "[[LightIsNotGood white magic]]".
40	*** [[spoiler:Kanaya]] takes down [[spoiler:Gamzee]] with a GroinAttack.
41	** The trope experiences a subversion when Clubs Deuce flips the fuck out after realizing the object he was hitting Doze with was [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003109 apparently a BULL PENIS CANE.]]
42	** At one point Dirk tells Jake he's about to make "a weird confession that may change the way you feel about me." Jake -- and the reader -- assumes that he's about to confess his gay crush on Jake. Instead his confession is that [[spoiler:he's from the future]].
43	* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'':
44	** In [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/2011/04/15/things-fall-apart/ this]] strip, Bino responds with indignation to Fox's allegations that he has a small... neck. Keep in mind that the neck is the only area the pets seem to have any modesty about...
45	--->'''Fox''': snrk I was wondering, how does someone with such a big head get by with a neck so pencilly?\
46	'''Bino''': ''It's comparable to the national average!''
47	** Maxwell squeezes the pillow between his legs when [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/2019/03/20/make-like-your-name/ Peanut and Grape are offscreen showing off their affectionate 'chemistry']]
48	** Marion meeting his mother for the first time post-transformation parallels many trans people coming out to their parents, his mother explicitly saying 'I didn't give birth to a squirrel'. It's PlayedForLaughs at the moment, but we later find out he very much is on his own after being effectively disowned.
49	* In ''Webcomic/JupiterMen'', the revelation that Arrio's mother was a Magite who entered Prime in violation of interdimensional treaties brings the subject of immigrants illegally crossing a country's border to mind. This image is only strengthened when Nathan threatens to deport Arrio for being part-Magite despite him living his whole life on Prime. The introduction of Lavani triples down on this, as she interrogates him on his ties to Magi and continues to believe that he doesn't have clearance to be on Prime despite explicitly promising Nathan that she wouldn't push the issue. This mirrors the plight of American-born children of illegal immigrants being accused of being born outside of the country.
50	* [[http://www.misfile.com/?date=2004-09-15 This]] ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' strip:
51	-->'''Ash:''' I got it all set up for you. Just slip it in.\
52	'''Emily:''' All right already. Just give me a second. It's the first time I've done something like this.\
53	'''Ash:''' That's perfect.\
54	'''Emily:''' I still don't know what I'm allowed to touch and what I can't. It's so gross and oily.\
55	'''Ash:''' That's perfect. Now put in another one.\
56	'''Emily:''' This is making my fingers all slippery.\
57	'''Ash:''' You get used to it when you do this for a while.\
58	'''Rumisiel:''' ''(listens in, drooling)''
59	** The awesome topper to this conversation is when Ash's dad arrives, asks Ash to go pick up dinner, and asks Emily, "Do you eat fish?"
60	* ''Webcomic/MoonCrest24'': Using a drill to escape an underground colony, [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann hmm...]]
61	* ''Webcomic/{{Muted}}'': Word of God all but states that Camille's discovery of her [[spoiler:Leroux heritage]] is a parallel of a young lesbian discovering that they're gay and hiding it from their family. Nyra even thinks she's trying to come out to her at the end of the party.
62	* Look at the second panel of this ''Webcomic/NerfNow'' [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/170 comic]]. If you can't figure it out, just look at the photo notes on it.
63	* ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'' treats Hitlerella fighting another superhero (and kidnapping her sidekick) as [[http://nonadventures.com/2008/01/26/beware-the-ides-of-arch/ infidelity in a romantic relationship]]. This only escalates their already enormous levels of FoeRomanceSubtext.
64	* The "Prop-NA" storyarc in ''Webcomic/{{Nukees}}'', where based on the oft-cited axiom that marriage is a religious institution, [[{{Yandere}} Cecilia]] ([[HypocriticalHumor who isn't 100% straight]]) starts a movement to ban atheists from marrying [[WomanScorned for fairly blatant personal reasons]]... and actually ''[[CrapsackWorld gains popular support]]'' (that's [[HollywoodCalifornia California]]).
65	* In ''Webcomic/{{Oceanfalls}}'', after Nino wakes up from his NightmareSequence in [[NiceGirl Aria]]'s home, she checks up on him, resulting in this exchange.
66	-->'''Nino:''' Aria?\
67	'''Aria:''' I'm glad you're awake!\
68	'''Nino:''' Hey! Uhhhh... Am I in your bed?\
69	'''Aria:''' Yup, but--\
70	'''Nino:''' OH UH SORRY FOR INTRUDING IN\
71	'''Aria:''' Nonono, it's fine, really! It's no big deal, I don't mind! You seemed really tired, so I thought I'd let you get some rest.\
72	'''Nino:''' ...Thanks for that.
73	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
74	** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0616.html Here]], Crystal treats her not being murdered by Belkar like someone being angry that [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe they're not being propositioned for sex]].
75	** [[spoiler:Malack]]'s plans to make the process of human sacrifices more efficient and orderly by developing "some sort of special chamber" is meant to evoke ''Film/SoylentGreen''. However, plenty of readers saw [[ANaziByAnyOtherName a different parallel]].
76	** ''Start of Darkness'' features [[spoiler:Redcloak]]'s village being brutally destroyed, complete with DeathOfAChild, and this line:
77	--->'''[[spoiler:Paladin:]]''' [[FinalSolution Exterminate the rest.]]
78	** The Vector Legion's control over half of the Western Continent through invoking TheCreon in the Empires of Blood, Sweat, and Tears carries heavy undertones of TheMafia, what with them pulling the strings of (somewhat) legitimate organizations behind the scenes, having an emphasis on putting business before pleasure, and keeping as few people in the loop as possible regarding their {{Manipulative Bastard}}ry. It's cemented by Laurin referring to the group as "this thing we do", similar to how mafia members in RealLife refer to the organization as "our thing".
79	** A more innocent and lighthearted case can be seen with most of the comics that deal with the gods; these comics have them discuss the ''[=OotS=]'' universe as though it were a tabletop role-playing game campaign (or really, any form of art made through collaborative means), with them trying not to bicker over which elements should be included or debating whether or not they've gotten enough fun out of it to just end the whole thing.
80	** Another more comedic example is the use of the ''sending'' spell; due to the hard 25-word limit for ''sending'', many characters who are particularly long-winded have their speeches cut in and out with ''sending'', like someone trying to talk on the phone with bad reception.
81	** A less comedic one would be Tarquin's insistence for Elan to become the leader and main character, regardless of the fact that Roy is fit for the job and Elan clearly lacks the skill or experience to lead the team. Race and gender is never brought into the equation in-comic, but the author commentary of Book 5 states that Tarquin's reactions are symbolic about how he literally can't consider anyone else than his son -- a white heterosexual man -- [[WhiteMaleLead to be the leader of the team.]]
82	--->In this way, Tarquin is also symbolic of an older time when stories were likely to be more formulaic or clichéd -- and less diverse. It's no accident that he's a wealthy old straight white man losing his marbles over the fact that the tale he is experiencing doesn't focus on the other straight white man at the expense of the black man, the woman, the genderqueer person, and even the Latino guest star.
83	** "[[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0832.html Loose Ends]]". Remember, they're talking about killing paladins.
84	--->'''Redcloak:''' It was less satisfying than I remember.\
85	'''Xykon:''' Yeah, that happens when you get older sometimes.\
86	'''Demon Roach:''' [[LampshadeHanging I think they have a pill for that now]].
87	* ''WebComic/OzyAndMillie'' turned a MattressTagGag into one of these; Llewellyn (who has declared his property to be a sovereign country) decides to legalize cutting tags off mattresses. The U.S. is not happy with this, and ends up deploying border patrols to prevent people from smuggling mattresses between the two countries. In case you're confused, this arc was written around the time Canada was considering legalizing marijuana. (It failed, but still.)
88	* ''Webcomic/SchoolBites'': the vampire schoolgirls are given potions to control their bloodlust, so they only have to drink blood [[AllPeriodsArePMS once a month]].
89	* The whole "Comic in Crisis" [[StoryArc mini-arc]] from ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance'' (beginning [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/19980202 here]]) bares more than a few similarities to the Monica Lewinsky scandal that was going on at the time.
90	* ''Unlife'' has a woman electing to become a zombie (zombies retain their sentience). The dialogue sounds a lot like a woman having sex for the first time... [[MoodWhiplash at first]].
91	* In [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/09082004/ this]] ''Webcomic/{{Wapsi Square}}'' strip Monica and Shelly overhear an interesting exchange between Tina and Jacqui. [[spoiler:Yoga]] makes for some interesting conversations, indeed.
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