| 1 | [[noreallife]] |
| 2 | [[quoteright:241:[[Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riley_2-okama_1617.PNG]]]] |
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| 4 | ->'''Phil:''' Dude, I've been out for ''years''. Sue never mentioned it to you?\ |
| 5 | '''Steve:''' But ''how''? You're the biggest fratboy dudebro I've ever met. You say things like "broseph" and "chillax", you're crude, you're FAT! How can you be gay? |
| 6 | -->-- ''ComicStrip/CheerUpEmoKid'' |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Originally treated as a subversion of the [[StereotypeGay standard gay stereotypes]], the Straight Gay is a homosexual male or female character who has no [[CampGay camp mannerisms]], ButchLesbian tendencies, or obviously "gay" affectations. |
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| 10 | In the earliest cases, Straight Gays were mostly there for farcical reasons: perhaps as a misunderstanding in which a straight character ends up unwittingly inviting himself out on a [[NotADate "date"]] with a 'stealthy' gay man, or in which a homophobic character espouses his views to a stranger, only to find out that the person he's talking to is gay. |
| 11 | Currently, the Straight Gay is TruthInTelevision, less of a narrative device than a character type. When still used as a plot point, it may allow other characters to realistically miss that a character is gay, or it may be so incidental to the plot (or controversial as a topic) that it's [[WordOfGay never actually mentioned on-screen]]. [[QueerPeopleAreFunny It's still used for cheap jokes, though.]] |
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| 13 | In some cases — especially {{Soap Opera}}s — this may be because of the writers changing their minds about an originally heterosexual character. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | A lot of gay people object to the term itself (especially with the term Straight-Acting), arguing that gender presentation and sexual orientation are unrelated, and that the term is [[BrokenBase unnecessarily divisive]]. Gay men exhibiting masculine tendencies or preferring masculine hobbies isn't necessarily a problem; it's when it is used to vocally differentiate the individual from "''[[CampGay those]]'' [[YouAreACreditToYourRace gays]]" that it becomes an issue. The trope itself isn't necessarily harmful, but applying it to real people can be. Due to these reasons, along with the growing LGBT representation in Western media, the trope is starting to fall into DiscreditedTrope terrority as such characters have been criticized as making gay or lesbian characters more palatable for straight audiences, [[ButNotTooGay especially if they aren't depicted with love interests]]. |
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| 17 | May be associated with HaveIMentionedIAmGay in cases where the writing isn't nuanced enough to support a gay character sans constant explanations. Arguably a SpearCounterpart to LipstickLesbian, though the "Chapstick" type (not particularly butch or femme) mentioned in its description fits more under this trope. Also compare ArmoredClosetGay and TheWhitestBlackGuy. ManlyGay can overlap with Straight Gay depending on the context, but ManlyGay is more entangled with old stereotypes about gay men. MasculineFeminineGayCouple occurs when his lover is more feminine than him. |
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| 19 | See also MistakenForGay and CampStraight. |
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| 21 | ---- |
| 22 | !!Examples: |
| 23 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 26 | %%* The Aeon Clock of ''Manga/AirGear''. |
| 27 | %%* ''Anime/AiNoKusabi'': Pretty much everyone in the main cast. |
| 28 | %%* ''Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge'': Underneath that manly suit, Takai's actually very [[HoYay crazy]] for Ko. |
| 29 | %%* Toshimitsu Kubo from ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''. For mistaking a cross-dressing Akihisa for an attractive girl, he might be of SingleTargetSexuality. |
| 30 | * In ''Manga/BlueFlag'', it's an early spoiler, but [[spoiler:Touma Mita]] is this. So much to the point that the plot starts out with [[spoiler:the main character and Mita's childhood friend Taichi Ichinose trying to help a girl he has a crush on get with Mita. Neither of them realize that Mita really likes Ichinose.]] |
| 31 | * Osamu Tamura from ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' is this even despite crossdressing. He looks quite feminine when trying to pass as a girl but his original reason for crossdressing has to do with him falling for a straight boy. Normally Osamu isn't particularly effeminate. |
| 32 | * Kurokawa from ''Manga/{{Challengers}}'', contrasted with flamboyantly gay American Rick. There's also Morinaga, who is in silent, unrequited love with clueless rabid homophobe Souichi for four years until he finally spills the beans. |
| 33 | * The main couple of ''Manga/{{Classmates}}'' don't have any real campy attributes and neither do the two {{Beta Couple}}s apart from Sorano and Hibiki being [[RealMenWearPink a fashion model and a confectioner]] respectively but that has nothing to do with their orientation. |
| 34 | %%* Kudo from ''Manga/DokiDokiSchoolHours'', contrasted with his totally straight [[CrossDresser cross-dressing]] classmate Seki. |
| 35 | * ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'': You'd never know it, since Clara [[AllWomenArePrudes doesn't show any inclination towards either sex]] for much of the series. But she gradually develops a crush on her best friend [[spoiler: Mei]] and secretly has the hots for [[spoiler: [[ParentalIncest her own mom]]]]! |
| 36 | * Subverted in their series ''Manga/DrugAndDrop'', when Kazahaya comments on Rikuo's "girly" taste for chocolate. Also, "He wears his SunglassesAtNight" Saiga is the one doing the feminine chores around the shop, not fey, willowy Kakei as Kazahaya first suspected. |
| 37 | %%* Iwahata of ''Anime/GaReiZero''. |
| 38 | * Sweden from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Confirmed to be gay ([[SingleTargetSexuality and only have eyes for Finland]]) by the author and without a single effeminate bone in his body. |
| 39 | %%* Jun Koshinae from ''Manga/Is''. |
| 40 | * [[TheEeyore Jun Fujiwara]] and ''possibly'' [[ThePollyanna Shin Tachibana]] of ''Manga/NegativeKunToPositiveKun''. The two of them are acknowledged to be [[OfficialCouple an item]] from the get-go, and yet both of them are as normal as normal can be. That said, one chapter reveals that Shin has an...''interest'' in female breasts, making it possible that he's bisexual, but even then he assures Jun that he's his one and only. |
| 41 | * ''Anime/KadoTheRightAnswer'' features Hanamori, Shindo's coworker and roommate. His clingy behaviour towards Shindo could be mistaken as him simply being friendly, except for a conversation he has with Tsukai where he asks her if she's in love with Shindo, revealing he also harbours feelings for him. However, he seems to realize he has next to no chance with Shindo, encouraging Tsukai to make a move. |
| 42 | * Kajiwara in ''Manga/KanonChihoSaito'' is a textbook case. Everybody, even the readers, is taken by surprise when they find out. |
| 43 | %%* ''Manga/KenkoZenrakeiSuieibuUmisho'': In the manga, Okiura ends up attracting one. |
| 44 | %%* ''Anime/LegendOfTheBlueWolves'': Leonard and Jonathan. |
| 45 | * Zelda's teacher in ''Lotte no Omocha'' [[spoiler:retired because of a scandal he was in involving a young male student.]] |
| 46 | * Most of the characters of ''Manga/LoveMyLife''. For example, the main character didn't even realize her parents were gay until her father told her after she came out of the closet to him. |
| 47 | * Nearly all of the characters from ''Mekko Rarekko'' count. Even though the characters usually have sex at least once in a volume [[spoiler:which may include rape as well,]] they never view their sexuality as anything. They just have sex with other people. In the case of Buchi and Taishou, the two main characters from ''Mekko Rarekko'', when they have sex they usually just see it as a way to pass time and nothing else with no one suspecting a thing. |
| 48 | %%* Naoe from ''Literature/MirageOfBlaze''. |
| 49 | * [[TheEngineer Yamagi Gilmerton]] from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''. He's an unassuming, technically-inclined teenager who happens to be gay. He has a crush on his crewmate Norba Shino but is too shy to confess this. |
| 50 | * The character Isaac in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' is a brawny guy (albeit a GentleGiant) with a heavy Dutch accent. The characters think he's about to have an UnsettlingGenderReveal when he starts flirting with a male actor who played a female role in a kabuki play. Isaac then reveals that yes, he knew that was a man (or rather, he doesn't mind the reveal as he likes men more anyway). |
| 51 | %%* A few characters in ''Literature/{{Sukisho}}'', namely Sora and Minato. |
| 52 | * Rin from ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi''. He's very into fighting and very into flirting with Akira. |
| 53 | * Seishirou from ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' and ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'', falling in love with the protagonist and being masculine and stylish. |
| 54 | * [[spoiler:Guin Sard Lineford]] from ''Anime/TurnAGundam'', the first character in the entire Gundam franchise with an openly stated same-sex attraction. He might be [[NoBisexuals bisexual]], but TheReveal of his unrequited love for the main character is not revealed until the last few episodes, so there's not much time to investigate the possibility. |
| 55 | * Kakei from ''Manga/WhatDidYouEatYesterday'' is one of these, in a manga that centers around FoodPorn.'' He's a SupremeChef but other than that he doesn't show any stereotypically gay mannerisms. |
| 56 | * ''Manga/WitchHatAtelier'': Garuga is the largest and manliest-looking member of the Safety Council. The Silver Night Festival Arc reveals he has a male lover named Atuarto. |
| 57 | %%* Shinobu Sensui from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', by WordOfGay. |
| 58 | * [[spoiler:Lu Sheng]] from ''Anime/{{Zegapain}}'', who completely caught both the main character and most of the audience off guard when he [[spoiler:openly declared his affection for the main character, Kyo, complete with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.]] |
| 59 | [[/folder]] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 62 | * Kevin Keller from ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'', despite being explicitly created to be a gay teen in the ''Archie'' universe, is pretty mundane. His first storyline had to deal with him turning down Veronica, who had a crush on him. A later mini-series went over the rest of his life, and showed him as an army brat with a goal of joining the armed forces himself. Partially because of the fact that he's basically a typical ''Archie'' character (but gay) has gotten him popular enough to score his own series. |
| 63 | * Apollo and Midnighter from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' are a married gay superhero couple with very few stereotypical gay characteristics. Oh, and don't call them "poofs", because they will rip out your spine and make you eat your face if you're lucky. |
| 64 | * ''ComicBook/{{Chew}}'': John Colby, who acts like your standard macho CowboyCop and calls those he doesn't like "fags". He's revealed to be into men when he sleeps with his MeanBoss in order to get him to stop treating his partner Chu like dirt. Though he seems to only be gay, having at a Franchise/{{Terminator}} in front of the gay pride flag as his online profile picture, he ends up sleeping with his new female (and very old) boss for similar reasons as before. |
| 65 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Circles}}'', several characters fall into this simply by not addressing any particularly "gay" stereotype. |
| 66 | * Neither Cole Turner, nor his husband in ''ComicBook/TheDepartmentOfTruth'' have any of the campier stereotypes of their sexuality on display. |
| 67 | * ''ComicBook/{{Diabolik}}'''s recurring character Saverio Hardy is gay, but the only hint before he came out was that he did not court a gorgeous female friend of his. Diabolik himself admitted he had not seen that coming, in spite of his usual ability to notice anything about someone's personality and having spent a long time with him. |
| 68 | * Walden Woods from ''ComicBook/DorkTower'', whose most notable mannerism is his constant more-{{Goth}}-than-thou demeanor, while his sexual orientation was mentioned only as a passing gag. |
| 69 | %%* Titus Bird from ''ComicBook/{{Enigma}}''. |
| 70 | * DC's Pied Piper was this way when he first came out, completely shocking ComicBook/TheFlash with the revelation of his sexuality. Later writers have mostly stayed true to this portrayal, and for a prominent gay character he shows few to no stereotypical gay traits depending on who is writing him. Mildly subverted in that he's a grown man whose original costume consisted of a poofy, polka-dotted, belted tunic, often open to the waist, with tights, a floppy cap, cape, and boots (often Peter Pan-style). Plus, long hair and proficiency with the flute. Stand him next to butcher villains like Mirror Master and Heatwave, and he might set off one's gaydar. |
| 71 | ** [[JerkWithaHeartofGold David Singh]], Barry Allen's boss at the Central City crime lab (and Pied Piper's boyfriend). |
| 72 | * Pretty much any gay character written by Creator/GailSimone, including [[ComicBook/WonderWoman Achiles]] and [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Creote]]. |
| 73 | * ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': |
| 74 | ** Obsidian, the son of the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Green Lantern. He did once help solve a crime using nothing but his vast knowledge of show tunes, however. |
| 75 | ** Post-ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}, the ''ComicBook/Earth2'' version of Obsidian's father Alan Scott has also been revealed as one, with Obsidian currently written out of continuity. |
| 76 | * Duncan and Brian from ''ComicBook/LockeAndKey''. Especially Brian. |
| 77 | -->'''Duncan:''' Hey Bri, there's a club up the beach that might be-\ |
| 78 | '''Brian:''' Playing Cher or some other crap I don't want to listen to. |
| 79 | * Bryan Hand from ''ComicBook/MsTree''. A former SAS trooper and mercenary turned tutor and bodyguard. So straight that his longtime charge Mike Jr. has no idea Hand is gay until he outs himself. |
| 80 | %%* ''ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX'''s Anole, [[AllGaysLoveTheater his love of theater]] notwithstanding. |
| 81 | %%* Probably the most well-known gay comic book character, Northstar. |
| 82 | * Raymond from ''ComicBook/{{Seconds}}'', who shows no stereotypical gay characteristics; he's only known to be gay by mention of a boyfriend. |
| 83 | * In ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'', there's the titular character's gay roommate Wallace, Joseph, and [[spoiler:Stephen Stills.]] |
| 84 | * Mikaal Tomas from the '90s run of ''ComicBook/StarmanDCComics'' was pretty Straight Gay. He was, of course, [[NoBisexuals bisexual]] according to what we're told and was, originally, Starman in the 70s (oh, the bling) but if anything, he was more standard-heroic than Jack. He and his boyfriend, however, were an interestingly ''steady'' contrast to Jack's romantic issues. |
| 85 | * ''ComicBook/TopTen'': Steve "Jetman" Trainor misses out on this title in that his only negative quality seems to be that he's closeted. |
| 86 | * Piotr "Colossus" Rasputin from ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', and his boyfriend Northstar, again, but this one is from an alternate dimension than the one mentioned above. |
| 87 | * ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': You wouldn't know it from the way he looks or acts, but Achilles is gay. His marriage to Alkyone was merely a political one and he later hooks up with his realtor, Patrick Cleese, who turns out to be the reincarnation of Patroclus. |
| 88 | * ''Comicbook/XFactor'': Although originally believed to be bisexual, WordOfGod says that Rictor found his relationships with Tabitha and Rahne ultimately unsatisfying and that he was simply deep in the closet. |
| 89 | * Hulkling and Wiccan from ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers''. Shortly before Wiccan and Hulking outed themselves, he was still calling himself Asgardian. The potential for jokes stemming from this name compelled him to change it. Even the stoic Patriot got a chuckle out of that. Slightly [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] with Wiccan as he displays some feminine interests later on but even then they're not campy. |
| 90 | %%* Doctor Allison Mann from ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan''. |
| 91 | [[/folder]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 94 | * After the Indian Supreme Court upheld a ruling that being gay was punishable by death, Scott Adams mocked them by announcing that Asok, the Indian intern from ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'', is gay. After two lines of HaveIMentionedIAmGay, it was never referenced again and he demonstrated no change in personality or [[NerdsAreVirgins relationship status]]. |
| 95 | * In an early (1977) story arc of ''Lupo Alberto'' Enrico la Talpa came out as gay, surprising literally ''everyone'', including the title character, his ''best friend'', as not only he never hinted at it before starting to walk around with a sign declaring it but was ''married''... [[SubvertedTrope Then the end of the story arc reveals he was trolling everyone]] and [[PetTheDog trying to give visibility to the fight for gay rights]], and after [[ItMakesSenseInContext his latest stunt got him mistaken for a terrorist and fired upon by the police]] he decided to just go home. |
| 96 | [[/folder]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 99 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Germany sure seems straight. He has no [[CampGay stereotypical characteristics]]. However, he isn't straight; he is bisexual. |
| 100 | * On a few occasions, some definitely straight characters from ''Total Drama Island'', such as Duncan and Trent go through this in order to get slashed, usually with the AmbiguouslyGay Noah. Or, just as often, paired [[CrackPairing with each other]]. |
| 101 | * A non-slash example could be found in ''Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman: Change With The Light'', where Anna Watson's lesbianism is briefly mentioned by Mary Jane when she's explaining to Liz Allan why her cousin Kristy's father is not Mary Jane's uncle. When she appears in the story, Anna Watson is typically serving as a ParentalSubstitute to Mary Jane. She fills in for Mary Jane's mother, a BrokenBird who's in no shape to do the job herself because of everything she's been through at the hands of Phillip Watson, Mary Jane's father and Anna's brother. |
| 102 | * Another non-slash example is prince Ferdinand in ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen''. The story steers clear of shipping and we only discover that he's gay when Anna asks him during a casual talk whether he has a girlfriend somewhere. His surprise to Anna's casual reaction to the fact suggests that in-universe, that's the safer behavior. |
| 103 | * Fanfic author A.A. Pessimal, a fan of Creator/TerryPratchett works, does this extensively in his ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fan-literature, with two minor characters as the focus: |
| 104 | ** On the lesbian side, there is Miss Alice Band, a never-appeared-on-pages incidentally mentioned teacher of female pupils at the Assassins' Guild School. The author's sizeable body of inter-related fanfic builds her character as a straight-acting lesbian who plays her sexuality very, very carefully and discreetly. The author A.A. Pessimal treats this as only a small part of what makes her the person she is and avoids writing her as an exercise in two-dimensional slash fiction. Well, he tried writing a slash-fic about her ''once'', but abandoned it as he felt he couldn't write convincing sex. A typical Alice Band story, in which her sexuality is a small but important detail, is here: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5007887/1/The-Lancre-Caper-or-The-Perils-of-OverConfidence The Lancre Caper (The Perils of Over-confidence)]]''. |
| 105 | ** One the male side, the same author has also expanded on the character of André the detective from ''Literature/{{Maskerade}}'' as a straight-acting gay, in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423509/1/Moving-Pictures-Part-Two-The-Sequel Son of Moving Pictures II]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5010302/1/Amateur-Night Amateur Night]]''. This was mainly to introduce and expand on the [[WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame Blue Cat Club]] as a location, and based on the observed wisdom that André is [[AllGaysLoveTheater ecstatically keen on the drama of musical theatre]], sees past the superficial beauty and allure of Christine, and is prepared to treat Agnes Nitt sympathetically and as a person intrinsically worth knowing. It also explores how gay men fit into the Discworld. |
| 106 | * In ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' ''Bringing Me To Life'' if Neo/Smith wasn't part of the main storyline you'd never figure out they were gay, unless you were in the know. From the later chapters there's also Max Jameson. |
| 107 | * Fan works for the game ''Videogame/{{Outlast}}'' often play Miles Upshur as gay, though no reference to his sexuality or love life was made in the actual game. Miles is often presented as masculine and somewhat rugged in fanfiction and fanart, to the point where one might not be aware he was gay unless told so. See ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1724468/chapters/3675512 Alone Aboard the Ark]]'' for a specific example. |
| 108 | * ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'': |
| 109 | ** Done with Yami early on, but [[CharacterizationMarchesOn that gag isn't used much anymore]]. Pegasus's servant Croquet is another example, in contrast to his boss's CampStraight persona. |
| 110 | ** Florence, a.k.a. [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Yami Bakura]]. Mostly in contrast to the TransparentCloset Marik and the CampStraight normal Bakura. |
| 111 | --->'''"Florence":''' I'm not British, I'm just gay. |
| 112 | * ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' has Burter, whose only "gay" qualities are speaking with a lisp and giving Jeice genuine compliments. While his sexuality is only revealed four episodes after his death, ''WebAnimation/{{HFIL}}'' takes the opportunity to contrast him with the CampStraight Zarbon. |
| 113 | --> '''Burter:''' For me, [Vegeta] just [[DoubleEntendre slammed me deep in the throat!]] ...what? I'm doing these on purpose! I'm gay as sunshine.\ |
| 114 | '''Jeice:''' Suave! (''the two share a high five'') |
| 115 | * ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'': Sun and Neptune don't display any feminine attributes. They are a duo of {{Pretty Boy}}s who call each other "dude" and "bro". They're also a BetaCouple and are one of the most stable couples in the story. |
| 116 | * ''Fanfic/ThePokemonSquad'': [[WesternAnimation/ChalkZone Rudy and Snap]] are a gay couple (commonly called "[[Manga/SailorMoon cousins]]" in early seasons as a joke), but aren't overly flamboyant, simply having rather nerdy and memey interests. Their main trait is playing StraightMan to [[CloudCuckoolander Barney]]. |
| 117 | * ''Fanfic/AMoonAndWorldApart'': Onyx Plate, who is quite happily married to another stallion, but shows no gay stereotypes in his behavior, to the point where Rarity thinks he ''is'' straight until Twilight corrects her. |
| 118 | * ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'' reveals that Specter is this. He doesn't show any signs of attributes of this since the object of his affection (Ryoken) either doesn't know nor ''care'' about Specter's inner thoughts. Amusingly, the person he calls his first friend on the Infinity Train is Paul London (close to 40) to the point people assume that he and London are in a relationship with the way they apologize for how they mistreated one another (London confirms that this is fault). |
| 119 | * ''Film/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil2022'' fanfic ''Fanfic/NotAPrince'': Dovey only shows interest in a female, Lesso, yet is also quite feminine and otherwise nothing about her screams gay. |
| 120 | * ''Fanfic/GrowingPainsDannyPhantom'': The jocks didn't even suspect Steve is gay until he told what he thinks of Danny's adult self. |
| 121 | [[/folder]] |
| 122 | |
| 123 | [[folder:Films — Animation]] |
| 124 | * [[spoiler:Gobber]] as revealed in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''. After Stoick goes to confront his long-lost wife after upsetting her, he tells Hiccup "You see this is why I never got married, that and another reason", the filmmakers and his voice actor have confirmed that it meant he is gay. |
| 125 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines''. [[spoiler:Katie]] is queer but the only indications are her showering Jade with Hearts when they are face timing, her wearing a Pride-Badge on her hoodie throughout the movie, her {{flashback}} to when she was a teenager where she "spent some time figuring herself out", and in the end [[spoiler:when Linda asks if Katie and Jade are official when she's coming back for Thanksgiving break.]] |
| 126 | * [[spoiler:Mitch Downe]] in ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman''. A rare children's movie example of the trope revealed as a last-line, sub-plot wrap-up stinger. |
| 127 | * Ethan in ''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' is openly gay but doesn't exhibit any overt gay stereotypes. |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 131 | * ''Film/AirplaneIITheSequel'': In a brief gag, two middle-aged businessmen who were talking about their company part by kissing each other, with one telling his partner to make sure he feeds the cats. Both are utterly ordinary, which is part of the joke. |
| 132 | * ''Film/AmericanFiction'': [[spoiler: Cliff is portrayed this way, so much so that Monk either didn't notice or didn't care to notice. Cliff also is a very late bloomer for coming out, as he didn't do so until well into adulthood ''and after having a wife and kids.'' It's not fair, but it is understandable that his wife and kids hate his guts since as soon as the news got out, the whole family was humiliated by their own community. That being said, he doesn't display many of the gay stereotypical behavior except for having a lot of sexual partners and they're quite a bit younger than him. Despite this, it's not a negative portrayal of a gay man.]] |
| 133 | * ''Film/Bedazzled2000'': This is how TheDevil [[JackassGenie screws up Elliot's wish]] to be a smart, suave, famous author with a [[BiggerIsBetterInBed decent-sized "winkie"]]. As the author, Elliot charms the crowd and woos his LoveInterest Allison. Then they get to his bedroom and find out that his CampGay boyfriend is waiting for him. The boyfriend asks him a question about musicals, and Elliot passes with flying colors, suddenly realizing that he ''is'' gay. His last-ditch attempt, to passionately kiss Allison, [[IncompatibleOrientation proves to both that he's gay]]. He shakes her hand, and they part. |
| 134 | * [[spoiler:Graham]] in ''Film/TheBestExoticMarigoldHotel'', much to Jean's chagrin when he finally straight-out tells her so. |
| 135 | * Johnny and Omar from ''Film/MyBeautifulLaundrette'' don't have explicitly flamboyant looks or manners. |
| 136 | * [[Creator/RobinWilliams Armand Goldman]] from ''Film/TheBirdcage'', mostly. While he does have some flamboyant traits such as his choice of clothes and wearing foundation, he can tone things down enough to pass as straight to his son's hyper conservative in-laws. In comparison, his partner Albert is ''so'' CampGay he's more convincing in drag as a housewife than he is when trying to fake straightness. |
| 137 | * Subject of a brief gag in ''Film/BlazingSaddles'', when one of these pairs up with a CampGay right in the middle of an enormous fist-fight. Jim may also qualify as he propositions Bart when they first meet. Then again he might have just been screwing with him. |
| 138 | -->'''Bart:''' Well seeing as how you are my guest and I am your host, what's your pleasure? What would you like to do?\ |
| 139 | '''Jim:''' Oh I dunno... play chess... screw...\ |
| 140 | '''Bart:''' Well let's play chess! |
| 141 | * Ultimately averted by FBIAgent Paul Smecker, in ''Film/TheBoondockSaints''. He seems like a tough, straight detective, until he's seen in bed with another man. When the man wants to cuddle, he sneers, "Cuddle, what a fag", making it seem like he's a Straight Gay, but throughout the film he makes a number of campy flourishes. He occasionally lisps and minces for humor's sake, and at one point sits on a pink divan while petting a pink feather boa. In the end, he seems rather comfortable dressing in drag as a disguise. "Schmecker" or "Smecker" are American Yiddish euphemisms for "schmuck", which means "penis", and is often used as an insult. |
| 142 | * ''Film/TheBoysInTheBand'' features an example of pretty much every common gay stereotype. Sports-playing high school math teacher Hank, who's been married and has a young son and daughter, is the Straight Gay, though strictly speaking "Hank swings both ways, but with a definite preference" -- preference for his own sex, that is. Arguably, Alan, the ostensibly straight guy who turns up, is in fact a closeted gay or bisexual and hence a Straight Gay. The main character, Michael, says that in college he used to be 'straight-acting'. Now he's not. |
| 143 | * The two henchman from ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''; while Mr. Wint could be said to be vaguely swishy (though not really for the time), Mr. Kidd is so un-flamboyant, you'd never guess he's gay if not for the "For a lady" scene. |
| 144 | * {{The bear}}s (big, hairy men who happen to be gay) in Creator/JohnWaters' ''Film/ADirtyShame''. |
| 145 | * In ''Film/TheDry'', [[spoiler:farmer Jamie Sullivan and the local doctor]] appear to be a typical pair of ocker blokes, but are actually in a secret relationship. [[spoiler: Jamie]]'s desire to keep the relationship secret causes him to lie about his whereabouts on the day of the murder, sending Aaron's investigation down a blind alley. |
| 146 | %%* ''Film/EasternPromises'': Kirill, a closeted {{gayngster}}. |
| 147 | * ''Film/{{Eternals}}'': Phastos is married to an architect, raises a kid with him, and otherwise is portrayed with very few stereotypically gay traits. |
| 148 | * In the ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' series, BigBad Gellert Grindelwald does not show any stereotypical gay traits. |
| 149 | %%* Matthew from ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral''. His partner Gareth is more obvious. |
| 150 | %%* ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits'' has Tommy, the sports editor at GQ, as played by Creator/WoodyHarrelson. |
| 151 | * ''Film/HalloweenKills'' features the couple Big John and Little John, neither of whom are stereotypical [[spoiler:and who end up as more of Michael Myers' victims]]. |
| 152 | * John Caleo from ''Film/HoldingTheMan'' doesn't really show much typical gay mannerism or characteristics, being the captain for his high school football team and was regarded as the best among his peers all across Victoria. |
| 153 | * ''Film/ILoveYouMan'': |
| 154 | ** Probably to play off the main character's metrosexuality, gives him a gay brother who is far more able to act masculine/ relate to most masculine straight men than the protagonist himself. Turns out, personality is not determined by orientation! |
| 155 | ** Doug, played by Thomas Lennon, who thinks he's on a date with, and kisses, Creator/PaulRudd's main character, Peter. The effectiveness of the gag depends on both Peter, and the audience, having had no idea Doug was gay ([[TrailersAlwaysSpoil presuming they hadn't]] [[TrailerJokeDecay seen the trailer]]). When Doug reappears, however, his anger that Peter never returned his calls leads to increasing CampGay. |
| 156 | %%* Tom Selleck as news reporter Peter Malloy in ''Film/InAndOut''. |
| 157 | * ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence'': The film reveals Okun had a relationship with one of his male scientist colleagues, and he has no stereotypical gay traits. |
| 158 | * Fred (played by Creator/VingRhames) in ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry'' is the NewMeat in Chuck and Larry's fire station. He, at first, appears to be a ScaryBlackMan with a fondness for axes, so the others start making up stories about him chopping people up. Later, after Chuck and Larry announce that they're (fake) married, Fred reveals himself to Chuck and later acts more CampGay. DaChief explains near the end that this likely saved the whole fire station from being brutally murdered by Fred when his repressed emotions would boil over. At the end of the film, Fred marries Alex's brother at the same chapel as Chuck and Larry. |
| 159 | * Richie Tozier in ''Film/ItChapterTwo'' does not have any stereotypically gay traits. |
| 160 | * ''Film/ItsAWonderfulKnife2023'': Jimmy is a boy with an average style who's gay and an athlete. |
| 161 | * ''Film/{{Kaboom}}'': Smith and other gay or bisexual guys in the film don't show gay stereotypes at all. |
| 162 | %%* Creator/ValKilmer's detective, "Gay Perry", in ''Film/KissKissBangBang''. |
| 163 | * In ''Film/TheLastPortrait'' James Lord is gay as in real life but it's never addressed since it's not plot important. When talking to his partner on the phone, it's never shown that he's talking to a man. Even Giacometti, when "assessing" his facial features calls him a brute - maybe played for laughs if the viewer knows Lord was gay. |
| 164 | * Both the book and film versions of ''Film/LayerCake'' refer to a violent gangster in the 1970s, "Crazy Larry", who was gay. In the latter, he expresses a paradoxical slogan which sums up his character: "Fucking females is for poofs." |
| 165 | * Big John Harrigan (played by Creator/BrianCox) in ''Film/{{LIE}}'' is a former Marine and spy who likes muscle cars. He also prefers the sexual company of teenage boys and young men. |
| 166 | * ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'': Donnie shows no signs of being gay until it's revealed that he has a crush on a bartender named Brad, and is trying to get oral surgery in a desperate attempt to win him over. |
| 167 | %%* Harry in ''Film/MammaMia''. |
| 168 | %%* Bernie, Mink and the Dane in ''Film/MillersCrossing'', who are all {{Gayngster}}s |
| 169 | %%* [[AuthorAvatar William Lee]] in David Cronenberg's ''Film/NakedLunch'': "I remembered the simpering female impersonators I'd seen in bars. Could it be that I was one of those sub-human things?" |
| 170 | %%* The gay zombies from ''Film/OttoOrUpWithDeadPeople'', especially Fritz. |
| 171 | * ''Film/Pride2014'': Of the LSGM, Gethin, the partner of AlwaysCamp Jonathan is the most understated of the group, and even suggests trying to be less flamboyant when going to Wales. At the village, [[spoiler:Cliff]], the lifelong bachelor poet and brother-in-law of HeteronormativeCrusader Maureen, has a LateComingOut moment towards the end of the film, though it's revealed [[TransparentCloset many in the village already knew]]. |
| 172 | * ''Film/PrincessCyd'': A male friend of Miranda is an example. He looks and acts no different from most straight men. |
| 173 | * ''Film/TheRetreat2021'': Scotty and Connor, a gay couple, show no stereotypical traits, aside from very mild vocal fry on Scotty's part. |
| 174 | * In the Creator/RobertDeNiro[=/=]Creator/EdwardNorton movie ''Film/TheScore'', Creator/MarlonBrando's character shows absolutely no sign of his sexual orientation. It's never brought up, it's not important. |
| 175 | * Wallace in ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' has no real stereotypical gay affectations. At one point he even remarks that Scott is acting more gay than he is. |
| 176 | * ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'': Giles is no different from any other middle-aged man in early 1960's America, except that he just happens to be gay. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as in any way showing his sexual orientation would have some ''very serious'' consequences then. As it is, he gets into trouble by hitting on a man. |
| 177 | %%* Zach and Shaun from ''Film/Shelter2007''. |
| 178 | * It was revealed that [[spoiler:Sulu]] is married to a man in ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' though there was no indication of the character's sexual orientation in the [[Film/StarTrek2009 previous]] [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness two]] films. |
| 179 | * ''Film/SundayBloodySunday'': Daniel is a very average, normal middle-aged man who just happens to be gay. |
| 180 | %%* Bobby Ray in ''Film/SweetHomeAlabama''. |
| 181 | %%* Elliot in ''Film/TakingWoodstock'' as well as the construction worker he's interested in. |
| 182 | %%* Guy from ''Film/{{Ted}}''. |
| 183 | * In the extended cut of ''Film/ThatThingYouDo'', the band's manager, Mr. White, has a boyfriend named Lloyd. Although the way they interact in the added scene is very obviously that of a romantic couple, there is otherwise no indication of White's sexuality. This is likely also another Beatles' reference, as their manager Brian Epstein was known by them to be gay. |
| 184 | * ''Film/ThingsToDoInDenverWhenYoureDead'': Cuffy is a perfectly ordinary-looking man who's revealed to be gay when Jimmy teases him over it early on. |
| 185 | %%* [[spoiler:Rauno]] in ''Film/ThreeWiseMen''. |
| 186 | * ''Film/TromeoAndJuliet'': Murray turns out to want a kiss from Tromeo before dying, with Benny saying he was gay as a result. He had the same style as them, his straight buddies. |
| 187 | * [[spoiler:Alpa Chino]] in ''Film/TropicThunder'', though he [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday tries to hide it]]. His co-stars don't get what he's so hung up on. "Everybody's gay once in a while! This is Hollywood!" |
| 188 | %%* [[spoiler:Eric Dane's character]] in ''Film/ValentinesDay''. The best part? [[spoiler:He's partnered with Creator/BradleyCooper's character.]] |
| 189 | %%* Alex Karras as Squash, King's bodyguard in ''Film/VictorVictoria''. |
| 190 | * ''Film/WalkOnWater'': Axel Himmelman is portrayed as neither CampGay nor with ManlyGay stereotypes. Due to this, Eyal doesn't realize at first that he's gay at all (though Pia says he once identified himself as such to everyone who he'd meet). |
| 191 | %%* [[spoiler:David and George]] from ''The War Boys''. |
| 192 | * ''Film/Weekend2011'' is about two straight gays, one who is more comfortable with his sexuality than the other. |
| 193 | * Zac Beaulieu from ''Film/{{CRAZY}}''. But that might have to do with being an ArmoredClosetGay who grows up in the 1960's to 1980's. |
| 194 | * Bellson and Doyle, the two police detectives who were following after Nikki Finn in ''Film/WhosThatGirl'', who end up kissing each other at the end of the film. |
| 195 | * ''Film/TheWomanInRed'': Buddy (Charles Grodin), who is gay but basically acts not very differently from Joey or Mikey. |
| 196 | %%* Creator/TobeyMaguire and Creator/RobertDowneyJr.'s characters in ''Film/WonderBoys''. |
| 197 | * ''Film/YvesSaintLaurent'': Yves's long time partner Pierre Bergé is very straight-acting. The same character is also portrayed as very straight-acting in the rival film ''Film/SaintLaurent'', as the portrayal is true to history. |
| 198 | * [[spoiler:Bobby Long, Creator/BrandonRouth]]'s character from ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno''. There's no indication he's (realized he's) gay until his husky-voiced CampGay boyfriend shows up. |
| 199 | [[/folder]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 202 | * ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': |
| 203 | ** Jon "Griff" Connington is a hardened mercenary leader with a SergeantRock personality who mourns his friend [[PrettyBoy Rhaegar Targaryean]], for whom he had more than platonic feelings. |
| 204 | ** Loras Tyrell, dubbed "''the Knight of Flowers''," is renowned across the realm for his skill in arms (specifically jousting/lances). His nickname may seem obvious to many, but a rose is the sigil of House Tyrell. Many readers of the book series didn't even pick up on the fact that he was in a romantic relationship with Renly Baratheon until [[WordofGay GRRM]] confirmed it. |
| 205 | ** Renly Baratheon; tall and strong, he reminds people of his brother Robert when he was younger. He also marries a woman to solidify a political alliance. His formation of the "Rainbow Guard" may be an in-joke to clue in modern readers; however, rainbows are a common religious symbol in-universe. |
| 206 | * In ''Literature/TheAmazingAdventuresOfKavalierAndClay'', most people are unaware that handsome film actor Tracy Bacon is gay. Clay is also a closeted gay man himself. |
| 207 | * ''Literature/BoyfriendMaterial'': Discussed, one of the major conflicts of the story, donors for Luc's charity pulling out after a MaliciousSlander tabloid about him after a party, is connected to this trope. Luc's donors lean conservative in such a way that they are ok with Luc being gay, but as long as he fits into a certain description of an "acceptable, non-threatening homosexual". One of the major reasons why Oliver is the one he choses is because he fits perfectly within that description, which he and his friends describe as being very "heteronormative". |
| 208 | * ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': The only confirmed LGBT High Lord, Thesan's orientation is only mentioned when talking about his lover, the captain of his armies. |
| 209 | * Albus Dumbledore from the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, whom a sizable part of the fanbase didn't realize was gay until Creator/JKRowling [[WordOfGay said so]]. Though this is probably more because he's older and pretty eccentric, and the fact that it wasn't implied until the last book. Even the forty-something version of the character from the ''Film/FantasticBeasts '' series acts this way, despite suffering from a lot of {{Gayngst}}. |
| 210 | * Possibly the earliest example of this trope comes from Creator/EMForster's ''Literature/{{Maurice}}'', written in 1914. The eponymous Maurice is written to be the most average young Englishman who ever averaged, who also happens to be gay. The resulting cognitive dissonance forms most of the novel's plot. Forster ''himself'' was a Straight Gay. |
| 211 | * Jonathan Kellerman's ''Literature/AlexDelaware'' mystery series features detective Milo Sturgis who is one of these. He's not particular fashionable and is constantly eating food that's not good for him, much to the exasperation of his boyfriend. Said boyfriend, Dr. Rick Silverman, is an example in his own right. While a lot tidier and fussier than Milo, it's in keeping with his being a surgeon rather than camp. |
| 212 | %%* Nick Cavuto from ''Literature/BloodsuckingFiends'' and ''You Suck'', the [[HeterosexualLifePartners Not Exactly Heterosexual Life Partner]] of detective Rivera. |
| 213 | * The canonical example for any Brazilian would be Riobaldo, from the 1956 classic ''Literature/TheDevilToPayInTheBacklands''. Although this is subject to never-ending discussion due to the way the plot resolves. |
| 214 | * The hero in ''Literature/TheDoorIntoFire'' (et seq.) fits this trope nicely; it is worth so noting because at least one British paperback edition of the book portrays this cultured prince as Conan-like, complete with an half-naked woman twined about one of his legs ('Pull the other one!') Technically the series is EveryoneIsBi, rather than gay as such. |
| 215 | * Joseph Hansen's Dave Brandstetter, first introduced in ''Literature/{{Fadeout}}'' (1967), is a gay detective in the hard-boiled tradition, with no stereotypical mannerisms at all. His two long-term boyfriends and one short-term boyfriend, though, are more obviously camp. |
| 216 | * In Reginald Hill's Literature/DalzielAndPascoe novels, everyone is so distracted by DS Edgar Wield's unbelievably ugly face that they fail to notice that he's gay. |
| 217 | * [[Literature/CircleOfMagic Lark and Rosethorn]] have in some of the more recent books been confirmed to be lovers. They slept in separate rooms and Lark sometimes called Rosethorn by pet names, including "love." |
| 218 | * ''Literature/TheLaundryFiles'' by Creator/CharlesStross has the recurring characters called "Pinky and Brains", the protagonist's co-workers at the [[TheMenInBlack occult spy agency]] called "The Laundry", and, early in the series, his roommates. Their characterization comes more from the fact that they're both sometimes-destructive occult tinkerers than that they're gay. Pinky does have a tendency to go clubbing, but Brains is described as a "borderline autist" and has to be dragged to Gay Pride every year to keep his security clearance.[[note]]The bureaucratic "logic": If Brains isn't public about being gay he may be closeted, and if he's closeted that's something enemy agents could blackmail him with, therefore not attending Pride would make him a security risk.[[/note]] |
| 219 | * [[spoiler:Alec Lightwood]] from the ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'', doesn't have any stereotypical gay traits, although several people manage to figure it out anyway. Generally the only way gays could be without being expelled from the Clave. Interestingly, homosexuality is not in fact prohibited by the Law. Shadowhunters just tend to look down on it, possibly as a reflection of their slightly archaic culture. |
| 220 | * ''Many'' characters fit this trope in ''[[Literature/ALandFitForHeroes The Steel Remains]]''. The most obvious would be Ringil. He's a hero from the war against the Scaled Folk, famous for making a last stand against insurmountable odds. Despite the fame, what do most people in the empire remember him as? Gay. There's also Grace-of-Heaven and at least one of the dwenda. No mannerisms whatsoever, and they're all BadassNormal (which is good, since being homosexual in this setting is grounds for a very messy execution) |
| 221 | %%* Diana Gabaldon's Lord John from both her ''Literature/{{Outlander}}'' series and his own. |
| 222 | * ''Literature/{{Havemercy}}'': |
| 223 | ** Most of the main characters fit this trope. You'd never think that foul-mouthed, dragon-riding, whore-mongering Rook was even slightly bi-curious until he starts acting funny around Thom. |
| 224 | ** Royston is a more accurate example, since he's gay in canon. If not for his famous tryst with the prince of Arlemagne, or his "child-bride farm-boy" Hal, most people would probably assume him straight. He is, however, ''very'' open about his preferences, to the point that he is the one character that most fans cannot see with a female, ever. Still, his mannerisms are classy and cultured and high-society and quite manly, and though he has an eye for fashion he doesn't flaunt it. |
| 225 | ** Though considering the original, non-edited text (or at least what has been said about it), Rook IS an accurate example. |
| 226 | * Both Benjamin Justice and one of his landlords, Fred, in John Morgan Wilson's ''Literature/BenjaminJustice'' series. |
| 227 | %%* Jason Carillo from ''Literature/RainbowBoys''. |
| 228 | %%* Brad from ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''. |
| 229 | * Norman Large from the ''Literature/CHERUBSeries''. If it wasn't for references to his partner Gareth and their adopted daughter, it'd be impossible to tell he was gay. |
| 230 | * ''Literature/TheDemonsLexicon'': |
| 231 | ** Apart from being a bit more shy and overtly affectionate than the other males of the series, Jamie has no stereotypical traits. |
| 232 | ** From the same series, [[spoiler:Seb]] is not suspected to be gay. He even dates [[spoiler:Mae]] and is found out only when [[spoiler:she finds his sketchbook, which is filled with many, many sketches of Jamie.]] Obviously, they break up. |
| 233 | * Jeremiah Dako, Susan van Bleeck's butler from ''Literature/{{Otherland}}''. He's not obviously gay except for being fussy about maintaining her household, and during his POV segments complains about [[HaveIMentionedIAmGay not having any time to engage in romantic pursuits]]. This doesn't stop him from being picked on by Renie's father, Long Joseph, who's insecure in his own masculinity for completely unrelated reasons. |
| 234 | * Set in the world's first gay state, the majority of the city's residents in ''Literature/ProudPinkSky'' fall under this trope. |
| 235 | * Bengo Macarona, distinguished academic and star striker of the ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' has been cited in two hundred and thirty-six papers...and one divorce petition. |
| 236 | -->"Angry husband?"\ |
| 237 | "Angry wife, as I heard it."\ |
| 238 | "Oh, he was married, was he?"\ |
| 239 | "Not to my knowledge, Archchancellor." |
| 240 | %%* Drew, hero of ''Literature/TheGumshoeTheWitchAndTheVirtualCorpse'' as well as its sequel ''Gumshoe Gorilla''. |
| 241 | * [[spoiler:Captain John Granby]] from the ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'' series is revealed to be this in book 7. Prior to this, there was no real indication as to his preferences. |
| 242 | %%* Marunde from ''Literature/SomeoneElsesWar''. |
| 243 | * Rafael and Skylar in ''Literature/GivesLight'' have none of the stereotypical "gay" characteristics, but are in love with each other. |
| 244 | %%* Cornelius "Corny" Stone from Holly Black's "Literature/ModernFaerieTales". Also [[spoiler:Luis]]. |
| 245 | * Practically everyone in ''Literature/TalesOfTheBranionRealm''; plenty of knights, lords and soldiers of both genders have same-sex relationships, and when not having sex are busily engaged in killing things. |
| 246 | * Reverend Asher Rook and Chess Pargeter from Gemma Files' ''Literature/TheHexslingerSeries''; while Chess is openly gay (he gets away with it by virtue of being [[TheGunslinger a very quick, ruthless, and accurate shot]]), he has very few of the stereotypical campisms other than a preference for purple clothing and a tendency to snark, and Rook has none of them at all -- both are violent, callous criminals with little interest in any kind of elegance or society. |
| 247 | * UsefulNotes/NewOrleans chefs John Rickey and Gary "G-Man" Stubbs in Poppy Z. Brite's ''Literature/{{Liquor}}'' novels. They're sports fans, hard drinkers, brawlers -- and they've been lovers from age sixteen on. |
| 248 | * Richard St. Vier in ''Literature/{{Swordspoint}}''. He's the greatest swordsman in the city, and deeply in love with the disgraced noble Alec Campion. |
| 249 | * ''Series/NeverWipeTearsWithoutGloves'' has several, including the two main characters Rasmus and Benjamin. |
| 250 | %%* Gary Gray of ''Literature/GodSaysNo''. |
| 251 | %%* Rufus Sixsmith form ''Literature/CloudAtlas''. |
| 252 | %%* In the second book of Maggie Stiefvater's ''Literature/TheRavenCycle'', it is revealed that [[spoiler: Ronan Lynch is gay.]] |
| 253 | * In the ''Literature/{{RCN}}'' series, Dasi and Barnes may not be attracted to one another, and their amatory interests don't really come up as minor supporting characters for the main heroes, but in ''When the Tide Rises'' it's hinted at that they're not straight, after another character uses "pansies" to disparage a just-deposed dictator's {{mook}}s as being unable to fight armed opponents. The two are among those that [[TheCaptain Leary]] looks to when gathering brawlers from the crew for beating some sense into others. |
| 254 | * In ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', several characters believe that [[spoiler:Nico di Angelo]] has a crush on [[spoiler:Annabeth]]. In ''The House of Hades'', it is revealed that he is (or was, at least) instead [[spoiler: in love with Percy]], and he later comes out as gay. |
| 255 | * Damien from ''Literature/TheHouseOfNight''. Unfortunately, he mostly comes across as HaveIMentionedIAmGay. |
| 256 | %%* Lane in Garry Ryan's ''Literature/DetectiveLaneMysteries''. |
| 257 | %%* With two exceptions this is the default for male characters in ''Literature/TheFallOfKings'' by Delia Sherman. Of the exceptions one is straight and one is bi. |
| 258 | %%* [[spoiler: Tschick]] in ''Literature/WhyWeTookTheCar'' |
| 259 | * Ben Colm in the ''Literature/DaringFinds'' mystery series by Elise Hyatt. The narrator and his best friend Dyce would disagree but since she's a Clouscuckoolander UnreliableNarrator and her only evidence for him being camp is [[SharpDressedMan his obsession with proper attire and grooming]] her opinion should be taken with a grain or two of salt. |
| 260 | * In ''Literature/StrangerAndStranger'', Derek is openly gay and crushing hard on Peter, but there's nothing particularly flamboyant about him. He comes off as slightly obsessed with his car and there are many scenes where he seems to view himself as the OnlySaneMan. |
| 261 | * ''Literature/TheStrangerTimes'': Ox is gay, but most people don't catch on unless he tells them. In contrast with his CampStraight roommate Reggie, Ox is more laconic, has a scruffy appearance, and enjoys grabbing a pint at the pub. |
| 262 | * ''Literature/SchooledInMagic'': Rudolf, in ''Work Experience''. It turns out to be why runes intended for compelling him into marriage didn't work, since he lacked any desire toward women this could exploit. Before, he just acts like any straight male character. |
| 263 | * In ''Literature/TheSouthernReachTrilogy'', Saul, the lighthouse keeper, and his boyfriend Charlie, a fisherman, show no steretypically gay behaviour at all. If they weren't sleeping together, they'd look just like close friends who like to share a beer at the bar. |
| 264 | * ''Literature/TheSparrow'': New Orleans Provincial D.W. Yarbrough. Ex-fighter pilot, ugly as sin, and from Texas to boot. He came to believe in God as a "cosmic comedian" for a reason. |
| 265 | * In ''Literature/TheseWordsAreTrueAndFaithful,'' a secondary character accuses Sam and Ernie of being "not really gay." Sam responds by sarcastically apologizing for "not following the one true way." |
| 266 | * ''Literature/TheTeresaKnightTrilogy'': No one realizes that Carl was gay (or at least bi) until it came out after his death, given his style was just like his straight counterparts. |
| 267 | * ''Literature/StarWarsAftermath'': There was only one slight hint Sinjir was gay (calling the male officer he beat badly as punishment for stealing a Moff's ring "beautiful") before he has to explain to Jas that the reason he was turning down her proposition for sex was not because she was an alien, but because she was a woman. |
| 268 | * ''Literature/JustJuliet'': Scott and Lakyn are both gay, but don't have any real stereotypes. In fact, Scott's a football player. Lakyn's slightly effeminate, though more emo than camp. |
| 269 | * ''Literature/WhiteTrashWarlock'': Adam, the titular [[BlueCollarWarlock warlock]], is gay. He isn't camp in the slightest and a childhood growing up in a rural redneck community has led him to keeping his sexuality to himself. |
| 270 | * ''Literature/TheZodiacSeries'': Guardian Brynda Wazel is a lesbian, which isn't particularly obvious until she hits on [[TheHero Rho]]. Similarly, while [[spoiler:Ophiuchus]] is gay, the character displays no stereotypical traits and could easily be mistaken for straight or asexual before TheReveal. |
| 271 | * ''Literature/TheAdrienEnglishMysteries'' has Adrien's love interest Jake Riordan, who starts out as an ArmoredClosetGay. He passes so well that when he finally does come out, his family doesn't believe him at first. |
| 272 | -->'''Jake''': You know those stories you hear about someone finally coming out to their family, only to hear that their folks knew it all the time?\ |
| 273 | '''Adrien''': Yes?\ |
| 274 | '''Jake''': That's not how it was. |
| 275 | [[/folder]] |
| 276 | |
| 277 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 278 | * ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' season 3 introduces the first openly gay character in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the Inhuman Joey Gutierrez, who just wants to have a beer and go back to his normal life after his powers manifest. |
| 279 | * ''Series/TheAliens'': Dominic. At first he shows pretty undisguised attraction toward Lewis, who is [[IncompatibleOrientation not interested]]. A drug dealer he follows also turns out to be gay and an example as well though, inviting him off for sex. He accepts. Neither ever show any stereotypical traits of gay men. |
| 280 | * In the ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' episode "Judging Books By Covers", Archie thinks one of Mike's friends is gay because he acts effeminate. He isn't, but it turns out one of Archie's old drinking buddies, an ex-football player is gay. Archie refuses to believe that, even when the guy tells him personally. |
| 281 | * Disney Channel's ''Series/AndiMack'' has [[spoiler:Cyrus]], who is mostly this with the occasional CampGay mannerism from time to time. His love interest, [[spoiler:TJ]], possesses no such mannerisms at all, the only indication of his sexuality being his attraction to [[spoiler:Cyrus]]. |
| 282 | %%* Creator/RussellTovey's character Ben from ''Series/AnnuallyRetentive''. |
| 283 | * ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has Curtis Holt, the universe's version of Michael Holt/Mr Terrific. This version of the character takes an AdaptationalSexuality and is a gay man with a husband, who's the more overly camp one despite Curtis being quite BlackAndNerdy. |
| 284 | * An early example occurs in a 1980 episode of the short-lived series ''The Associates'': One of the lawyers, his television producer client, and a network censor meet with a gay activist to discuss whether the phrase "queer as a three dollar bill" should be cut from a sitcom script. When the activist enters the meeting, he is a [[CampGay walking stereotype]]. He advises that, in the context it's being used, the phrase itself is not offensive. Then, [[SubvertedTrope dropping]] the [[ExaggeratedTrope over-the-top]] mannerisms, he goes on to say what ''is'' offensive is that no one was at all surprised that he came prancing in and lisping like Sylvester the Cat, and challenges the producer to create non-stereotypical gay characters. |
| 285 | * ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'': The gays of Oakdale. |
| 286 | ** Noah of the gay supercouple Luke and Noah. Given his extensive character development, Luke has had enough time to be more comfortable about his sexuality and his, compared to Noah, more feminine mannerisms. Still, Luke has had his moments especially when it comes to helping and protecting Noah. Lampshaded somewhat when a former executive, turned {{Squick}}y step-Grand{{parental incest}} there for a moment, of his charity foundation told him to lay low around LGBT issues and projects. |
| 287 | ** Dr. Reid Oliver. Before he starts dating Luke, the protagonist accuses Reid of being homophobic when appearing uncooperative about hastening Noah's surgery. Complete with a soft chortle, TheReveal, and then a jab about not knowing the gay handshake. [[CampStraight Henry]] was originally [[RomancingTheWidow wary about Reid being roommates with his friend Katie]], at first not believing Reid when he tells him he is gay. |
| 288 | ** None of the minor gay characters from Luke's college days did anything stereotypically gay. |
| 289 | * In the 1970s, ''Series/BarneyMiller'' had Zatelli, an unassuming uniform cop who mostly caused anxiety for Levitt, who was convinced he was bucking for his job. |
| 290 | %%* Teddy from ''Series/BeverlyHills90210''. |
| 291 | * ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' has Gus Fring. When Walt visits Gus's house to discuss business matters he takes his statement about having a wife and kids at face value, and his sexuality is quite ambiguous for most of the show to the point that, without other characters lampshading it, one would not necessarily realize he and Max were more than just business partners. |
| 292 | * ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'': Although not outright stated, it is made very clear that Tim and Gavin are in a relationship. Most of the humour from their relationship however instead comes from Gordon Brittas' obliviousness to it (well, that and their occasional arguments), and they lack the traits associated with CampGay. |
| 293 | * PlayedWith in ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' with Captain Ray Holt. At first glance, he takes this trope to the extreme, being as he is TheStoic to such a degree that his coworkers consider his face to be completely unreadable (his husband Kevin is only slightly softer by virtue of using a variety of expressions and vocal inflections on a regular basis). However, Holt does have several features of stereotypical camp gay characters, they're just harder to notice because he is so reserved. He is fussy, neat, and cultured, for example, and an amazing ballroom dancer. When his sexuality was revealed in the first episode, the joke was not, as with many of these characters, simply that the character was unexpectedly gay, but that all the professional detectives that work under him didn't notice the really obvious signs. Like the pride flag on his desk and the ''framed newspaper article about how he was the first openly gay captain in the NYPD''. |
| 294 | * The cable sitcom ''Series/{{Brothers}}'' focused on brothers Lou and Joe Waters trying to alternately come to terms with and "fix" their baby brother, Cliff's, homosexuality after Cliff comes out on his wedding day and leaves his bride at the altar. |
| 295 | %%* ''Series/BrothersAndSisters'' has Kevin, but he employs a few gay mannerisms. Saul qualifies too, but only because he's spent most of his life in the closet. |
| 296 | * Larry from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. He turns into something of a badass instead, being shown as one of the White Hats in "[[ItsAWonderfulPlot The Wish]]", and dying in battle against the Mayor in the season three finale. |
| 297 | * ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' gives us an example in [[{{Gayngster}} Sam Adama]]; as a [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang Ha'la'tha]] [[ProfessionalKiller hitman]], it kind of comes with the territory. His (non-criminal) husband Larry also appears to be one of these. |
| 298 | * White Josh in ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'' hangs out exclusively with straight bros and has stereotypically straight interests. The show doesn't hint that he's gay until he reveals it to a surprised Darryl. |
| 299 | * Netflix's Daybreak gives us Wesley Fists [[spoiler: and his boyfriend, Turbo Pokaski,]] from the football team, particularly pre-apocalypse. |
| 300 | %%* ''Series/DearWhitePeople'': Lionel, though another gay guy notices even so. |
| 301 | * In ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'', Snake's basketball-star older brother Glen came out [[LongLostUncleAesop on a visit home from medical school]]. Their parents disowned him and he hasn't been seen or mentioned since. |
| 302 | * ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' |
| 303 | ** [[ArmoredClosetGay Riley]] and [[ClosetKey Zane]] are pictured above. Riley's ComingOutStory has been his major arc since his introduction, because he struggles with being both gay and the school's star athlete. His boyfriend Zane often gets painted in fanfiction as much {{camp| gay}}ier than he is in-universe because Riley is so much more masculine by comparison. Get Zane alone and he's as butch as the next guy...[[AnimeHair except for the hair]]. |
| 304 | ** Dylan, Paige's brother who is also a gifted hockey player. [[ReallyGetsAround Bit of a player though]]. |
| 305 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 306 | ** ExtremeOmnisexual Captain Jack Harkness tends to wear WWII military uniforms and generally only comes off as such thanks to his tendency to flirt with any individual who catches his fancy. He doesn't fit the trope as much on his spinoff ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. |
| 307 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut "The Impossible Astronaut"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E2DayOfTheMoon "Day of the Moon"]]: [[spoiler:FBI agent Canton]] almost lost his job because he wanted to [[spoiler:marry a black man... in 1969]]. |
| 308 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E6Praxeus "Praxeus"]]: The exact nature of the relationship between hotheaded ex-CowboyCop Jake Willis and imperiled astronaut Adam Lang is not immediately clear primarily because both of them qualify for this trope (they're married). |
| 309 | * Mag from ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''. She appears in two episodes. In the first episode, the issue of her sexuality never comes up. In the second episode, an offhand comment indicates that she's lesbian, and has been out for some time. Although Zone had to have it spelled out for him. |
| 310 | -->"She's a tech-head, Mag." [Beat] "She's a GIRL, Mag!" |
| 311 | %%* [[JerkAss Thomas Barrow]] from ''Series/DowntonAbbey''. |
| 312 | * Martin Tupper's father in the 1987 HBO comedy, ''Series/DreamOn''. His father's boyfriend was also introduced, and the couple would often kiss on screen and even talk about their sex life. The three would get together and watch sports at Martin's apartment. |
| 313 | ** This was lampshaded in the episode where his father was dumped. In the episode, he meets another manly gay man, a writer of a slam-bang action hero novel series. When the author decides he's going to publically come out, and have his lead character do so as well, Martin is incredulous because the series has established repeatedly how much of a ladies' man the lead character is. The author realizes that his lead character as he already exists is important to a lot of people, and so is his own image. "He can't come out...and neither can I." So he breaks off the relationship. The senior Tupper tells his son that he'll never be happy: "There are only three gay guys in the world who like watching football and bass fishing. And two of them dumped me." |
| 314 | * Steven Carrington, from ''Series/Dynasty1981'', was probably one of the most notable early examples. He was depicted as being every bit as traditionally masculine as any of the other men on the show, up to and including getting into fights with more than a few of them. |
| 315 | * ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'''s trainee mechanic and fully qualified juvenile delinquent Aaron is Straight Gay to the point that half the village initially thought he was faking it to avoid a prison sentence for a homophobic assault. His first love interest, a builder named Jackson, also qualified, something that's [[LampshadeHanging discussed within the show]], as Jackson mocks Aaron for thinking he's the only gay man in the world with a manly job or personal angst about his straight gayness. |
| 316 | * ''Series/{{Equal}}'': Many of the gay men who are shown in the series had the same conventional looks as the straight guys from the 50's and 60's (at least publicly [[ClosetGay for cover]]). |
| 317 | * This could apply to every gay character on ''Series/{{ER}}''. For example, we don't get any indication that Maggie Doyle is gay until she hides to avoid being seen by a jealous ex-''girlfriend''. |
| 318 | * ''Series/{{Extras}}'': Andy gets annoyed by a CampGay co-worker's behavior and complains to their boss, who reveals himself to be Straight Gay. |
| 319 | * ''Series/TheFamily'': FBI Agent Gabe Clements, who is not obviously homosexual at all before he mentions his husband. |
| 320 | * ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'''s Victor Strand is a gay man who does not have any stereotypical gay mannerisms other than very refined tastes. |
| 321 | * ''Series/FeelGood'': David mentions once that he's partners with a man. This is a surprise, given he showed no sign of being gay before. |
| 322 | * ''Series/FellowTravelers'': In the 1950s, the gays are mostly indistinguishable from straight men in how they act. It would be foolish to do anything else, given being outed could result in being fired at best. Some of them, however, will act more {{camp|gay}} or are even {{drag queen}}s in private. |
| 323 | * ''Series/FirstKill'': Ben and Noah, his lover, both lack any stereotypical traits of gay men. |
| 324 | * Central City Police Captain David Singh in ''Series/TheFlash2014''. He's openly gay, but you wouldn't be able to tell it just by his appearance or behavior. |
| 325 | * ''Series/ForLife'': A couple of prisoners are revealed to be lovers, though they keep it secret. Jamal, Aaron's friend, also turns out to be gay. None display any gay stereotypes. Even if they'd been so inclined, it would have dire results in prison if most people knew (i.e. likely rape or murder, thus the secret affair mentioned). |
| 326 | * ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Short-term station manager Tom Duran, leading to a classic [[MistakenForGay misunderstanding]] when Frasier invites him over to meet Daphne. |
| 327 | * ''Series/AFrenchVillage'': Louis and Jérôme, who turn out to be a couple. Neither acts or looks differently from the straight men. |
| 328 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Lord Renly Baratheon has a more masculine appearance and demeanour than his lover, Ser Loras Tyrell; the latter is somewhere in between Straight Gay and CampGay. Subverted somewhat because the more generally masculine [[TheBear "otter"]] Renly is a politician, not a warrior; the more [[TheTwink androgynous]] Loras, in contrast, is an AgentPeacock, flamboyant, but widely acknowledged as one of the best swordsmen in Westeros. Loras in particular is in a TransparentCloset, yet is greatly adored by many naïve and hopeful women who consider him to be the hottest bachelor in the kingdom. |
| 329 | * ''Series/GenV'': Dr. Edison Cardosa is married to another man and is raising a daughter with him. Neither fall into gay stereotypes. |
| 330 | * ''Series/GetShorty'': The movie star Tyler Mathis has no gay mannerisms. It's treated as a twist that Nathan is his prostitute rather than his drug dealer. |
| 331 | * ''Series/GinnyAndGeorgia'': Nick turns out to be gay, and does not have stereotypical traits. |
| 332 | * [[spoiler:Dave Karofsky]] on ''Series/{{Glee}}'', who doubles as ArmoredClosetGay. Also, Spencer in season 6, who talks about how his team mates are only comfortable with him being gay as long as he doesn't act ''too'' gay. |
| 333 | * [[spoiler:James and Cal]], two of the main characters on ''Series/{{Glue}}'' who were in a SecretRelationship with each other. |
| 334 | * Robert and Sol on ''Series/GraceAndFrankie'' have been having an affair for twenty years and nobody knew. |
| 335 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NCL_diZRVI These audience members]] on ''Series/TheGrahamNortonShow''. We then see how [[SickeninglySweethearts cutesy]] their messages to each other really are! |
| 336 | -->'''Graham''': The love of Pickle and Honeypuff. |
| 337 | %%* Calvin from ''Series/{{Greek}}''. |
| 338 | %%** Heath and Grant. Michael is the only gay character so far to display any particularly stereotypical characteristics. |
| 339 | * Max from ''Series/HappyEndings'', to the point he's (ironically) the StraightMan of the group; the closest the main group has to gay stereotypes can be found in CampStraight Brad and FagHag Penny instead. In fact, the second episode not only [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this through Penny complaining Max is just a straight guy who likes guys, but ends with the revelation that Penny doesn't need a [[PetHomosexual gay husband]] because ''[[InvertedTrope she]]'' is the sassy gay stereotype in her friendship with Max. |
| 340 | * ''Series/HemlockGrove'': Dr. Johann Pryce. He's not just completely unremarkable, one might even get the impression that he's actually asexual before he displays an interest in men in later seasons. |
| 341 | * ''Series/HighFidelity'': Simon has no stereotypical gay traits. His ex-boyfriend Ben also was pretty similar in this. |
| 342 | * Barney's half-brother James in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''. He's initially presented as a gay version of Barney, but is later revealed to have found a steady partner to settle down with. |
| 343 | * ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'': Connor Walsh and Oliver Hampton are an item. While neither have stereotypically gay mannerisms, Oliver is shown to enjoy "gay" music. |
| 344 | * ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Louis de Pointe du Lac shows no stereotypical sign of the fact he's gay before it's revealed, nor afterward. |
| 345 | %%* Main characters Kieren and Simon from ''Series/InTheFles''. Another character, Rick, is a ManlyGay. |
| 346 | * ''Series/{{Intimate}}'': Leo is this to a fault. He has no stereotypical mannerisms at all but it's also suggested he isn't all that comfortable with his sexuality. He's emotionally closed off, insists on always topping during sex and has a very heteronormative view of his relationship with his boyfriend Florian, outright calling him the "woman" in their relationship. When asked if presenting himself like this is the only way he can feel comfortable with being gay, Leo doesn't answer, but the implication is clearly that it's true. |
| 347 | * ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': Mac has a cousin who's gay but straight gay in "Mac Day" [[spoiler:Mac himself becomes something of an example of this later in the series, as a buff guy who tries to perform masculinity even though he's in a TransparentCloset for most of the show.]] |
| 348 | * Prince Jack from ''Series/{{Kings}}'', clearly a man's man in far more than his preferences. Likewise his lover Joseph, while not as aggressive or macho as Jack (maybe he's in less denial?) is no more effeminate than the average metrosexual. |
| 349 | * ''Series/KungFu2021'': Ryan has no stereotypical traits of gay men. |
| 350 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': |
| 351 | ** Dr. George Huang is so very Straight Gay that his sexuality was debated for ''nine years'' until the episode "Hardwired" made specific reference to it. In a fifth season episode, "Abomination", Huang says something about how gay people grow up hearing the same insults and stereotypes about gays "as the rest of us do", suggesting that either he was closeted or it was a ThrowItIn case inspired by actor BD Wong's real-life sexuality. |
| 352 | ** In "[[Recap/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS5E20Lowdown Lowdown]]" all of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're all ''really'' deep in the closet. |
| 353 | * ''Series/Liar2017'': [[spoiler:Oliver]] and the gay men he preyed upon all come off no different than average straight guys. |
| 354 | * A rather strange case is Tom from ''Series/{{Lost}}''. In three seasons, the only hint of any kind of sexuality from him was his telling Kate "You're not my type." Then, a season and a half after that (a few episodes after his death), he's confirmed as gay. This was {{ascended|Fanon}} when the writers learned that the fans thought he was gay. |
| 355 | * ''Series/LovecraftCountry'': Montrose turns out to be a closeted gay man, with a boyfriend who's also a drag queen. At no time does he appear any different from the straight men in the show, even privately (well, aside from the act of having sex with a man). |
| 356 | * ''Series/LoveSidney'', the first American TV show with a gay man as the lead character, pretty much never mentioned it [[ExecutiveMeddling after the first episode]]. |
| 357 | * ''Series/MadMen'': An interesting case with Sal Romano. While modern day viewers spotted his homosexuality from the pilot onwards, for the time period (starting in 1960) nothing he did would be considered gay at the time. Yes, he dressed well, was very knowledgable about the finer things in life, had a keen eye for decorations and loved to cook. But at the time he would be considered an exceptionally refined gentleman, and his Italian heritage would explain his cooking. |
| 358 | * A sketch on ''Series/{{MADtv}}'' was about two guys watching a football game, rooting for their team, and making out when they score a touchdown. While they might be bisexual (or just very closeted), they still aren't very campy... except for their dancing. |
| 359 | * ''Series/ManhattanLoveStory'': Tucker is a very proper Englishman, always using [[IAmVeryBritish the RP accent]], wears tweed jackets usually (or suits as formal wear), and is also gay. He soon turns into the GayBestFriend to Dana. She's unsure if he's gay at first, with the episode introducing the two's friendship even titled "Gay or British?" |
| 360 | * Matt Fielding on ''Series/MelrosePlace'' is one of the first examples in prime-time. Unfortunately, seeing how gay acceptance was still in its infancy stages in the 90s, execs and sponsors were ''very'' much on his character and as such, very little could be done in his case aside from various storylines and partners that he shared almost no public displays of affection with (ironic considering the show was infamous for the copious amount of sex and other intimacy). |
| 361 | * ''Series/MidnightSun2016'': Anders and Thor turn out to be a couple, acting like average men no different from the rest we see. They may be bisexuals though, since Anders has a daughter from his past marriage, and Thor willingly has impulsive sex with Kahina (though she initiates it). He later propositions her to have sex again though, but she declines. |
| 362 | * ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS7E4 Sins of Commissions]]", mystery writer Harry Poulson is a butch ex-policeman (and friend of Barnaby). He has had affairs with two men, but not a lot of people realise he's gay. |
| 363 | * ''Series/ModernFamily'': |
| 364 | ** Gay couple Mitchell and Cameron are a quite interesting case. Mitchell has Straight Gay mannerisms but is heavily into musical theater and was a figure skater in his youth, while Cameron has more "manly" interests like football but is otherwise a clear CampGay. |
| 365 | ** Also played with when Phil invites a Straight Gay over for dinner without realizing he's gay - and Phil's dinner companion doesn't realize that Phil is straight. [[HilarityEnsues It gets interesting, especially when beer is spilled on both of their shirts and they're both half-naked...]] |
| 366 | * Bobby O. from the non-celebrity third season of ''Series/TheMole''. In "A Closer Look", he claimed that he was going to use his "gay-dar" to sniff out the titular saboteur. |
| 367 | ** The Dutch Mole series (''Wie is de Mol?'') has at least one gay contestant in almost every season and their sexuality usually isn't immediately obvious or made a big deal of. Examples are Frits from season 12, Rik and Viktor from season 15, and Thomas and Jeroen from season 17. |
| 368 | %%* In ''Series/MrRobot'' Gideon tells Elliot in the first episode that he is gay because his partner feels like he hides it to much. |
| 369 | %%* [[spoiler:Archie]] from ''Series/MyMadFatDiary''. |
| 370 | * ''Series/TheNevers'': He turns out to be gay, and is no different from your average working-class Victorian Englishman. |
| 371 | * Ted Case from ''Series/NewTricks'' seems like a typical ex-copper, who defining character is how superstitious he is. His teammates don't even realise he is gay until he brings his partner along to a function and it is another man. In particular, he is the scruffiest of the team, leading Steve to comment on how he thought gays were supposed to snappy dressers. |
| 372 | * ''Series/TheNightShift'': Drew, an army doctor and a ranger-in-training, is completely indistinguishable from an average masculine straight man. Until his boyfriend's (who is a soldier on active duty) injury and his friend's insistent push forced him out of the closet, one of his reasons for staying there was that he hated the idea of being seen as "the gay doctor" because it's "not who [he is]". |
| 373 | %%* Wade and Trey of ''Series/NoahsArc''. |
| 374 | * The short-lived series ''Series/NormalOhio'' featured John Goodman as a gay male who, homosexuality aside, would have passed for a standard heterosexual sitcom dad (love of beer, football, etc.). |
| 375 | * On ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}'', Amita's parents arrive with a (male) childhood friend of hers, clearly trying to match them up. He appears to be courting Amita throughout the episode. A jealous Charlie finally confronts her, and she tells him that the friend is gay. (Unintentionally?) {{Lampshaded}} when an exasperated Charlie asks, "How was I supposed to know that? Do your parents know that?" |
| 376 | * Don Finlayson from the Australian 1970s soap opera ''Series/Number96''. Notably, Don was the first ever openly gay main character in a television show. |
| 377 | %%* Oscar in the American version of ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', though Michael refuses to believe it. |
| 378 | * In ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', Piscatella, the new burly guard, tells Piper that he'll never find her adorable because he's gay. |
| 379 | %%* ''Series/{{Ozark}}'': None of the gay men in the series display any stereotypical gay mannerisms. |
| 380 | * ''Series/ThePact'': Ryan turns out to be gay, which isn't obvious as he seems no different from the straight men in the series. |
| 381 | * ''Series/PennyDreadfulCityOfAngels'': Townsend and Kurt are both gay, with no stereotypical traits (even in private). |
| 382 | %%* Geoffrey, the rugby-loving (occasional) boyfriend of ''Series/PleaseLikeMe'' 's protagonist. |
| 383 | * ''Series/{{Quantico}}'': Season 2 introduces Harry Doyle and Sebastian Chen as two of recruits at The Farm. Harry is openly gay while Sebastian is a closeted priest for part of the season. |
| 384 | %%* Vince from ''Series/QueerAsFolkUK''. |
| 385 | %%* ''Series/QueerAsFolkUS'': All of the main guys except Emmett. |
| 386 | * ''Series/TheRising'': Nicky, Joe's buddy. Joe says he's aware that Nicky wants him due to the looks he's given him. Nicky is a masculine athletic guy just like Joe. |
| 387 | * ''Series/RomperStomper'': Jago is a right-wing TV host with no signs that he's gay before being identified as such. |
| 388 | * ''Series/TheRookie2018'': Jackson's revealed to be this in "Heartbreak", showing attraction for a male orderly, whom he later dates. In his appearance and manner he's no different than the straight guys. |
| 389 | * Leon Carp from ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' normally comes off as this, and initially plays down his sexuality even after his first relationship is casually alluded to. If anything his partners tend to be more flamboyant than himself, and he otherwise is arguably the most no-nonsense character of the bunch, often butting heads with Roseanne's shenanigans and rough exterior. |
| 390 | * ''Series/RoswellNewMexico'': Alex is gay and acts the same as the straight guys. |
| 391 | * ''Series/{{Rubicon}}'': [[spoiler: Kale]] turns out to have a boyfriend, Walter, who he lives with. Walter is the first person he shows emotion and affection toward, though it's mild. It's also implied that Bloom was once involved with him. They're all very average, completely lacking stereotypical traits of gay men. |
| 392 | * Brian and Steve from ''Series/TheSarahSilvermanProgram'' come off much more as overweight nerds then campy gays. In fact their nerdiness is much more important to their characters then the fact that they're gay. |
| 393 | * The ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' commercial parody [[http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/schmitts-gay/n10163?snl=1 Schmitts Gay beer]] utilizes this trope with Adam Sandler and Chris Farley in a GenderFlip of traditional beer commercials. |
| 394 | * ''Series/SchittsCreek'' introduces Patrick in Season 3 as a potential love interest for David, who dismisses Alexis' suggestion that Patrick might be gay. Only gentle cajoling by Stevie, including pointing out to David that he is on a date with Patrick, allows David to accept that Patrick is attracted to him. Ironically, it is the more straight-acting Patrick who comes to terms with being gay while prissy David is portrayed as pansexual. |
| 395 | -->'''David:''' He's a business major who wears straight-legged, mid-range denim. He's not into me. |
| 396 | * Although Lito Rodriguez from ''Series/Sense8'' is more befitting of the ManlyGay trope (he's a {{Telenovela}} actor for God's sake) his boyfriend Hernando is more befitting of this trope. |
| 397 | * ''Series/SexLife'': Cooper's brother is gay, it turns out. They act and look much alike, with him only being shown as gay when he kisses his boyfriend. |
| 398 | * ''Series/ShadowAndBone'': |
| 399 | ** Jesper is a dapper, skilled gunslinger whose sexual orientation is not showcased before it's shown he had sex with a man. |
| 400 | ** Wylan begins a romantic relationship with Jesper and lacks any traditionally campy mannerisms. |
| 401 | * Ian from ''Series/ShamelessUS'' is a gay Casanova, even as a teenager, and seems to be as testosterone driven as the other men in his family, even briefly joining the military for a time. His boyfriend for much of the series, Mickey, is ''even more'' driven by testosterone, although he's also ArmoredClosetGay for a while thanks to a ''deeply'' [[HeteronormativeCrusader homophobic father]]. |
| 402 | * Officer Julien Lowe in ''Series/TheShield'', though his homosexuality is basically written out by successful Christian "conversion" therapy, at least until the series finale, at least, which alludes to his sexuality confusion by having him be distracted in a conversation with fellow officer Tina Hanlon by staring at a gay couple walking down the street. |
| 403 | %%* David and Keith in ''Series/SixFeetUnder''. |
| 404 | * ''Series/{{Soap}}'' has an odd example with Jodie (Billy Crystal). For much of the first season, he's CampGay, what with cross-dressing, being a good decorator and tales of putting on makeup as a child. In later seasons, however, he's just Straight Gay. Then there's his [[ArmoredClosetGay closeted]] on again, off again boyfriend Dennis (a football star), and his lesbian roommate Alice, both Straight Gay. Years later on the David Letterman show Billy Crystal told how he was alarmed when he went to Japan and saw the show dubbed in Japanese and his character done in a much more stereotypically flaming way! |
| 405 | * ''Series/TheSociety'': |
| 406 | ** Sam's an openly gay boy, displaying no stereotypical traits. |
| 407 | ** [[spoiler:Grizz. Gwen is surprised to find out he's gay and when Grizz admits he didn't approach Sam in high school because he was pretending to be straight, Sam tells him he was very convincing.]] |
| 408 | * Vito Spatafore in ''Series/TheSopranos'' is revealed to be a closeted {{gayngster}} who shacks up with a macho fireman boyfriend. |
| 409 | %%* John Cooper, the streetwise mentor from ''Series/{{Southland}}''. |
| 410 | * ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'': All of the gay characters are very or at least fairly masculine, even Petrios (who's the gentlest seen) and don't stand out from the straight men aside from their attraction otherwise. |
| 411 | * ''Series/TheSpencerSisters'': Zane and his husband Antonio. Both don't show any stereotypical traits of gay men, having looks and mannerisms indistinguishable from average straight men. |
| 412 | * ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': Paul Stamets and Hugh Culber are gay, but not flamboyant. |
| 413 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', "[[Recap/SupernaturalS08E23TheSacrifice The Sacrifice]]": When Dean and Castiel are looking for a cherub, they stake out a rugged, bearded bartender who's slated to be struck by CupidsArrow. To Dean's surprise, the delivery woman who arrives turns out to be the cherub, and the bartender's fate-ordained OneTrueLove is a man at the bar who shares his interest in sport hunting. |
| 414 | * In ''Series/{{Taggart}}'', DC Stuart Fraser was at first presented as a young, naïve, slightly geeky junior officer with no overtly gay attributes whatsoever. It was only in his fourth episode, "Angel Eyes", that he was revealed to be gay. |
| 415 | %%* JP in the British SitCom ''Series/Teachers2001''. |
| 416 | * ''Series/TeenWolf'' has Danny, lacrosse goalie and best friend of the school's leading straight jock Jackson. It is later revealed that Jackson himself is bisexual rather than straight when he is shown to be in a relationship with another Straight Gay, Ethan (who is Danny's ex no less). |
| 417 | * ''Series/TedLasso'': Colin Hughes is gay and a professional soccer player who fits right in with his heterosexual teammates. |
| 418 | * ''Series/TidelandsNetflix'': Lamar and Paul Murdoch secretly have a thing together while both display no stereotypical traits of queer men. |
| 419 | * In ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'': |
| 420 | ** Chelsea's father, who is initially presented as [[ArmouredClosetGay homophobic]], racist and several other things (like Chelsea's mother), but comes out and connects with an old army buddy, with whom he becomes romantically involved. |
| 421 | ** In the episode "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous", Charlie and Alan both (separately) deal with insecurity about their sexuality after Alan befriends a gambling, cigar smoking, single gay dad. |
| 422 | %%* On ''Series/Tyrant2014'', Barry's son Sammy appears to be gay, but has none of the stereotypical mannerisms. |
| 423 | * Cliff St. Paul in ''Series/UglyBetty'' is so straight that he is almost ''disgusting'', although he redeems this by looking all neat and ''gay'' in Wilhelmina's wedding |
| 424 | ** Also of note: Austin, Justin's boyfriend in the show's final five episodes. He's almost built up as the complete opposite of Justin, though most of this is made more apparent in his mannerisms than the actual script. |
| 425 | * ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' has Titus' boyfriend Mikey, a construction worker with no noticeable gay tendencies except for an airbrushed portrait of Tilda Swinton on the back of his truck. |
| 426 | * Marshall Gregson from ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara''. However, this can't be said for his [[CampGay boyfriend]]. Bonuses for onscreen debate of the CampGay versus Straight Gay behaviors between the characters. His last boyfriend in the series was likewise straight gay, and like Marshall, it would never have come up unless it had been explicitly stated in his introduction. |
| 427 | * Caroline's father, Bill Forbes of ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. His sexuality is barely referenced in any of the episodes he appears in, and if you missed any of the few mentions you would never know. |
| 428 | * Subverted in ''Series/TheWarAtHome.'' While Kenny doesn't dress CampGay and has interests ''Franchise/StarWars''-esque interests, he also secretly has knowledge on musicals and keeps a journal in which he writes poems. |
| 429 | * Season three of ''Series/Warehouse13'' introduced former ATF agent Steve Jinks to the team. After Claudia misinterpreted his interest in her, he blurts out that he's gay. His ex, met in a later episode, might have been even more masculine. "Savge Seduction" has an artifact split Steve into two beings, one a cliche CampGay with Steve annoyed at how Claudia seems to enjoy his "campier" version more. |
| 430 | * ''Series/TheWhitestKidsUKnow'' sketch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA_CQPU5qbo "Gay Football"]] -- the promos play it up as over-the-top CampGay, but the press conference and locker room cam play it completely as this trope. |
| 431 | * ''Series/WhyWomenKill'': Karl is a stereotypical cultured, upper class Englishman who it turns out is a closeted gay man. |
| 432 | * Will of the popular SitCom ''Series/WillAndGrace'' is a gay lead who lacks most of the obvious StereotypeGay elements, being only ''mildly'' gay by the standard of 1998 TV. Compared to PetHomosexual Jack, however, he was the Straight Gay. This was explained in one interview by the creators as a necessary part of getting the series to air. They knew that with the delicate balancing act going on between people who had no knowledge whatsoever of gay people other than what TV had told them, and actual gay people, they had to make things even. So they had Will, the "normal" gay guy, and Jack the "stereotypical" gay guy, with needing both to make the series work. The producers later brought in Vince, who worked with the NYPD and was rather butch, as Will's boyfriend, to have an even more straight example. |
| 433 | * ''Series/{{Wings}}'': There's an episode where Antonio unintentionally dates his favorite actor, the star of a fictional show called ''Austin Houston, P.I.''. He thinks they're just buddies, but the TV star is actually gay and thinks that they're boyfriends. When he kisses Antonio goodbye, Antonio is surprised, but chalks the gesture up to being a Hollywood thing. |
| 434 | %%** Roy Jr |
| 435 | * ''Series/TheWire'' |
| 436 | ** [[{{Gayngster}} Omar Little]] is a physically imposing and violent stick-up man who robs drug dealers. He is very openly homosexual, but displays no camp traits at all. His various boyfriends tend to be either [[TheTwink twinks]] or Straight Gay as well. |
| 437 | ** Although he supposedly has a wife and kids, Commander Rawls is seen briefly in a gay bar in the third season, and Rawls being gay is basically one of the Baltimore Police Department's favorite in-jokes. Given Rawls' age (mid-to-late 50s at the youngest) and background (working-class Irish-American cop in Baltimore), him being closeted is completely unsurprising. |
| 438 | * Several times in ''Series/WithoutATrace'': |
| 439 | ** In the pilot, two agents interview the VictimOfTheWeek's boss, who is so much this that one of the agents assumes he's in love with or sleeping with her, given the way he keeps gushing about her. The other agent laughs in his face and informs him "he was checking ''you'' out". |
| 440 | ** "Coming Home". It's discovered that the missing person was cheating on his wife when they find suspicious activity on his credit card bill, but they don't realize that it was with another man until they trace the transactions to a gay bar. Neither he, his boyfriend, or an ex ever display a single stereotype. |
| 441 | ** "Maple Street". It's only revealed that two suspects are gay when they finally admit that their alibi for the time the victim was abducted was that they were in a motel room together. |
| 442 | %%* ''Series/NeverWipeTearsWithoutGloves'' has several, including the two main characters Rasmus and Benjamin. |
| 443 | * ''Series/WorldOnFire'': Webster and Albert, who are both indistinguishable from most straight men in how they act. Of course, given the homophobic period, they would be stupid ''not'' to act this way (at least publicly). |
| 444 | * ''Series/YearsAndYears'': Daniel, Ralph, and Viktor qualify as this. All of them act and dress indistinguishably from the straight guys overall. |
| 445 | * ''Series/YouMeHer'': Gay couple Marty and Will don't have any stereotypical traits. |
| 446 | !!!'''TV Movies:''' |
| 447 | * In the Creator/ComedyCentral movie ''Porn And Chicken'' the main character (and the audience) didn't know until the middle of the movie that one of his best friends was gay. The friend's reasoning for not telling anyone was that he wanted to be known as the funny friend, not the gay friend. |
| 448 | [[/folder]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder:Manhwa]] |
| 451 | * The main couple in ''Manhwa/DarkHeaven'' have little to no CampGay traits and happen to be quite manly in different ways. |
| 452 | * Jaehee and Dai in ''Manhwa/LetDai''. Basically, their love for each other is the only thing that makes them gay. |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 456 | * While [[Music/JudasPriest Rob Halford's]] {{Leatherman}} persona is towards [[ManlyGay another end]] of the gay stereotype spectrum, his coming out did come as a surprise to many. |
| 457 | * Music/FrankOcean has [[DiscussedTrope talked about]] his internal conflict with gender presentation in his magazine ''Boys Don't Cry'', and in his song "Chanel" mentions his lover is "straight acting". |
| 458 | [[/folder]] |
| 459 | |
| 460 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 461 | * Cecil and [[spoiler: Carlos]] from ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale''. Cecil has occasional fey touches (like a tendency to get ValleyGirl when he goes off-script), but he doesn't sound much different from your standard, NPR-style radio host. [[WordOfGay The series' creators]] have specified his sexuality as gay and all of the characters he's shown an interest in have been male--most notably and gushingly Carlos, Night Vale's newest scientist. [[spoiler: And in episode 25, Carlos--who doesn't exactly ring any bells himself--reciprocates.]] |
| 462 | * [[spoiler: Radio host and main character Sammy Stevens]] and frequent caller Ron Begley from ''Podcast/KingFallsAM''. |
| 463 | * In ''Podcast/Wolf359'' [[spoiler: Daniel Jacobi]] discloses to Lovelace that he does, in fact, like the "menfolk." |
| 464 | * Harry Clinker and Gary Daley from ''Podcast/PretendingToBePeople'' are long-time partners. |
| 465 | [[/folder]] |
| 466 | |
| 467 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 468 | * Anthony Bowens is openly homosexual, but he doesn't work it into his pro wrestling persona, and in fact doesn't bring it up all that much. He also doesn't have any effeminite or stereotypically gay mannerisms. In Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling his opponents rarely bring it up either - the first time was when Bowens' tag partner Max Caster had a rap battle on the 7/22/22 Rampage against Austin Gunn, and Gunn took a mild swipe at Bowens' sexuality. To add to that, Bowens keeps his relationship with his boyfriend (who isn't part of the wrestling business) out of the public spotlight. |
| 469 | [[/folder]] |
| 470 | |
| 471 | [[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 472 | * Sean O'Cann from ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'', who somehow managed to be ''more'' effeminate in the closet than when he came out. |
| 473 | [[/folder]] |
| 474 | |
| 475 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 476 | * ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'': |
| 477 | ** Tachyon. The only references to her sexuality are in one of her giant dumps of random bits of info, where she mentions spending weekends "with the wife", and in the Freedom Four #1 comic. |
| 478 | ** Dr. Medico, who only gets an offhand mention of his husband in his text-dump backstory. |
| 479 | [[/folder]] |
| 480 | |
| 481 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 482 | * ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'': |
| 483 | ** Joe Pitt tries early on to repress his homosexuality, and in fact doesn't even consciously recognize that he's gay until "MistakenForGay" by his future lover. |
| 484 | ** Prior tells Louis, "You don't notice anything. If I hadn't spent the last four years fellating you I'd swear you were straight." However, Louis implies through dialogue that he changes his behavior based on his company and may only be playing straight around certain people. |
| 485 | ** Roy Cohn is so aggressively masculine that apparently no one questions his bachelorhood, his love of musical theatre, or his tendency to sit way too close to other men and demand back rubs from them. Of course, at least a few people knew - he's in tight with Nancy Reagan, who was a notorious FagHag. |
| 486 | * [[CampGay Albin's]] partner Georges in ''La Cage aŭ Folles'', who can play straight at least well enough to convince his new in-laws. |
| 487 | * Bruce Niles from ''The Normal Heart.'' Also an ArmouredClosetGay, at least at work. |
| 488 | * ''Theatre/{{RENT}}'' has Collins, generally played as a Foil to his partner [[CampGay Angel]] (most notably during their duet and respective solos, where Angel is more excitable and feminine while Collins is a more slow-paced baritone). |
| 489 | [[/folder]] |
| 490 | |
| 491 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 492 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Albion}}'', the way he talks about his late superior implies that the wizard Khunag may be this. True or not, talking to various Kenget Kamulos reveals that they endorse close bonds between their members, and even refer to Achilles and Patrocles as the ur-example. |
| 493 | * ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'' has Conrad Marburg as one of the most dangerous nemeses in the game. A life-long black ops PsychoForHire who's gotten ''very'' good at [[OldSoldier killing people over his long career, whether by guns or bare fists]]. [[MadeOfIron Tough as nails]] and a ConsummateProfessional. The only clues that he has ''any'' sexuality are the statues adorning his mansion, and if you have the right handler for that mission, she points out that he doesn't invite ''female'' guests. |
| 494 | * Hammerlock from ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''. With his exposition-prone rants, polite manner and British accent you'd never know until a quest where he asks you to find ECHO tapes of a guy and offhandedly says that he is his ex boyfriend (A VERY ManlyGay by the by). |
| 495 | ** In ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'', we meet his boyfriend [[spoiler:and later husband]] Wainwright - a SouthernGentleman badass with a thick Louisiana accent. Though it's not that hard to notice since he calls Hammerlock the love of his life in the first moments after you meet him in person. |
| 496 | * All of the LGBT characters in ''VideoGame/Dishonored2'' aren't particularly effeminate or butch, such as Aramis Stilton, Breanna Ashworth and [[spoiler:Billie Lurk]]. Given that the game takes place in a fictional ConstructedWorld, it's possible the cultural influences and pressures associated with being gay are different or non-existent in the game's world. |
| 497 | * Arie van Bruggen in ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''. Once Jensen finds him, the first thing he says is "Sorry man, you're not my type". If it weren't for that single line, you'd think he was just your average straight PlayfulHacker, or a smartass. More specifically, he's bisexual- his penthouse has a post it with a girl's phone number and a "Forever Alone" doodle, and Tong mentions that he provides Arie with anything he needs, including "booze, drugs, boys and girls." |
| 498 | * Jim Miller in ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' has an ex-husband, information which is buried away in his (hackable) emails. Otherwise, you would never have known. |
| 499 | * Kim Kitsuragi of ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' fame is far, ''far'' too much the ConsummateProfessional to even consider going hard on any kind of stereotype, outside of his interest in clothes and a few subtle comments. Even his response to Harry asking him outright if he's gay is just a BluntYes and a suggestion that they should get back to work. |
| 500 | * You can go for this or CampGay in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', especially noticeable in certain conversations, such as the one with Leliana about shoes (where you can gush about beautiful shoes, be disinterested, or focus on practicality/cost). |
| 501 | * Arguably, Urick in ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} 2''. It's heavily, ''heavily'' implied that he and Yaha were more than just friends, and Urick doesn't display any overly-effeminate traits, unless being the former guardian of what basically amounts to a magical flower garden counts. [[CampGay Yaha, on the other hand...]] |
| 502 | * Kian Alvane and Likho from ''VideoGame/DreamfallChapters''. If the player makes the right choices, Kian outs himself to Likho, and the two have a conversation on how the Azadi treat gay and lesbian people. Should the scene play out with Enu instead of Likho, Kian simply states he's not interested in women, and the conversation ends shortly after. At a later point in the game, also depending on player choices, Likho confesses that he, too, is gay, but has kept this part of himself hidden because the Dolmari aren't quite as accepting of it as the Azadi are. Kian was present in the game's predecessor, ''Videogame/DreamfallTheLongestJourney'', but his sexuality was never mentioned. |
| 503 | * Niko, the magic shop owner's apprentice in ''VideoGame/DungeonMakerIITheHiddenWar''. He's a fairly normal little boy, except for the huge crush he has on the Dungeon Maker, who happens to be male as well. |
| 504 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'''s Dragonborn has the option of marrying a person of the same sex, and is perfectly capable of being a very butch man, as are many of the romantic interests available. |
| 505 | * ''VideoGame/{{Fable|I}},'' and especially [[VideoGame/FableII its sequel]], present the player with the option of same-sex dating, but only with [=NPCs=] that are themselves gay or bisexual. These [=NPCs=] are not obviously gay - this is discovered by flirting with them and getting a positive response. Otherwise, they dress and act the way the straight townspeople do. |
| 506 | * Both homosexual followers in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. You can flirt with Arcade Gannon if you share his orientation, otherwise it only comes up in some blink-and-you'll-miss-it lines of dialogue. Likewise, Veronica Santangelo is only revealed as a lesbian if you show interest in her backstory ([[FemaleGaze or watch her eyes around the female strippers in the Gomorrah casino and brothel]]), and otherwise acts like any ordinary post-apocalyptic PowerFist[[BareFistedMonk ed Monk]]... [[LipstickLesbian but she will confess her secret desire to own a fancy pre-war dress.]] |
| 507 | * Tommy from ''VideoGame/{{Fahrenheit}}'' doesn't do anything aside from mention how he's found a possible new boyfriend at a bank. He has a slight lisp, but nothing too overdramatic. |
| 508 | * ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony'': Gay Tony. Yes, seriously. Were it not for his nickname and a couple of odd quirks and rants, you might never know for sure what Tony Prince's orientation is. Some of the game's positive critics mention how Tony doesn't act in a stereotypical fashion. Tony Prince is more of a double subversion than a straight trope, no pun intended. While he isn't interested in fashion or speaking in a perpetual lisp, he is a drama queen who snorts coke and runs nightclubs, and even calls himself an "old queen" at one point. That said, he tends to play this angle up more when in a group of people or at his clubs than when interacting with Luis, to whom he is cynical, rational, mature, and at one point in the game, [[spoiler:even self-sacrificing.]] |
| 509 | * ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'''s Venom is the only canonically gay character from the Guilty Gear series. However, it's fairly common for people to not even know he's homosexual until either playing through to the end of his story or taking a glance at his bio. |
| 510 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'': Dion Lesage and Sir Terence are lovers, but neither of them show stereotypically gay traits. |
| 511 | * In ''VideoGame/KenaBridgeOfSpirits'', Kena will learn that Aldira was part of a couple with Hana during a quest to free Aldira's spirit. While Aldira and Hana are lesbians, at no point does the game drum out any LGBT stereotypes nor is their relationship ever seen as a point of objection or controversy within the village. |
| 512 | * Kevin Smith from ''VideoGame/{{killer7}}'' had a romantic relationship with another man according to [[AllThereInTheManual companion book]] ''Hand in [=killer7=]'', although you wouldn't know this by just playing the game. |
| 513 | * Creator/BioWare started this one with Juhani in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', part because Creator/LucasArts pitched a fit, forcing them to get sneaky. In-game, the fact of her being Jedi and a rare species of alien due to Mandalorian genocide are much more salient. However, they still managed to make her the ''first'' confirmed-to-be gay character in the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse. |
| 514 | * ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'': The very gruff Bill. It seems to be implied that he might have been in a relationship with another man named Frank, but it's not until a little later that we see one of the things Ellie stole from his place was a gay porn magazine, which sort of takes any ambiguity out of the equation. |
| 515 | * One of the intimidating armoured guards in ''VideoGame/TheLongestJourney'' mentions that he's gay if you try to get your (female) character past him by flirting. Unless it was just a [[SorryImGay quick way out]]. |
| 516 | * ''Franchise/MassEffect'': |
| 517 | ** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' |
| 518 | *** A female [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] romancing Liara [[DiscountLesbians comes off as this]]. Liara physically resembles a woman, but because the Asari are a monogender species they have no real concept of male/female, though the codex refers to them as an "all-female species," implying that while they may be monogendered, that gender is in fact female. |
| 519 | *** Certain data files in Lair of the Shadow Broker heavily imply ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'''s Gavorn is this. |
| 520 | ** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'': |
| 521 | *** Male [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] can have a romantic relationship with Steve Cortez, who both fit this trope. Similarly, female Shepard can start a romance with Samantha Traynor. |
| 522 | *** Nyreen Kandros, the series' first female turian, who was previously in a relationship with asari gangster Aria T'Loak. |
| 523 | *** Returning party member Kaidan Alenko reveals that he is a bisexual variant, as a male Shepard can now [[PromotedToLoveInterest romance Kaidan]] just as the female Shepard can. Up until this point Kaidan had shown no signs that he was attracted to other men as he wasn't originally a GayOption in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', with Kaidan himself explaining that [[spoiler:Shepard's temporary death in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'']] was [[ClosetKey the impetus for Kaidan realizing he was in love with the male Shepard]]. |
| 524 | * Kalden Azrus from ''VideoGame/MasqueradaSongsandShadows'' was in a relationship and ran an orphanage with a man who was killed shortly before the story began. |
| 525 | * Revolver Ocelot from the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' Franchise has been [[WordOfGay confirmed to have been in love]] with Big Boss,[[spoiler: and the [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder various betrayals]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulations]] he preformed over the years were all in an effort to achieve Big Boss' dream]]. While there is a lot of subtle (and not so subtle) HoYay that Ocelot shares with quite a few characters in the series, his sexuality is not really focused on all that much in the main series, making it easy to miss. |
| 526 | * In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', Kung Jin doesn't seem gay, and the only thing in-game that alludes to his sexuality is an ambiguous conversation between himself and Raiden where the Thunder God suggests Jin go seek training at the Wu Shi Academy. WordOfGod [[WordOfGay later confirmed the subtext]] of that conversation. |
| 527 | -->'''Kung Jin''': "I can't...they won't accept..."\ |
| 528 | '''Raiden''': "They care only of what is in your heart, not whom your heart desires." |
| 529 | * Emil in ''VideoGame/NieR'' is gay [[WordOfGay according to Yoko Taro]], and he falls in love with Nier over the course of the game. |
| 530 | * From the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' series: ''VideoGame/Persona2'''s first protagonist, aloof bad boy Tatsuya Suou, can be played as this in ''Innocent Sin'' if the player chooses to select [[GayOption Jun Kurosu]] as his LoveInterest. Hell, if you take [[WordOfGay the character designer's word for it]], the two even make the best couple. |
| 531 | * Joachim Valentine from ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant''. While he is certainly a LargeHam, little he does is overtly homosexual, with the exception of a couple comments he makes throughout the game. |
| 532 | * ''VideoGame/{{Slammed}}'': Solitary is gay, but there aren't any hints of it in his behavior, fitting this trope. It's only mentioned briefly during an overview of his career, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it line if you successfully earn a title match with Solitary by grabbing the belt during the Ladders and Scaffolds match, as a blog post will report that Paul Prototype will accuse Solitary and Alex Dobbs (who is a woman) of being in bed with each other "literally, despite Solitary's known orientation". |
| 533 | * ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}'' has several characters who are non-heterosexual, none of whom act camp or show any {{Gayngst}}. |
| 534 | ** The gender of the playable character is never outright stated, with only gender-neutral pronouns used to refer to them. Throughout the game, they can flirt with males, females, and monsters that are genderless. |
| 535 | ** Undyne is the lesbian leader of the Royal Guard, and recognized as the best fighter in the Underground. You wouldn't know this early on in the game, only being hinted at with Mettaton's quiz show mid-game. |
| 536 | ** Alphys is bisexual (and a bit of a {{Robosexual}}), and is a complete nerd. |
| 537 | ** A mid-game boss fight with an extremely buff pair of guards. In order to [[PacifistRun spare them]], you have to get one of the guards to confess their love for the other one. |
| 538 | * Pretty much every gay man in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadTelltale'': |
| 539 | ** ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonTwo'' gives us Walter and Matthew, two kind, older gentlemen living in an abandoned skii resort. They refer to eachother as "partners", but this was too vague to many players who thought that the two were just close friends. |
| 540 | ** ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonThree'' has Paul "Jesus" Monroe, whose only hint towards his sexuality is that he flirts with [[PlayerCharacter Javier]] briefly in episode five. |
| 541 | ** ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonFour'': The quiet and introverted James' sexuality can be revealed in an optional conversation he has if [[PlayerCharacter Clementine]] has befriended him. He will pull her to the side before [[spoiler:the raid on the Delta boat]] to show her a photo of him and his ex-boyfriend. The exchange can be missed entirely, with nothing else pointing to James being gay. |
| 542 | ** Depending on player choice, Clementine can come across as straight bi. She briefly develops a crush on Gabe in Season Three; and in Season Four she can pursue a relationship with either [[SadClown Louis]] or [[ActionGirl Violet]]. |
| 543 | * Mislav in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'', though it didn't stop him from getting neck deep in some {{Gayngst}} in his backstory. |
| 544 | * ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has the no-nonsense, calm and collected SI:7 spymaster Mathias Shaw. Throughout most of the series history he showed no romantic attachment towards any gender (which could possibly be a front to conceal any vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by an enemy) , and displays no stereotypical mannerisms of any kind. However, a conversation with Valeera in Battle for Azeroth reveals an interest in a then-unspecified person, and in the Shadows Rising novel he enters a relationship with the also-male [[spoiler:Flynn Fairwind]]. |
| 545 | [[/folder]] |
| 546 | |
| 547 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 548 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Echo}}'' |
| 549 | ** Flynn is a tall, muscular gila monster whose defining characteristics are anger, a constant flow of insults... and promiscuity toward males exclusively. Sydney even goes so far as to refer to him as "the most straight gay guy ever." One of Flynn's first few lines even involves [[OutOfCharacterMoment a discussion of how hot he found the female lead in a recent action movie]]. |
| 550 | ** Leo is a mechanic and former high school football player who demonstrates no stereotypical traits of being gay aside from his obsessive infatuation with childhood sweetheart Chase. In fact, given his opinions on guns, college, and [[StayInTheKitchen Chase's role in their relationship]], Leo even comes across as [[GayConservative pretty weirdly conservative at times]]. In the prequel novel ''Route 65'', even Chase is shocked to find out that Leo is gay, let alone that he has feelings for him. |
| 551 | * The main cast of ''VisualNovel/ExtracurricularActivities'' are hypermasculine with huge muscles and hardly show any stereotypical traits. |
| 552 | * Most of the male cast of ''VisualNovel/{{Morenatsu}}'', and especially the main character and all nine [[DatingSim potential love interests]]. Even the more feminine bachelors in the game, like Shin-kun, aren't really campy in any way. |
| 553 | [[/folder]] |
| 554 | |
| 555 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 556 | * ''WebAnimation/AmongUsLogic'' has The Gentleman in a relationship with Mr. Cheese, and neither show any stereotypical traits. |
| 557 | * Almost no-one would've guessed that the o.W.n Fem!Scout in ''WebAnimation/CultOfPersonality'' was a lesbian until she started checking out and then showing interest in the RED Turbine Fem!Scout upon meeting each other the first time in Chapter 4, though the feeling isn't mutual. Could also be considered ScrewYourself since the Fem!Scout may essentially be the [[PaletteSwap same person]]. And this is after she openly rejected the oWn Scout and the ambiguously male Pyro's advances, although the latter is probably due to the Pyro trying to give her an arm as a gift. Otherwise, she behaves pretty much the same as any other Scouts. |
| 558 | * ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Moxxie is straight ''bi'', with him not only displaying none of the stereotypes for bisexuality (DepravedBisexual, ExtremeOmnisexual, etc.), but him being bi at all is subtle and often downplayed, most of the time seeming like a total straight guy until he lets loose a random comment that makes it clear he also swings for guys |
| 559 | * ''[[WebAnimation/SBBBrothers Sims Big Brother]]'': |
| 560 | ** Keegan at least ''looked'' like a flaming queen Stereotype. [=McKenzie=] meanwhile? You can probably not even ''guess'' she was gay until you see her ''say'' she is. |
| 561 | ** From the original season seven, there was a guy who was openly gay in the house. However, he said, "I'm not like your average gay guys -- I like beer and football." |
| 562 | * Sherry and Ohio from ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' are both lesbians, but it’s revealed rather causally and neither show any stereotypical traits. |
| 563 | [[/folder]] |
| 564 | |
| 565 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 566 | * ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'': |
| 567 | ** Matt is a cheerful, GentleGiant who doesn't display any camp mannerisms. It comes as a shock to Paulo when he finds out Matt is gay. |
| 568 | ** James is bubbly, excitable but he's not really camp at all. |
| 569 | * Vinci from ''Webcomic/VinciAndArty''. Although he isn't specifically gay (WordOfGod says he doesn't pay much attention to physical details), at least in regards to his relationship with Arty he technically qualifies. Though his occasionally being mistaken for female somewhat overshadows this. |
| 570 | * ''Webcomic/{{Prequel}}'' has Quill-Weave, who, while gay, doesn't act stereotypical at all. |
| 571 | * ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': |
| 572 | ** Bruce and Roosevelt, two kangaroos that watch American football on the telly and complain that it isn't rugged enough for their Rugby hardened tastes. |
| 573 | ** [[spoiler: Keene]] is eventually revealed to be this, although his boyfriend [[spoiler: Breel]] is a lot more camp. |
| 574 | * ''Webcomic/SilverBulletNights'' focuses on Seek, a burly ex-mercenary who, in the words of the creator, was designed as a mixture of "Frank Castle and Dracula on steroids." It also features a less obvious version of Straight Gay in the form of Donovan, an inconspicuous but attractive nerd with a deadpan expressive and no-nonsense approach to life. |
| 575 | * Ethan of ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' describes himself as gay, but puts a whole lot more energy into thinking about toys than about sex, sexuality, and fulfilling stereotypes. |
| 576 | * [[TheCape The Utopian]] from ''Webcomic/JohnnySaturn'', as well as his boyfriend Lewis. |
| 577 | * [[TheWoobie Justin]] from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', to the point where the girl who inadvertently outed him [[ClingyJealousGirl still thinks she can win him back]]. Justin's initial appearance (longer hair, earring in his right ear, and a frickin' ''purple'' martial arts uniform) would easily set off gaydars (and indeed this might have been the intention), but he has since lost the earring, and his hair has steadily been getting shorter and thinner. He's also tall (WordOfGod says he's 6 feet), [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-10-08 physically strong, good with martial arts]], and [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-09-24 occasionally]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-09-27 badass.]] By now, [[HaveIMentionedIAmGay it would be very difficult to tell that he's gay if it weren't for occasional references to this fact.]] [[spoiler:Until he got a date with Luke, that is.]] |
| 578 | %%* Max Powers from ''{{Webcomic/PVP}}'' |
| 579 | * Karl Kroenen from ''Webcomic/AbeAndKroenen''. Abe falls somewhere on the border between Straight Gay and CampGay, although it doesn't help that his action figure's hands have a tendency towards "limp wrist" gestures. |
| 580 | * ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': |
| 581 | ** Marten's first boss acts just like any other straight character, and the only difference is his mention of his boyfriend. |
| 582 | ** Same goes for Marten's dad and "Dad 2: Dad Harder", all though they have so little screen time it's hard to tell. |
| 583 | * Senileavich and Ridley of ''Webcomic/FunnyFarm''. Ridley's borderline, given his consideration for his appearance, but Senileavich is a stoic grump who couldn't act the stereotype if he were deliberately trying. As opposed to the [[AmbiguouslyGay flamboyant but totally straight]] Mike Hopkins. |
| 584 | * Cadugan the surly half-elf ranger from ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic''. Women adore him, and tend to be in denial about their failures to seduce him. |
| 585 | * ''Webcomic/KhaosKomix'': Steve, though he will cook. And he's claimed to be bi, but "I decided on bi because it sounded less gay" does not smack of being true to oneself. In fact, all of the male gay characters are arguably straight-gay, including Alex (though he may be pansexual) and Tom (who is a trans man). |
| 586 | * Most of the gay characters in ''Webcomic/BoyMeetsBoy'', and Collin in ''Webcomic/FriendlyHostility''. |
| 587 | * Several in ''Webcomic/ClosetCoon''; Colin doesn't even acknowledge he's gay at the start of the story. |
| 588 | * The present and future arc versions of Galehaut in ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', playing off the HoYay between him and Lancelot in the original stories. And, following a {{retcon}} to stop the only male gay character being dead, Kay and Bedivere (originally Space/Contemporary Bedivere was {{genderflip}}ped). |
| 589 | %%* Kay Wheeler from ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' is [[InformedAbility presented as]] an example of this trope. |
| 590 | * Utahraptor of ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics''. It's only explicitly mentioned during a few strips early in the archives, and has very rarely been referenced in the following years. This is what lead to the quote on the quote page, after a few readers thought Utahraptor dating a man was a typo. |
| 591 | * Jhim from ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive''. The only trait that stands out as particularly effeminate is his fondness for dance, but even that gets undermined when he complains to the rather dim choreographer that the ballet is too girlie and she says she's sorry, she composed it thinking he was gay. Branwen's late father also counts, even though he never appears onscreen. He married Branwen's mother, an asexual, to provide TheBeard for their respective orientations and fulfill their mutual desire for kids. Davan has an awkward meeting with the father's former lover and goes to Mike for explanation to avoid upsetting Branwen: |
| 592 | -->"Hey, did your Uncle Patrick ever strike you as being gay?"\ |
| 593 | "No. I mean, apart from his boyfriend Leland." |
| 594 | * Josh of ''Webcomic/HoneydewSyndrome'' fits this trope (though he's more straight bisexual than straight gay, it seems). There isn't ''anything'' about him that could be called stereotypically gay or effeminate. |
| 595 | * Colin from ''Webcomic/GoodbyeChains''. If anything, he might be more manly then the heterosexual Banquo. |
| 596 | %%* Nestor from ''Webcomic/{{Montgrave}}''. |
| 597 | %%* Count Tethik of ''Webcomic/TheChallengesOfZona''. |
| 598 | * Most of the men in ''Webcomic/BlurTheLines'', including the two protagonists, Drew and Rick. |
| 599 | ** {{Parodied}} when Drew mocks Rick for asking his mother for a flannel shirt for Christmas. [[http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=107]] |
| 600 | ** {{Discussed}}, then {{deconstruct|ion}}ed when Drew considers whether he should check himself off as "Straight Acting" on a dating site, thinks of [[CampStraight what his heterosexual friends are like]], and decides against it. [[http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=147 Turns out that even straight people can be decidedly un-straight acting.]] |
| 601 | -->'''Rick:''' I wonder if on straight dating sites they have a "gay acting" check-box... |
| 602 | * Ples Tibenoch of ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' is a somewhat prudish, very respectable gentleman whom you would take for het or even asexual if not for WordOfGay. He is certainly less campy than AmbiguouslyGay Conrad. |
| 603 | * Darius from ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'' is only revealed to be gay through his diary; otherwise he acts like any other person and no one mentions it again. |
| 604 | * The (unnamed?) gunman in ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'' is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot poncho-wearing, velocoraptor-morphing Autochthonian]]. Marena tries to seduce him with female pheromones, and he [[http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0141.html doesn't respond.]] |
| 605 | * Neil Ortiz of ''Webcomic/{{Multiplex}}''. See, you can tell he's gay because he brings it up occasionally and he wears a pink shirt. Besides that there's nothing to go on. |
| 606 | * Most of the gay cast in ''Webcomic/RedString''. Fuuko, Hanae and Igarashi are all normal young people who happen to be gay. The author even completely caught the fandom off guard when she introduced Igarashi's boyfriend for the first time. |
| 607 | * Both TJ and Amal of ''Webcomic/TheLessThanEpicAdventuresOfTJAndAmal''. In TJ's case (according to WordOfGod) he's bisexual. |
| 608 | * Liam Williamson from Kytri's ''Webcomic/ThisIsTheWorstIdeaYouveEverHad'' and its prequel Sin Parase. The fact that he's been in a relationship with his partner Gabriele De Luca for five years is the only clue you get. |
| 609 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Dirk Strider is upfront about the fact that he's only attracted to men. At the same time, most of his interests -- like rap, robots, and swords -- are stereotypically masculine and he dislikes having his sexuality reduced to a label. Since he's an alternate universe version of Dave's Bro, Bro is probably also gay. |
| 610 | %%* Ethan in ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'' (as he is in the rest of the Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}}). Joyce does not seem to understand the concept. |
| 611 | * Lars from ''Webcomic/TwoGuysAndGuy''. He's out of closet, (formerly) overweight, and the [[OnlySaneMan most normal person]] in the cast. Wayne obviously didn't know that he was gay, or else he wouldn't have played that prank where he sent emails to his friends and family where he pretends to be Lars coming out to everyone. Lars actually ends up thanking Wayne because he didn't have the guts to do it himself, much to his frustration. |
| 612 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Wuffle}}'' episode "Meet the Parents" we find out that Chuck, the mail horse, has a boyfriend named Dr. Greyham, a hamster. Neither one of them show any gay sterotypes whatsoever. Heck, they haven't even been shown kissing yet! |
| 613 | * ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks'': Lavali's orientation is neither hinted at nor contradicted by her behavior in the comic before the day that [[http://www.sandraontherocks.com/strips-sotr/me-hee-hee-heeeeeee her brother Alex comes home to find her in the process of breaking up with another girl named Claire.]] It turns out that what ''he's'' seen of her behavior in the past, though, makes this a CaptainObviousReveal for him. |
| 614 | * ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'': Secondary character Jerzy is something of a textbook case, certainly by contrast to CampGay lead character Dillon. Jerzy is open about his sexuality, but shows few camp mannerisms, as well as working in construction and driving a pickup truck. |
| 615 | * You wouldn't believe Gordon and Hector from ''Webcomic/BusterWildeWeerwolf'' are gay by their looks but then you see them talk about cute guys and hitting the gay clubs. |
| 616 | * Keydar in ''Webcomic/DarkLegacyComics'' is gay but except for two strips (out of over 500) where he crushes on another guy, it never comes up. |
| 617 | * Nikita and Steffano in ''{{Webcomic/Sarilho}}''. They fall for each other pretty quickly, but none of them displays any particular gay stereotypes. |
| 618 | * Mitch from ''Webcomic/{{Long Exposure}}'' is trailer park trash and an aggressive slob of a bully and yet he's gay as all hell, especially for resident nerd Jonas. |
| 619 | * ''Webcomic/AmandaGreenSuperhumanInsuranceAgent'' has Jim, a middle-aged family man. It's a workplace comedy so his sexual orientation almost never comes up because it simply isn't relevant. Learning he's gay teaches new employee Carrie she's not as open-minded as she thought she was, specifically her inherent assumption that people are heterosexual if they don't exhibit stereotypical gay behaviors. |
| 620 | * Nate from ''Webcomic/TheBackOBeyond'' has few stereotypical traits except maybe his fondness for knitting, although that's for practical reasons, as well as for a hobby. |
| 621 | * Mr Spender in ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}''. While he ''is'' a bit overdramatic, his LargeHam tendencies are entirely directed towards trying and failing to come across as a mysterious badass, with no energy left over for being campy. |
| 622 | * In ''Webcomic/CrimsonKnights'' At the Silea's Eve's celebration Itham nonchalantly tells a palace-maid [[IncompatibleOrientation that she's not his type]] when she tries to get him to dance at the ball. |
| 623 | * ''Webcomic/CinderellaBoy'': Chase is openly gay, holds idolization of handsome members of {{Boy Band}}s and his dream is to marry a hot male vampire, but he otherwise acts like an average young man with barely any flamboyancy. |
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| 625 | |
| 626 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 627 | * [[http://notalwaysright.com/stereo-griping/7735 This]] ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'' story, where a newly uncloseted young man is dragged through the shopping mall by his female friend, who has clearly equated "gay" with "fashion-conscious". |
| 628 | * ''Literature/GoldTongues'' has Stix. He comes across as a LargeHam and a crafty thief, but shows no signs of being gay. At least not until chapter 4, where he has sex with another gay man. |
| 629 | * Saladin, of the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse''. He's a virile, muscular superhero at [[SuperheroSchool Whateley Academy]]. No one suspects him until he has to out himself because of a blackmailer. |
| 630 | * ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils'' has several homosexual characters spread throughout the series. |
| 631 | ** ''Literature/GirlsOnFilm'' has Anthony, an enforcer working for Kedra who nonchalantly mentions that he was turned into a vampire by his husband Tom. |
| 632 | ** ''Literature/UnderTheColdMoon'' has Grete Ravenhallow who gives no hint of her sexuality in any capacity professionally, but later reveals herself as a proud lesbian. |
| 633 | ** ''Literature/NoneTooHoly'' reveals that [[spoiler:Father Augustyn was gay and had a crush on Hardestadt]]. |
| 634 | ** ''Literature/TheDreamsOfLonelyStars'' has Frank Eagles and Albert Harrington, both of whom have been a couple for several years. |
| 635 | * The ''Literature/{{Legatum}}'' series seems to have at least one openly gay character in each story. |
| 636 | ** ''Literature/SmirvlaksStone'' has Gnekvizz Corveel, whose sexuality is revealed nonchalantly by his brother Nick. |
| 637 | ** ''Literature/HelpNotWanted'' has Groshlar, Grovmar, Krumvell, and Bunng, who all show no stereotypical traits short of having sex with each other. |
| 638 | ** ''Literature/TheRoadToHell'' has Shurrmvin and Jervow, the former of whom had a boyfriend prior to his death. |
| 639 | ** ''Literature/ScrambledEgg'' has Synnyk Synncader, who reveals he's dating a male goblin named Gargin. |
| 640 | * ''Literature/TailsOfFame'' has Lamson, who is openly gay but never displays any stereotypical gay traits or mannerisms. |
| 641 | * Legend in ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', the leader of the most powerful collection of superheroes on the planet, is gay, happily married, and in the process of adopting a child. Nothing in his mannerisms and speeches before the chapter that this is mentioned so much as hinted at the conditions of his personal life or his sexuality, and even then, the chapter is more concerned with dealing with the Slaughterhouse Nine. In Legend's point-of-view chapter, he's more concerned with [[spoiler:the fact that Cauldron and his teammates have betrayed and lied to him]]. |
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| 643 | |
| 644 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 645 | * Orym from ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''. He's a stern melee fighter and OnlySaneMan of Bells Hells, who eventually confesses that he [[TheLostLenore lost his husband]] in an attack on the Air Ashari six years prior. Later, when Dusk tries to seduce him, he awkwardly turns her down by telling her he's only into guys. |
| 646 | * Billy-Jay Clarke from ''Evolution'', a standout football player, although in the closet. |
| 647 | * All of the non-straight characters from ''Fragile'' and its sequel ''Perpetual Change'' are examples of this |
| 648 | * Many of the guys in the video ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsjOlsG9ZG4 Yes, We're Gay But...]]'', though one or two are CampGay. |
| 649 | %%* O'Connell from ''WebVideo/CoyleCommand''. |
| 650 | %%* The eponymous Gay Guy in ''WebVideo/RobotNinjaAndGayGuy.'' |
| 651 | * The protagonist of ''[[http://youtu.be/txg9PBGy7FY The Gay Who Wasn't Gay Enough]]'', a mockumentary created by the Toronto Gay Rugby Team. |
| 652 | * Mocked mercilessly [[https://youtu.be/E5L3lmNh7fU here]] with a jab specifically at Film/LoveSimon. |
| 653 | %%* Derek in ''WebVideo/SexHouse''. He's also the OnlySaneMan [[spoiler:at first.]] |
| 654 | * Mikala in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc83NKZcVtY&list=PLD4801D9AE40896C3 Disappointing Gay Best Friend]]'' is constantly trying to get her "best gay friend Tyler" to do stereotypically gay things with her, but he's generally more interested in staying in and reading modern literature or other more sedate pursuits. |
| 655 | [[/folder]] |
| 656 | |
| 657 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 658 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': When Archer tries to play a HoneyTrap on a gay man, he first approaches the man in some incredibly small daisy dukes and tank top, making over-the-top sexual innuendo, and even dyeing his hair blonde. He's rejected by his target and later advised by two other gay men, one of whom is a straight gay, to just use his typical TheCasanova attitude on the man the same as if he were a woman. |
| 659 | * Terry and his husband Paul from the ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' don't have any stereotypical gay hobbies, jobs or mannerisms. They can't cook, Terry is a cable installer, Paul is a building contractor, Terry was part of the football team in High School, and their home looks like a bachelor pad for a stereotypical straight guy. |
| 660 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'' gives us Alexander and Terry, two young adult men living in the same apartment and are rarely ever seen apart. While Terry does not show any signs of stereotypically gay behavior, Alexander has a rather effiminite voice. |
| 661 | * Olrox and Mizrak from ''WesternAnimation/CastlevaniaNocturne''. While the former has a slightly flamboyant fashion sense, neither man show any hint of their sexuality. Then, we see them waking up in bed together. |
| 662 | * On ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Meg's new crush, Kent Lastname is on a sports team, goes on a date with Meg, and is gay, but doesn't act camp so Meg doesn't pick it up. Unfortunately this causes Brian to give Meg the advice that maybe he's just confused and Meg (in another desperate attempt to gain ANY kind of love) makes a plan to roofie Kent's current crush (Chris) and have him tell her what it was like having sex with him ...until her [[HeelRealization realization]] and [[HeelFaceTurn heel face turn]] near the end of the episode. |
| 663 | * Mocked in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' when a muscular, dashing, macho man knocks down Fry's sand castle and hits on Leela. She rejects him, but when he tells her it was a business proposition that they didn't understand, she offers to go for a stroll with him, slightly disappointed that he wasn't attracted to her. He then adds insult to injury by telling Leela "No thanks ma'am, I'm actually gay" and walking off. |
| 664 | * Lexington of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', via WordOfGay declaration from Greg Weisman. In volume 2 of the comic continuation he meets a London gargoyle named Staghart who obviously would have been his LoveInterest if the comic hadn't been cancelled. |
| 665 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'': Geoff is partners with another male ghost, Jeff (who is a Manly Gay), but he doesn't display any stereotypes. |
| 666 | * Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' are two stupid, incompetent small town cops who are [[AmbiguouslyGay implied to to be in love with each other]]. Creator Alex Hirsch later confirmed they are a couple through a WordOfGay declaration. |
| 667 | * ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Bartender Husk is pansexual. He doesn't have gay stereotypes or even pansexual stereotypes (ExtremeOmnisexual, LovableSexManiac). |
| 668 | * ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'': While not overly manly, Benson certainly doesn't display any camp stereotypes. He comes out to Kipo during their "date" in Ratland, and during his dream by Tad, he gets a huge amount of male groupies. |
| 669 | * Wing and Wong from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaThePawsOfDestiny'' don't display any gay characteristics, and the characters are shocked when they're revealed to be a couple. Granted in their debut episode they strongly implied they had the same mom, meaning they were likely intended to be brothers before being rewritten, so it makes sense they didn't act gay at all before. But even after their coming-out scene they still don't act gay [[ButNotTooGay or even display any strong affection for each other,]] which lead some people to believe they were just putting on an act with their boss, but to be fair Kung Fu Panda is somewhat of a NoHuggingNoKissing series. |
| 670 | %%* Anton St. Germain from ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''. |
| 671 | * Gus and Wally from ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'' are an elderly gay couple who only display their sexuality when appropriate and are an early example of a gay couple on in a cartoon being portrayed in a wholly positive light - the first to show a guy-on-guy kiss on UsefulNotes/PrimeTime, network television ''ever'', in fact, which got praise from GLAAD and scorn from the MoralGuardians, despite the show being marketed ''to adults'' in the United States. Gus is ManlyGay, while Wally is Straight Gay, if a bit wimpy. |
| 672 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': |
| 673 | ** The show gives us the first official gay couple in a Nickelodeon cartoon: Howard and Harold [=McBride=]. Neither however have any CampGay tendencies, at all, and are presented in a realistic manner. Even the few times they do show CampGay tendencies are mostly PlayedForLaughs. |
| 674 | ** Sam Sharp is dating [[spoiler: Luna]] Loud, but she does not show any camp tendencies usually associated with lesbians. The same is true with [[spoiler: Luna]] herself. |
| 675 | * ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' has Nick Army and Joff were confirmed by WordOfGay, but they don't show any stereotypically homosexual tendencies. |
| 676 | * ''WesternAnimation/QForce'' has Steve Maryweather who displays little to no gay stereotypes despite being gay himself. He does go by his nickname “Mary” a lot even though that can be interpreted differently because Mary is part of his last name. |
| 677 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': Ren and Stimpy as [[WordOfGay confirmed]] by Creator/JohnKricfalusi in a 1997 magazine. With the release of ''Adult Party Cartoon'', the statement became very, very explicitly canon. (Though Ren became more of a DepravedBisexual). |
| 678 | * ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': |
| 679 | ** Adora. The only gay marker about her is that she is shown to be exclusively attracted to other women. |
| 680 | ** One of Bow's two dads (the other is a less-stereotypical version of CampGay). |
| 681 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Waylon Smithers doesn't portray, and is embarrassed by, stereotypical behavior but is still deeply attracted to Mr. Burns. |
| 682 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': |
| 683 | ** Mr. Garrison comes out to the school staff after he is fired from teaching the 3rd Grade class, but is eventually subverted as he undergoes a sex change operation, [[ItMakesSenseInContext only to be a transgender lesbian afterwards, and then he goes back to being a straight male after stem cell research helps him grow a new penis.]] |
| 684 | ** As of Season 19's "Tweek X Craig", Craig Tucker and Tweek Tweak are now an [[OfficialCouple official gay couple]], which is moreso present in Season 21, where Craig calls Tweek "honey" or "babe" without anyone present to apply peer pressure. This was later confirmed by WordOfGod from the show's creators Creator/MattStone and Creator/TreyParker. |
| 685 | * Similar to Lexington, Richie from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' was confirmed to have been gay like his counterpart from the comic. |
| 686 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': The 2023 reboot has Raj [[ComingOutStory realizing that he is gay after developing feelings for Bowie]]. Unlike Bowie, who is very flamboyant, Raj shows no stereotypically gay quirks, being just as much of a dudebro as [[HeterosexualLifePartners his buddy Wayne]]. |
| 687 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': |
| 688 | ** The Alchemist almost never shows any stereotypically homosexual tendencies (other than putting on a CampGay voice). Has a pretty physical onscreen relationship with Shore Leave (who is kinda on the fence with this troupe and Camp Gay) which comes up every so often. |
| 689 | ** Colonel Gentleman, who is every bit the dashing Creator/SeanConnery-esque gentleman agent, except that he's also famous for his homosexual conquests and his young male lover Kiki, despite showing no stereotypically gay traits at all and, according to the creators on the Season 2 [=DVD=], transcends sexuality. As Jackson Publick said in his Gentleman voice, "Of course I'm having sex with Tiki. Look at him, he's gorgeous, what the hell else would you do with him?! That doesn't make me gay, it makes me smart!" |
| 690 | * ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' reveals that Shiro used to have a boyfriend prior to leaving Earth. He's not stereotypical in any way whatsoever, to the point that it was once extremely popular to ship him with his female teammates since nobody suspected otherwise. |
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