History Main / HaveIMentionedIAmGay

* Early in ''Film/InBruges'', when Ray and Ken toast each other with a pint, Ray says matter-of-factly that Ken is gay, in a way that doesn't suggest he's insulting him. However, while part of the plot later involves Ray dating a local woman, Ken shows no sign of being sexually interested in ''anyone'' for the rest of the movie. His interest in Bruges' historic architecture and art, not something you'd expect of a hitman, ''could'' be taken as another indication he's gay. But we also do learn he was married to a woman in the distant past.

%% * Bryan Hand from the ''ComicBook/MsTree'' comics.
* Both parodied and subverted in ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' via Scott's roommate Wallace. We initially learn that Wallace is gay not because of his actions, but rather because no one will shut up about it to the point where it becomes blatantly superfluous. Later we do actually see Wallace in relationships with men, however it's often intentionally exaggerated to draw attention to itself (especially so in TheMovie).

* Wiccan and Hulkling of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers tend to go out of their way to remind people of the fact that they're dating. Averted in Gillen's run -- we actually get to see more of their relationship and what they're like by themselves, so they're not just paying lip service to it anymore.
* Iceman was suddenly revealed to be gay in ''All-New X-Men #40'' after having his mind probed by Jean Grey. Of course, given the amount of HoYay surrounding the character in the past, this wasn't too out-of-the-blue a revelation for some.

* Appears in ''VideoGame/BookOfMarioThousandsOfDoors'' with Hoko Saba[[note]]Hooktail in the original[[/note]], who ([[InformedAttribute according to Goombell]]) ''tries'' to be homosexual.

%% * Jan, from ''Film/HalfBaked''
%% * Victor Melling from ''Film/MissCongeniality''

%% * Tomboy in George Romero's ''Film/SurvivalOfTheDead''

* Damian from ''Film/MeanGirls'' being "almost too gay to function" doesn't seem to involve him dating or even being attracted to men. Although to some extent this ''can'' be TruthInTelevision for gay teens in high school (the not-dating part) as there are often few openly gay kids around. And then there's the moment near the end of the film where [[spoiler:he and Janice try kissing and he is ''immediately'' turned off of it.]]
* Early in ''Film/InBruges'', when Ray and Ken toast each other with a pint, Ray says matter-of-factly that Ken is gay, in a way that doesn't suggest he's insulting him. However, while part of the plot later involves Ray dating a local woman, Ken shows no sign of being sexually interested in ''anyone'' for the rest of the movie. His interest in Bruges' historic architecture and art, not something you'd expect of a hitman, ''could'' be taken as another indication he's gay. But we also do learn he was married to a woman in the distant past.

* In ''Literature/{{Cell}}'', one of the characters randomly reveals he is gay in one line. It is never brought up again.
* In the first book of ''Literature/TheEchoCaseFiles'', Tycho drops into conversation that it’s not that another character is too young for her but too male.

* ''Series/WillAndGrace'':
** The show spent a while getting Will a boyfriend while securing Grace as his soul mate. A prominent episode in the first season being one where Grace has a boring romance in the typical manner with some guy in Story A, with Story B focusing on Will talking on the phone to some guy that he liked, in an unnecessary, one-episode version of HeWhoMustNotBeSeen.
** Not to mention Jack most of the time. Sure, he's sometimes seen with a date, but mostly he's seen ''talking'' about being on or going on a date.
* One of the biggest issues viewers had with ''Series/OneBigHappy''. It wasn't that the lead character was a lesbian. It was that the show couldn't go five minutes without mentioning that she was a lesbian, but didn't seem to develop her character beyond that, and rarely actually show her in a real lesbian relationship.
%% * Marc in the early seasons of ''Series/UglyBetty''.
* The whole premise of Steve Agee and Brian Posehn's characters from ''Series/TheSarahSilvermanProgram''.

* George Huang from [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit SVU]] as well. He's mentioned twice that he is gay and has never had even a mention of a relationship (however, at least here the actor is ''also'' gay). We know nothing of his personal life generally though.

* Ashley's friend Griffin in ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager''. He did eventually end up getting a love interest (Peter), but they've seldom appeared since they hooked up.
* ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', strangely enough. Vic is undoubtedly gay but is portrayed as almost asexual for a ''long'' time. Partly TruthInTelevision, as it can sometimes be much harder for older gay men -- especially ones who are HIV+, as Vic was -- to find the same sort of sexual and romantic opportunities that their younger counterparts have.
* ''Series/BritanniaHigh'' had Jez, in which his father mentions him being gay and Jez confirms it later on. There's also when a guy who likes Jez tells Lola, one of Jez's friends to ask him out for him, which she does, but Jez thinks she's pointing to an ugly guy stood next to the other guy, who both have similar shirts. HilarityEnsues. However, this is never mentioned again and Jez does not get a boyfriend/kiss/hug/love interest at all. Instead, he gets a kiss ''from a girl''.
* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': The first few episodes spend time reinforcing the fact that Kurt Hummel is gay - his crush on classmate Finn is a plot point during the first season - and yet the boy doesn't get a kiss until season two. After that, he gets boyfriend Blaine and they share varying degrees of physical affection throughout the rest of the series. This is of course TruthInTelevision seeing as they lived in homophobic small-town Ohio and the odds of finding love when you're the only out gay kid at your school is pretty slim.
* ''Series/InLivingColor'' had the Overly Confident Gay Man, played by Creator/JimCarrey, who would often introduce himself as "Hi. [[{{Beat}} (beat)]] I'm gay." In his first sketch, he incessantly hits on every man within his field of vision, [[spoiler:but when one actually reciprocates to any degree he goes directly to feeling harassed and makes a big deal of it, much to the other guy's embarrassment]]. In his second sketch, his sexuality briefly comes into question when he, [[ItMakesSenseInContext lying unconscious on the floor,]] gets really into the CPR a (seeming) hot woman gives him, [[spoiler:but then it turns out he's a post-op transgender man, and the Overly Confident Gay Man is in fact ''happy'' to discover this. They immediately leave for a gay club together]].
* Daffyd from ''Series/LittleBritain''. Played with, in that his isolation from other gay people is entirely self-imposed due to his blind spot about being "the only gay in the village", which causes him to reject the (many, many) other gay people in the village as not being gay even when he is set up on a date, or has the opportunity to join a gay social group, or learns that he's not even the only gay person in his own family.
* Kay from ''Series/MarryMe2014''. Other than mentioning that she's gay and a token "boy, I sure do love women" comment every episode, her romantic life is rarely shown. It's not until the eighth episode that any specifics are given and she talks about an ex and apparently hooks up with her, but their interactions past eye contact occur almost entirely off-screen. It's not until the twelfth episode that she's actually shown interacting with a romantic interest.

* ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' has Steve Jinks, who mentions that he is gay while Claudia is going on about how they can't have an OfficeRomance. He is StraightGay so it would be hard to figure out. He never had any romantic relationships in the season, but neither did any of the straight characters. After this revelation, references to Steve's sexuality pop up significantly more often, nearly reaching critical mass in the final season. Examples include Pete mistaking a romantic kiss from [[spoiler:Myka]] as Steve using a transformation artifact to trick him, as well as Steve himself uttering the phrase "okay, no more Mister Nice Gay".

* Creator/Channel4's reality contest ''Four in a Bed'' featuring battling small hotels competing for the accolade of best B&B of the week pits teams of owners against each other. Generally small boarding houses run by husband-and-wife couples are featured. But in any given week, there is ''always'' one very obvious husband-and-husband or wife-and-wife among the teams. Their sexuality is never an issue and is never explicitly mentioned. But this is so obvious to viewers that a subtext of the show is "spot the gay couple".

* Captain Ray Holt in ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' always says he is gay but has never really been shown being affectionate to Kevin. This is mostly due to Holt being TheComicallySerious, though. The fact that he is gay is never treated as some shameful secret or something that's kept on the down-low — he just happens to be a gay emotionless robot.

* ''Roommates'' takes this to amusing lengths. One of the two main characters, [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser Koopa, Jr.]], is blatantly openly gay and makes no secret of it. But most of the people he knows in college (like track teammates [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Olly]] and [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Mondo]]) continually presume that all his flirtations and homoerotic innuendo are GayBravado, [[CassandraTruth never actually believing he's gay]]. This comes in sharp contrast to Junior's boyfriend [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Giancarlo Rosato]], who is ''[[StraightGay not]]'' [[StraightGay that conspicuously gay]], but ends up noticed by deeply homophobic Olly and Mondo for the "gay" ear piercing on his right ear. As they start to beat Gian up for it, Junior comes to his rescue, announcing that the piercing was a gift from him as [[SorryImGay Gian's boyfriend]]. [[IdiotBall They are genuinely shocked that Junior actually is -- and has always been -- gay]]. [[spoiler:Then Olly and Mondo go home, discuss what happened earlier, and then [[ArmoredClosetGay have sex]]. Twice.]]

* There was a VerySpecialEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' guest-starring Creator/JohnWaters that revolved around homosexuality. Though the Waters character was undeniably flamboyant, one awkward conversation with Smithers aside, he never actually shows his sexual preference.

* Terry and Greg from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' apply to this; though their relationship has driven the plot several times and they are common characters, the most intimate they get is holding hands and the occasional innuendo. Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in "Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth", which supplies the quote at the top of the article. Subverted in "A Jones for a Smith", where Greg and Terry are actually shown sleeping in the spooning position wearing only underwear. Granted, it's very brief and [[DoubleStandard nowhere near as intimate as Stan and Francine are shown]], but [[DiscreditedTrope tropes aren't discredited overnight]].

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Captain Ray Holt in Brooklyn 99 always says he is gay but has never really been shown being affectionate to Kevin.

* Albus Dumbledore of the ''Franchise/HarryPotter''-franchise was revealed to be gay and in a past romantic relationship with evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald via WordOfGay with nothing ever shown in any book or movie. However, when [[Film/FantasticBeasts a prequel series]] featuering Dumbledore and Grindelwald was announced, many hoped it would become a plot point. ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'' finally has Dumbledore and Grindelwald onscreen talking about their romantic relationship. Nothing more ever comes out and it has no influence on the plot.

* Albus Dumbledore of the ''Franchise/HarryPotter''-franchise was revealed to be gay and in a past romantic relationship with evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald with nothing ever shown in any book or movie. However, when [[Film/FantasticBeasts a prequel series]] featuering Dumbledore and Grindelwald was announced, many hoped it would become a plot point. ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'' finally has Dumbledore and Grindelwald onscreen talking about their romantic relationship. Nothing more ever comes out and it has no influence on the plot.

* Albus Dumbledore of the ''Franchise/HarryPotter''-franchise was revealed to be gay and in a past romantic relationship with evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald with nothing ever shown in any book or movie. However, when [[Film/FantasticBeadts a prequel series]] featuering Dumbledore and Grindelwald was announced, many hoped it would become a plot point. ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'' finally has Dumbledore and Grindelwald onscreen talking about their romantic relationship. Nothing more ever comes out and it has no influence on the plot.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Following the RelationshipUpgrade of Luz and Amity in "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E8KnockKnockKnockinOnHootysDoor Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door]], Amity spends the [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E9EclipseLake next episode]] identifying herself as an "awesome girlfriend" of Luz, and even joins in on a quest to obtain Titan's Blood for her girlfriend's sake.
-->'''Amity:''' And today, I'll show Luz that I am an awesome girlfriend.