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Just because you're a Chick Magnet, doesn't mean Opposites Attract.

Phoenix: She must have some sort of strange power over [men].
Maya Fey: You're not kidding. Two people in one day. Even I want to profess my love for her.

When a guy is so studly and great that he inspires worship and desire in both women and men, it's Even the Guys Want Him. But when a female character's female fan club matches or exceeds her male fan club, you've stumbled upon the slightly rarer but still prominent Distaff Counterpart: Even The Girls Want Her.

Mostly an anime trope (especially in Yuri Genre works), the "her" in question is often an aloof-seeming, athletic high school student who is pursued by every sports club in school, and has the guys crooning "So hot!" as she goes past, and the girls squealing "So cool!" as she goes past (none of these are a hard-and-fast requirement, but most of the examples will pick and choose at least one or two items off the "menu" of aloofness, athletic ability, and "cool" beauty). She will often get chocolates from other girls on Valentine's Day (which is Serious Business in Japan). As a result, this trope is considered less 'sexual' in nature (and can sometimes be quite platonic in intention) as the idea is just to show how cool the girl in question is.

This illustrates the major difference between the gender versions of this trope. The male "admirers" in the case of Even the Guys Want Him often mingle equal amounts jealousy, anger, or frustration into their admiration, often due to Stupid Sexy Flanders. But perhaps due to the concept of the Pseudo-Romantic Friendship, the female admirers in the case of Even The Girls Want Her rarely display any negative connotations to their admiration (or attraction). They'll follow the cool girl around like a pack of lovesick puppies, and never think twice about it. The Love Interest of said girl (be male or female) might be more likely to elicit said reactions, though, but that's a case-by-base scenario. Sometimes, though, said love interest becomes the focus of ire of the fan club as they're not worthy.

Though in some versions, there may be a bit of the Double Standard at work in why women don't seem to bother feeling bad about their crushes or attraction to other women. In most of the western world, to a great extent a girl finding another girl attractive is "hot" and mainly for male consumption.

This refers specifically to otherwise straight women and girls falling for a woman; if her admirers already liked the ladies, it doesn't count.

Also, if the woman is initially liked by only other women despite there also being men they qualify as Only Has Same-Sex Admirers.

May overlap with Bifauxnen, Cool Big Sis, The Fashionista, Onee-sama, (sometimes) Ojou, and Aloof Dark-Haired Girl.

If her "admirers" include much younger characters as well as both sexes, she may be a Stacy's Mom. If the character is intersex, then it becomes Everybody Wants the Hermaphrodite.


Examples:

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    Asian Animation 
  • In the Indian cartoon Little Krishna, Putana takes the form of a young human woman so beautiful that even the female villagers can't help but admire her.

    Comic Books 
  • In Alan Ford, the much-asked-for female addition and co-protagonist Minuette Macon. While her husband and protagonist Alan has always been a Clueless Chick-Magnet, it turns out that she's no slouch herself on that matter, occasionally having a Butch Lesbian or a Bifauxnen coming on her (including a stewardess who invited her for sex after revealing that she drugged the entire crew to give them privacy or a recently-crowned baroness declaring that she was going to make her into her concubine). Unfortunately for all those admirers though, Minuette is both straight and faithful to her husband.
  • Somewhere along DC Rebirth it seems to become a running gag that whenever Zatanna makes a guest appearance at least one woman will be smitten by her. In Detective Comics (Rebirth) both Kate Kane and Cassandra Cain entertain the idea of marrying her and in Young Justice (2019) Stephanie Brown proclaims out loud how hot she is upon seeing her.
  • In DC/RWBY, both Blake and Yang are visibly attracted to Catwoman.
  • Djinn: Jade is such a phenomenally sexy concubine that she makes Lady Nelson willingly join the Royal Harem just to be with her.
  • Radiance from the All-New Invaders. While describing how popular Ryoko is in Japan, the Human Torch states that she has legions of teenage fans who want to date her. According to him, this includes both young men and young women.
  • Fantasia Faust from Ironwood, although in her case it's a specific magical effect that is built into her.
  • Lady Death tends to elicit this reaction from women when it's not jealousy or attempting to kill her. Her original Arch-Enemy used to be Purgatori, a Lesbian Vampire who lusted for her blood and contemplated having her for herself. When Heaven attempted to sway Lady Death to their side, they sent a female angel with an intoxicating scent to seduce her.
  • Ego from Little Ego, at least in her dreams. Everyone she meets in her Dream Land, male or female, is unable to keep their hands off her.
  • Played for Laughs in Nextwave. Monica Rambeau talks about how her fellow Avengers used to hit on her constantly, and concludes with "I don't even want to talk about The Wasp."
  • Omaha from Omaha the Cat Dancer has a few female fans in the story, especially her close friend Shelly and occasional ally Jo.
  • In JLA Classified Power Girl mentions that even some women have been impressed by her bust. She even caught Crimson Fox staring at her chest once or twice.
  • Ramba seems to have no problem persuading previously straight women that they want to have sex with her.
  • Red Sonja is apparently accustomed to this treatment and flaunts it when opportunities arise.
    Sonja: I'm Red Sonja. I'm everyone's type.
  • Ramona V. Flowers from Scott Pilgrim. Her 4th evil ex is Roxie Ritcher. Besides that, Kim said (joking or not) that she loved both Scott and Ramona, and that she wanted to be like Ramona.
  • Wonder Woman #600 features the title character hanging out with a diverse group of young heroines who just helped her fight some robots. Most of the girls talk about how gorgeous and amazing Wonder Woman is, and Batwoman even unsuccessfully tries to ask her out.
    • An earlier issue from Greg Rucka's run showed Wonder Woman at a signing for her new book. Most of the audience members (male and female alike) tried to ask if she was looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend.
  • Starfire (2015): Starfire is a major Head-Turning Beauty that while walking around town several people can be seen ogling her, including a few girls, and when she goes to a bar at least two girls are shown to be among many of the patrons who buy her drinks. She even has this effect on straight women.
    Raveena: Well that body doesn't hurt either, I'd switch sides for a shot at that. Oh, did I just say that out loud?
  • Jubilee from the X-Men.
  • At the end of the Kieron Gillen run of Young Avengers, we get this exchange:
    Kate: Am I the only person on the team who's straight?
    Ms America: Princess, I've seen the way you look at me. You're not that straight.
  • Acknowledged in-universe when Supergirl guest-starred in Hawkgirl's series:
    Galaxy: I have a girlfriend, okay? I barely even noticed Supergirl.
    Steel: There is no way on God's green Earth that is true.
    Supergirl: Ease up on her, Nat. Like I can't hear your pulse race every time I enter the room.

    Fan Works 
  • A Crown of Stars: Even straight women find red-haired Empress Rayana hot and sexy, as Ching admitted to Asuka in chapter 16.
  • A Devil Amongst Worms: Makima's superhuman beauty is commented on by Shadow Stalker, Tattletale, and various women in the PHO threads.
  • Makoto Nanaya in BlazBlue Alternative: Remnant. It's noted by Tsubaki during the night before initiation in Chapter 3 that she drew a lot of attention from students of both genders (some even tripping over each other) when she was walking around in her revealing night attire.
  • The Mission Stays the Same Quite a few asari start following or hitting on Maeteris during her trip to Illium. As an Eldar, not only does she reject their advances, she finds it annoying and degrading.
    • Also happens to Shepard when infiltrating Hock's mansion; because of Maeteris' skill with makeup, every single person there can't help but stare at Shepard, and she notices several asari present that are ready to jump her at any given moment.
  • This seems to be a problem plaguing Taylor in Conquest Quest. Not helped by her budding bisexuality.
  • Weiss Reacts: The eponymous character is a Chick Magnet in her own right, as is Yang. Both pale in comparison to Winter, whose every action seems to make people squee over her.
  • In the Ranma ½ fanfiction Your Own Personal Shampoo, it's established that the Akane Tendo Fanclub didn't just have boys in it. The female members even have the unofficial motto "It's not gay if it's Akane."
  • Lorelei in Pokémon Reset Bloodlines. In a sidestory, she goes for some exhibition battles in a stadium, she blows a kiss to her boyfriend, causing the women in the stands to swoon. And Gym Leader Erika was dismayed to know that she was already dating someone.
  • This applies to Bo in Lost in Camelot, although only explicitly demonstrated with Morgana so far, as Morgana came to the tentative realization that she is interested in Bo as a possible romantic partner once the possibility is presented to her, and had previously mused that Bo would have made the perfect suitor if she had been born a man.
  • Erika the Radical: Karen Nakahashi is apparently this among the Kuromorimine campus, to the point where Erika often compares her to a succubus with how easily the latter found the former attractive. Erika Itsumi and even Koume Akaboshi eventually get fan clubs of their own once they are thrust into the leadership spotlight.
  • Lost to Dust: Yang Xiao Long comments on how hot Minamoto no Raikou is.
  • Bad Influence: According to Jetta's gaydar, Lin-Z is so into Jem and the Holograms because she wants Jem to herself.
  • Marinette is revealed to be this in Hero Chat, where the group figures out that Marinette is the mysterious balcony girl Chat is enamored with and half-jokingly tell him that the only people who don't at some point get a crush on her are either people who are 100% into men (Max takes this as confirmation of him being gay) or have no soul (Chloé puts Lila into this categorynote ). Some of the girls in the chat (Alya, Chloé, and Alix) admit to having been attracted to her at some point and Kagami realizes she falls into the same category.
  • Vow of the King: Unohana is lusted after by sixty percent of the Seireitei overall and ninety-three percent of her division.
  • Crimson and Noire: Marinette’s sweet and kind demeanor earns her plenty of admirers of both genders, Kagami being the most prominent of the fairer sex thanks to the former convincing her to accept a rematch with Adrien despite her perfectionist belief.
  • Inverted in All of Them? Every Single One?, where Tikki points out to Marinette that she's been attracted to nearly every girl she met, whether her close friends (Alya, Zoé, and Kagami), a few older women (Socqueline, Nora, Clara), and even some antagonist girls in her life (Chloé and Lila). Marinette also has some female admirers as well, notably Kagami and Adrienne.

    Films — Animation 

    Films — Live-Action 
  • In Airplane!, an old lady comments on Elaine to Ted. "No wonder you're so upset. She's lovely! And a darling figure. Supple pouting breasts. Firm thighs. It's a shame you don't get along."
  • In Beethoven, Ryce comments on the "perfection" of a girl she believes to be her crush's girlfriend.
  • Bridget Jones in the second film learns she has a female admirer in the form of the work colleague of Mark Darcy, that she was so suspicious and insecure about.
  • The Dawns Here Are Quiet: Actually, all the women in the Amazon Brigade are attractive. But they all still goggle when Zhenya enters the steam bath naked, her long red hair cascading. They call her a "mermaid", and one lady soldier can only gasp, "Putting a shape like that in an army uniform...."
  • DC Extended Universe:
    • Suicide Squad (2016) has a scene where a group of soldiers stare at Harley Quinn while she's stripping out of her prison uniform and changing into her costume. When Harley notices this, it's shown that one of the soldiers ogling her is a woman.
    • Barbara Minerva in Wonder Woman 1984 is heavily obsessed with Diana to the point where their early interactions give off the impression that she's picking out names for their hypothetical adopted children. When she wishes to be like Diana, she explicitly states that she wants to be as sexy as she is.
  • Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: A young Amish woman in a buggy is very taken with the titular character, and enticingly waves hello. One teenage girl, Robin, also couldn't help but stare at Elvira from legs to chest. Elvira doesn't seem to mind at all.
  • In the first Female Prisoner Scorpion film, when Matsu gets thrown into solitary but an unfamiliar prisoner who can't stop asking questions is also put in her cell, she is suspicious - so she seduces the new inmate. Turns out she's a guard after all, and she ends up in the warden's office, being stripped by the other guards to reveal she's covered in lovebites and begging to be let back into the cell 'to try again'.
  • Darla from Just Friends. Samantha James, who's bisexual, kisses her on the lips in one scene and later states that she likes girls, meaning Darla.
  • Mädchen in Uniform takes place in a Prussian One-Gender School. Many of the girls are head-over-heels for their teacher, Fräulein von Bernburg. The protagonist also falls for her but makes the mistake of confessing it in a drunken outburst, which causes her to be punished and spurs her to attempt suicide.
  • Regina George from Mean Girls. Later on, Cady starts to have this kind of appeal as well.
  • Lulu from Pandora's Box is so alluring that even Countess Augusta wants her. This is one of the first depictions of lesbianism in film.
  • Picnic at Hanging Rock. The stunningly beautiful Miranda is the most popular student at an Australian school for girls, with her best friend Sara outright in love with her. The anguished reaction of the others to the news that she went missing suggests that they may have felt the same way.
  • Repo! The Genetic Opera has Amber Sweet and Amber Sweet's Rhinestone Corset. The effect is compounded in the Cut Song Come Up And Try My New Parts, which also has even the guys wanting Grave-Robber. Although that is some serious potential ew.
  • In Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Knives Chau is a little too obsessed with Envy Adams.
  • In Siren (2010), Silka's presence is enough to make Ken, Marco and Rachel desire her.
  • Vicki in Vampire Diary. Holly claims to be straight but enters into a relationship with her and, when she asks Vicki if she has slept with other straight women, Vicki replies in the affirmative and claims it is because she's not human so women react to her differently. It certainly applies to Hazel, assuming she's straight like she claims.
  • In When Evil Calls, bisexual bombshell Molly has admirers of both sexes amongst the student body. People wanting to be with her probably causes more self-destructive wishes to be cast—by boys and girls—than any other single factor.

    Literature 
  • Jacky Faber of the Bloody Jack series. Mam'selle Claudelle de Bourbon and Cheng Shih certainly want her. Also, following her Fake-Out Make-Out with Jacky, Clarissa seems to have liked it.
  • Eldest Whistler in A Brother's Price. Ren is interested in her little brother but is struck with admiration for Eldest, though it seems more to be for the natural command she has over her family and the idea that if Jerin grows up some more to look like that, wow.
  • In Chronicles of the Kencyrath, the heroine Jame has this with the Merikit women. Jame is in the strange position of being officially male, even though everyone knows she's female and is fine with it. The Merikit women adore her, to to point of wanting her to be the father of children.
  • The Dresden Files: Female White Court vampires such as Lara Raith are certainly this. White Court vampires feed on sexual energy, and they are not choosy about the gender of their meals.
  • The title character of Friday, an Artificial Human created as a corporate prostitute (but who at book's opening is more of a military courier for hire), is invariably asked for kisses by the various women she meets. She always complies but refuses to believe that she's as gorgeous as everyone else thinks she is.
  • Pippa from the Gemma Doyle trilogy. Felicity is in love with her. Gemma also has a male love interest and quite a lot of Les Yay with her female circle of friends.
  • Scarlett of Gone with the Wind. Worthy of note is how much Melanie fangirls over her.
  • In Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, Layla the Latex Lady is essentially lust given humanoid form, sinful temptation. When she ends one of her shows early, it's noted that the men and some of the women give her wistful looks, noting that she inspires "confusing thoughts" in her female audience members.
  • Kushiel's Legacy: Melisande and Phèdre, both in canon and among fans. Aslo, Moirin, Snow Tiger and Nicola L'Envers y Aragon.
  • In Mind Games, when the other characters see Danielle for the first time, even the other women in the group are a little affected by her demigoddess-level Charisma.
  • Catarina from My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ends up doing this unintentionally. Besides drawing the interest of five different guys she also ends up charming Mary and Maria, who were one of the love rivals and the heroine herself in the original Fortune Lover respectively, by accidentally stealing the Meet Cute moments they were supposed to have with some of the boys. Her other friend Sophia is downplayed, as she still cares about Catarina, but it's more for friendship and their shared love of romance novels than actual romantic love. It helps that the two of them were best friends back on Earth. Inversely, Catarina often thinks to herself how incredibly beautiful Maria is despite her constantly claiming to be heterosexual.
  • Schooled in Magic: Emily is a magnet for her fellow sorceresses. Frieda falls in love almost immediately after she takes her under her wing, Julienne calls her "beautiful" and "perfect" and spends a page or so admiring her body in the bath, and Alassa's suggestion that Emily turn into a man to marry her wasn't entirely driven by political considerations; indeed, Alassa didn't care about her gender except for political reasons. Later, Nanette reveals that she fancies Emily, though even if Emily swung that way, she wouldn't reciprocate as Nanette's become her bitter enemy.
  • The Lady of the Green Kirtle in The Silver Chair. She's described as very beautiful and charismatic, and before she learnt who she truly was, Jill Pole was pretty much goo-gaa over her.
  • China Sorrows from Skulduggery Pleasant makes everyone fall in love with her at first sight, male and female alike.
  • In the WW2 novel "Spitfire Girls" (by Carol Gould) Valerie Cobb, famous aviatrix and commanding officer of the women ferry pilots, is described in lovestruck terms by all of them. In the case of her best friend, this attraction has a definite sapphic edge — unfortunately Cobb has fallen in love with a man instead.
  • The Twilight Saga
    • Rosalie. Bella repeatedly talks about how "breathtaking" and beautiful Rosalie is.
    • Bella is a dude magnet, Alice is quite fond of her, and Leah reveals that ever since she became a werewolf and able to read Jacob's mind, she's been having dreams about kissing Bella.

    Live-Action TV 
  • The Cold Open of an episode of 2 Broke Girls features "Tina the Turner", a lesbian who can seduce any straight woman with a short conversation.
    Max: How'd it go?
    Caroline: Fine. She complimented my hair, she ordered a soup, I gave her my number... I gave her my number!?
  • 30 Rock:
    • Seen when Jack's fiancée Elisa claims to have a terrible secret.
      Liz: Are you a man?
      Elisa: Really? That's your guess? Do you want to see me naked?
      Liz: Sorta.
    • Also with Liz herself. In the third episode, her lesbian friend Gretchen (who is, incidentally, Alex frickin' Cabot, a major source of this trope on her own show) has to work up the willpower to stop seeing her. Also, in Into the Crevasse, Jenna seems to enjoy watching two porn actresses representing herself and Liz make out.
  • Amanda Bynes on The Amanda Show has plenty of fans and one very obsessed female stalker named Penelope Taynt. Amusingly, both Amanda and Penelope are played by Amanda Bynes.
  • In Angel, Faith gets this in "Release" with a random female character saying, "you're pretty, wanna make out?"
  • The Big Bang Theory:
    • In the episode "The Hook-Up Reverberation", Penny casually admits her high school PE coach turned out to have a close personal interest in her which amounted to an unwise teacher-pupil crush. She took the young Penny to see a Melissa Etheridge gig, and Penny played along with the idea to ensure she got A-grades. Penny does not disclose how far she had to go to get those A's but casually says "it all worked out just fine".
    • A running gag in the show concerns Amy Farrah-Fowler's barely hidden crush on Penny, something Penny cheerfully tolerates so long as it doesn't go too far.
  • On Boy Meets World, Topanga has a moment in one episode:
    Topanga: If it's any consolation, I think you can do a lot better than Jennifer Bassett.
    Shawn: You think so?
    Cory: Wait a minute, Topanga, have you looked at her?
    Topanga: Okay, so she's pretty, she's tall, she drives a red new convertible, oh heck, I'd go out with her.
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
    • In the Season 5 episode "Crush", Drusilla comes back to Spike. Harmony, his new hench-wench, says this about it:
      Harmony: I told you: I don't do threesomes unless they're boy-boy-girl. Or Charlize Theron.
    • Buffy attracts quite a few guys but then there's the blatant Les Yay she gets with Faith.
  • Cheers: In the second episode, Norm and Coach ogle the legs of a woman walking past the bar. Diane starts to lecture them about how they should be above behaving this way when the woman walks in and is revealed to be a stunning blonde bombshell. Diane cuts herself off with a "Holy..."
  • Doctor in Charge: The women are clapping and cheering along with the men when Deborah Watling performs this impromptu striptease.
  • Friends examples:
    • In the episode "The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin", the titular cousin comes to visit and it turns out she's so physically attractive, she catches the eyes of Chandler, Ross (also her cousin)...and Phoebe.
      Phoebe: (internally) Ask her out, she's not your cousin!
    • In the episode "The One with the Dirty Girl", Ross goes out with a scientist played by Rebecca Romijn who's so gorgeous even Phoebe and Monica comment on how beautiful she is.
      Monica: Probably the only time I'll ever say this, but did you see the ass on her?
    • In the episode "The One with Phoebe's Rats", Ross and Rachel hire a very attractive nanny, and Rachel asks Monica if she sees what the guys see in her:
      Monica: Wouldn't kick her out of bed. (beat) No more vodka for me!
  • Glee:
    • Quinn. Rachel's obsession with Quinn and her constant harping on how Quinn is the prettiest girl she's ever met. This is even Lampshaded in Season 6.
  • In this segment on Good Day America news anchor Rosanna Scotto talks about how good reporter Anna Gilligan looks in a bikini when she tries out the Tarzan rope swing at Action Park.
  • How I Met Your Mother has a moment with Lily, who once told Marshall in reference to a hot female bartender (doubles as a CMOF):
    Lily: Baby, how can you not want to hit that? I want to hit that! I'm sorry, but if you're not into her... you might be gay.
    Marshall: Yeah... gay for you!
    • More commonly, Lily has dropped hints throughout the series that she has a crush on the smoking-hot Robin.
  • iCarly: Shelby, through Carly. Sam seemed to get this reaction from Valerie as well.
    • Missy, Sam, and Shelby, all show signs of being attracted to Carly as more than just friends.
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Olivia Benson. In-universe, the Les Yay subtext suggests that seemingly straight Alex Cabot (see above) would be quite happy to make an If It's You, It's Okay exception, most clearly described in the Olivia/Alex Ship Manifesto. As would we all.
  • Bo, the protagonist of Lost Girl, and in-canon to boot: she's a succubus, with sex-based Mind Control powers. No, really.
  • Straight women seem to instantly become bisexual for Shane McCutcheon in The L Word. In one episode, she attended a wedding where she was sleeping with both of the bridesmaids, and the mother of the bride. Even the bride herself kissed her, but Shane managed to control herself and did not let the encounter go further than that. Even Shane has standards.
  • Mom: Christy is attractive to guys and when she attends an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, a woman makes a flirtatious pass at her.
  • In an episode of My Hero (2000) George's shapely arranged bride comes to Earth. Mrs. Raven declares "I'm straight, and even I fancy her!"
  • Alex Kelly, introduced in the second season of The O.C., totally qualifies (for the first, but hardly last time for Olivia Wilde). Marissa falls for her — despite not showing any signs of attraction to any other woman before or after meeting Alex. Both Summer and Marissa's judgmental mother Julie make comments on the fact that Alex is hot.
  • The Office (US): Jim, being the faithful husband he is, isn't willing to admit to Pam how attractive her maternity leave replacement Cathy is. Pam, on the other hand, doesn't hold back.
    Pam: Look at her! Even I want some fries with that shake!
  • In Power Rangers Mystic Force, vampire queen Necrolai reveals her human form for the first time, and Xander openly says she's hot. The other Rangers instantly agree, with the loudest and most enthusiastic being Vida, the Pink Ranger. Of course, Vida's fit the lesbian stereotype pretty well from day one. Not to mention the fact that she was once under Necrolai's Mind Control.
  • Rizzoli & Isles: In the episode "I Kissed A Girl", Jane goes undercover at a lesbian bar to snuff out a killer. She gets hit on by no less than three women.
  • Roseanne: When Roseanne decides to hire Traci Lord's character as a waitress, she tells Jackie she'll bring in more customers. "She's so hot she even gives me a woody."
  • Saturday Night Live: On one of the episodes where she hosted, Sarah Michelle Gellar got hit on by several SNL cast members during her opening monologue, including a none-too-subtle Molly Shannon.
  • Scrubs:
    • When Julie Keaton (played by Heather Locklear) is introduced, all the guys treat her as the hottest girl in the hospital with an emphatic "Damn!", but when Carla says it as well, Turk and J.D. look at her in surprise. When Carla says "What? She's hot." J.D. responds with "No, that's hot."
    • Another episode has a female intern sarcastically ask Elliot if she could get the same preferential treatment as Keith (Elliot's boyfriend). Elliot replies "The only woman in this hospital that I would even consider sleeping with is Jamie in pediatrics" at the thought of which, she, and all the female interns, look into the distance and sigh.
  • Shake it Up: Danika in the episode "Embarrass It Up". Seriously, Rocky and CeCe both chased after her.
  • Two and a Half Men: Jenny Harper picks up a girl in a bar who isn't a lesbian without revealing that she herself is a lesbian. And already has managed to sleep with non-lesbians, such as Walden's mom Robin, Lyndsey (as part of a threesome with Lyndsey's boyfriend) and Lynda freakin' Carter. Walden even calls it the "lesbian zombie" virus.
  • 2 Broke Girls:
    • Caroline asks Max to come out and see something she bought:
      Max: If I'm coming out for anyone, it'd be that hot dragon tattoo chick.
    • Max herself given the guys that are attracted to her, the daily Les Yay with Caroline, and Sophie mentioning attraction to her.
    • When the girls hire out their flat for the night for a Victoria's Secret lingerie model party Max declares their first guest as the one she'd go gay for and the second the one she'd cheat on the first with.
  • The Vampire Diaries: Nina Dobrev has chemistry with every actor on the show... including herself.
  • A Will & Grace episode had Jack and Karen infiltrate a self-help group of homosexuals trying to go "straight". Karen tries to bait the lesbians by telling them about her fantasy—-her and Angelina Jolie on a Harley.
  • In Wonderfalls, Jaye ineptly attempts to comfort her sister (who she's just found out is a lesbian) by saying that she could see sleeping with a girl if there were no men around, "especially if it was Drew Barrymore".
  • On You (2018), most male characters who interact with Beck want at least to sleep with her and she also has a female Stalker with a Crush, her best friend Peach.
  • On The Young and the Restless, most of the women in the Glowroom are clearly turned on when they watch Abby perform this striptease.

    Music 
  • Lyn-Z and Kitty from Mindless Self Indulgence attract this a lot.
  • The bulk of "If U Seek Amy," appears to be built around this trope: "All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy..." note 
  • This part of "Carmen" by Lana Del Rey: "The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen..."
  • "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry more or less invokes this trope. "Us girls we are so magical/Soft skin, red lips, so kissable..." (the lips in question supposedly belonged to Scarlett Johansson - all in Katy's imagination, though)
    • Slightly diluted: The singer is drunk.
    • Even more diluted: covered by Paul McDermott.
    • There is also I Kissed a Boy by Cobra Starship.
  • In Ayumi Hamasaki's music video for "Green", a woman is seen eying up Ayumi. At the end of the video, they dance together.
  • Elton John's "All The Young Girls Love Alice."
  • In this segment on Nashville Now we find out that K.T. Oslin has the hots for Reba McEntire when she says:
    K.T. Oslin: Reba, you and me are going to talk. Tonight, Hustle your shapely fanny back over here and we'll get to it after this commercial. And don't you go anywhere because you won't want to miss this.
  • Panic! at the Disco's "All the Boys", a bonus track off of Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! It was written by Dallon Weekes about his wife Breezy.
    All the boys and I
    All the boys and I
    Love her madly
    All the boys and I,
    All the girls and I, too
  • "Mi Mi Mi" by Serebo includes these among the lyrics about a girl showing off how attractive she is:
    All the boys say: 'Wow wow!'
    Girls in the back same: 'Wow wow!
    '
  • There's this verse from Little Big Town's "Girl Crush":
    I wanna taste her lips, yeah, 'cause they taste like you
    I wanna drown myself in her perfume
    I want her long blonde hair, I want her magic touch
    Yeah 'cause maybe then, you'd want me just as much
    I got a girl crush, I got a girl crush
  • Denmark's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 (Basim's "Cliché Love Song") featured the lines:
    "When she walked the room
    Even girls they whistle (whistling)"
  • Nickelback's "Next Contestant" is about a jealous guy roughing up people who try to seduce his girlfriend, a nightclub waitress. Which includes other women.
    I even fear the ladies
    They're cool but twice as crazy
    Just as bad for coming on to her
    Don't they know it's never going to work?
  • The music video for "Jacare" by Sofi Tukker features Tucker getting close to a young woman who abruptly leaves him after he introduces her to Sophie. By the end of the video, he's found another young woman to play with, but he panics when he sees Sophie walking up to their table.

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    Pro Wrestling 
  • Following hometown and physical stats, Gateway Championship Wrestling ring announcer Erica added "and the only person I would want to sit on my face" to Daizee Haze's introduction.
  • WWE SmackDown!: Torrie Wilson. First, in December 2002, Dawn Marie, who was engaged to Torrie's father Al, guilted her into a makeout session at a hotel room which appeared on the WWE Armageddon 2002 PPV on December 15. At the March 13, 2003 Girls Gone Wild PPV, Stacy Keibler, Torrie's long-time friend/rival both on television and off, did a body shot from Torrie's cleavage (she was wearing a bikini at the time). Then, after a nearly four-year exile due to a lawsuit partially inspired by her having previously refused to do a lesbian angle, Sable returned on the April 3, 2003 (taped April 1) episode, while Torrie was presenting the cover to her Playboy issue, and kissed Torrie. This led to Sable playing mind games with Torrie, leaving her split between seeking Sable's approval and beating her up, and each one attempting to one-up the other in sexiness. This was scrapped when Stephanie McMahon booked herself into a feud with Sable, leaving Torrie to become the new valet for Billy Gunn, in yet another attempt to get him over as anything other than the guy who finished the New Age Outlaws' intro. At the Vengeance PPV on July 27, as part of an ongoing "Indecent Proposal" storyline, male wrestler Jamie Noble defeated Billy Gunn, thus giving Noble the right to "sleep" with Torrie on the next episode of SmackDown. During the skit when it was supposed to happen, Noble suggested a threesome with his girlfriend/valet Nidia. This led to a Played for Laughs scene with Noble, Torrie, Nidia, and Gunn all in bed together.

    Theatre 
  • In the 2018 Australian production of Calamity Jane (which used a minimal cast), during the "Adelaide" number, Miss Susan slips on a false moustache and joins the chorus of men singing about the charms of Adelaide Adams.

    Visual Novels 
  • Kyou Fujibayashi in CLANNAD is revealed to get a number of love letters from girls, while guys seem to find her scary. Apparently it's fairly embarrassing for her and she tries to cover up by saying that uh... maybe some of the letters are asking for advice! before ripping them to shreds.
    • In the anime adaptation, Tomoyo comments that she receives many gifts from girls.
  • In Heileen not only does Heileen have a handful of male suitors, her closest female friend Marie tends to throw herself onto her when she's not trying to score with the guys (and is responsible for giving Heileen her Sacred First Kiss). One dialogue option in Chapter 5 has the flirty and vivacious Lora admitting that she had once tried being with another woman. In both cases, Heileen is torn between being totally freaked out and quietly accepting it.
  • In Katawa Shoujo, Lilly says she has received many love confessions in the past. Before she came to Yamaku, she attended an all-girls Catholic school, thus making it likely that most, if not all, of the confessors were female. She also has a fair amount of Les Yay with her best friend Hanako.
    Lilly: Adolescence is a funny time.
  • Matsuri Amishiam of Kindred Spirits on the Roof is more popular than most of the rest of the cast(who only get attention from their respective love interests), and regularly gets confessions from other students at their all-girls school. This, combined with Matsuri's nonchalance toward the confessions, annoys Matsuri's girlfriend Miyu Inamoto, and Miyu can't help but rub it in when she gets a confession herself.
  • Momoyo of Majikoi! Love Me Seriously! has legions of fans of both genders. Confusingly, she calls herself straight but flirts only with the girls.
  • Circus darling Regina Berry in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney captivates both Phoenix and Maya within minutes of meeting them. Quoted above.
  • In the Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side series, starting from 2nd Kiss on, there is usually a female character that has a personal, all-female fan club of hers. 2nd Kiss has Tatsuko Todo, the tall and stern-but-kind female rival, though her fan club is also mentioned to contain some male members. 3rd Story plays it completely straight with Karen Hanatsubaki, a volleyball player and model, as well as a fashion icon with her own fashion corner, with her female fan club adoringly calling her 'Karen-sama'.
  • In Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Jean Greyerl is admired by two people of both genders but is only admired by the opposite gender when reveals herself to have been a Sweet Polly Oliver

    Web Animation 
  • Yumeria Aren in Card Players, dear God help her she doesn't even notice it... or does she?

    Web Original 
  • In Greek Ninja, crazed succubus Dolores confesses her undying love for Sasha — the reincarnated form of her ex-lover Eli. Although it's Eli she's actually after, she doesn't seem to mind the fact Sasha is a girl and even locks lips with her later.
  • In Ilivais X, the list of girls who HAVEN'T shown interest in Mille are Lau and Electra (who've never even seen her), Alice (who's devoted to Locke anyway), and Dia. Granted, this is a universe in which humans are basically sterile and reproduction is done artificially, so sexuality doesn't matter, but there is still an inherent, albeit weakened gender barrier. Mille still expresses her surprise at being able to shatter it so easily and suddenly.
  • In one vlog, Female Misogynist Hyper Fangirl (from The Nostalgia Critic) gushes over how beautiful Rachel Tietz is.
  • The Most Popular Girls in School gives us Cameron Van Buren, and her Abhorrent Admirer, Lunch Lady Belinda.
  • In Touhou: a Glimmer of an Outside World, everyone finds Kaguya attractive. Even the few straight girls.

    Western Animation 
  • Francine Smith from American Dad!. The Smiths' neighbor, Linda Memari, is in love with her. Also, the episode "My Morning Straitjacket" has a female bouncer attracted to her, with Francine not minding and even initiating a kiss with her.
  • Archer features Ms. Fanservice Lana: when she started selling sex to her colleagues to get back at Cyril, first up was Pam. Later on, Cyril spots Ray in the queue and when he asks him about it, he replies "Girl, please. Nobody's that gay."
  • As Told by Ginger: Ginger Foutley is a Dude Magnet and Courtney appears to have much Les Yay towards her.
  • The episode "A Shot In D'arc" of Clone High has Cleopatra realizing the guy she had been flirting with was actually Joan Of Arc in disguise. Upon realizing this, her only comment is "Hot!"
  • Doug: Judy. In "Doug's a Big Fat Liar", Patty goes to a dance with "Melvin", really Judy in drag. Seems innocent enough, but when the whole ruse is revealed, Patty isn't even upset! She even says "Melvin" is the best dancer at the hoedown and continues to dance with Judy throughout the rest of the episode. Also, they share Judy's room in an episode of the Disney series.
  • Family Guy
    • Lois has attracted tons of male admirers despite being married to Peter. Bonnie is also willing to make out with her, Meg's lesbian friend was happy when she kissed her, and Meg's friend once told her about Lois "Your mom is so fucking hot."
    • Brian mentions Chris’s new girlfriend Isabella is hot while biting his lip and Lois does the same thing while agreeing with “Yeah, she is.”
    • Connie bullies Meg quite often but Meg seems to have something for her as shown when she asks Connie if she can think about her in the tub tonight. When Connie says no Meg stubbornly states "I'm still gonna". There's also that time she clobbered Connie with a sack full of soda cans and then tongue-kissed her unconscious body, though to be fair, she was just recently released from prison when that happened, and that's just the sort of thing prison inmates are known to do regardless of sexuality.
  • The Peacock Queen from Hero: 108 can hypnothise both male and female humans with her beauty in order to serve her. Mystique Sonia briefly becomes an example in the same episode when her Yaksha makes her beautiful after her hair and clothes were ruined with the help from some peacock feathers and by turning itself into a pink dress, which makes both the peacocks (including the Queen) and the zebra brothers fall in love with Sonia. Unfortunately, anyone who confesses his feelings to her three times in a row turns into a Yaksha.
  • A season four episode of KaBlam! had a scene involving a group of female fans of June that were so obsessed with her, they even dressed like her, did their hair like her, and yes, were as hot-tempered as her.
  • Kaeloo: Ursula is apparently so hot that not only Mr. Cat and Stumpy find her attractive, even Kaeloo says she's very beautiful.
  • In Making Fiends, Vendetta seems to get some attention from other girls. Charlotte is convinced that she is her best friend, reaching obsessive, stalker-like levels. Charlotte has also complimented Vendetta's looks. In a TV episode, Vendetta had to temporarily leave her house and stay with Marion, who she pretended to be close friends with to spite Charlotte. This not only made Charlotte sad, but also caused Marion to feel horrible when Vendetta said she meant nothing to her, not to mention Marion temporarily turned evil due to her influence. In the web episodes, there was Rubella, a fiend made to replace Vendetta's former bodyguard, Grudge. When Vendetta thinks she has killed Charlotte off, she and Rubella go off to torture the town residents with fiends. Rubella feels so close to her, that she buys her a musical toy bear that looks like something you'd give out on Valentine's Day. Too bad Rubella didn't know she was melophobic...
  • Miraculous Ladybug has its protagonist Marinette Dupain-Cheng. In season 5, she mistakes one of her female friends, Zoé Lee, to be in love with her boyfriend, just for the latter to end up making it explicitly clear to her later on that she was the one with whom she was in love with all along. Even her love rivals for the deutragonist's affections, Kagami and Chloé, have been implied to have been attracted to either her civilian or hero self.
  • The Loud House: In the episode "Study Muffin" Luna Loud joins all of the boys in Lincoln's class in liking Ms. DiMartino by calling her smokin'. It should be noted that this episode debuted before Luna was canonized as bisexual.
  • Tiny Toon Adventures: One short called "Can't Buy Me Love" has Elmyra meet an evil little girl called Rhoda. Elmyra sees hearts and positively MELTS when Rhoda says she'll let her be her best friend, and spends the rest of the picture bending over backwards to make Rhoda like her. It plays VERY much like any episode where Elmyra chases Max, only way more seriously, and heck, Elmyra even lets Rhoda HAVE Max (who doesn't want him after mere moments). And after she learns her lesson about not needing to give someone something so they'll like you, Rhoda comes by her window and says she'll be her friend again if Elmyra steals her mom's car keys and drives her to Utah. Instantly Elmyra says "okay" and rushes off eagerly to Rhoda's side. So not only is Elmyra completely infatuated with Rhoda, but apparently Rhoda can't leave Elmyra alone for five minutes, even after Elmyra dumped her.

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