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!!The storyline with Paul and Eddie feature examples of:
* AllGaysLoveTheater - Not only are the main characters and most of the supporting characters theatre actors, but also Paul's love interest is a theater aficionado, and the gay bar they hang out on is called [[{{Music/StephenSondheim}} Mostly Sondheim ]]
* AllGaysArePromiscuous - The actors playing the angels describe themselves as "professional sluts".
* TheCameo - Brent Corrigan, a gay porn superstar, playing the hustler Paul hires [[spoiler: for cuddling]].
* CastFullOfGay - The only straight men in the cast are Straight Adam, Cain and Eddie's father, and all of them play fairly minor roles.
* ComingOutStory - Eddie goes through the whole cycle in this movie, from lying to his parents about both his sexual orientation and where he performs, to having the conversation, and finally getting their acceptance. In the musical, his character Steve goes through a similar arch, starting as a religious, repressed gay dude being sent to a conversion-therapy camp, to breaking out from there and getting together with Adam.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome - The movie opens with a ''Small Straight Play'' scene that is deliberately presented as drab and boring, before jumping on a full color Big Gay Musical.
* EarlyBirdCameo- Charles is seen buying tickets for a preview in the very first scene, but only becomes a significant character in the second half of the movie.
* FelonyMisdemeanor - Bottoming for a bottom is treated as a massive source of embarrassment.
* {{Gayngst}} - Many varieties of this are shown, including coming out and safe sex for Eddie, and loneliness and searching for relationships for Paul.
* IJustWantToBeLoved - After having a ReallyGetsAround phase, Paul decides this is what he needs, the problem is that he doesn't really know how to get it.
* MaliciousSlander - Near the beginning of the movie, someone falsely tells Paul's boyfriend that Paul is HIV positive, which causes them to break up and triggers Paul's entire arc.
* NeverTrustATrailer - Somehow the official trailer seems like it's a love story between Paul and Eddie, when they are more like platonic life partners. At the end of the movie, Paul is dating Charles and Eddie is attempting to date a Mormon guy.
* PerformanceArtist - Both main characters and most of the supporting cast are theater actors working on an Off-Broadway show.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Paul is a lot more assured and comfortable with himself than Eddie, has less camp mannerisms, and is also taller and more muscular. This extends to their characters Adam and Steve, with God explicitly calling Steve "another man, a bit more sensitive".

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!!The storyline with Paul and Eddie feature features examples of:
* AllGaysLoveTheater - AllGaysLoveTheater: Not only are the main characters and most of the supporting characters theatre actors, but also Paul's love interest is a theater aficionado, and the gay bar they hang out on is called [[{{Music/StephenSondheim}} Mostly Sondheim ]]
* AllGaysArePromiscuous - AllGaysArePromiscuous: The actors playing the angels describe themselves as "professional sluts".
* TheCameo - TheCameo: Brent Corrigan, a gay porn superstar, playing the hustler Paul hires [[spoiler: for cuddling]].
* CastFullOfGay - CastFullOfGay: The only straight men in the cast are Straight Adam, Cain and Eddie's father, and all of them play fairly minor roles.
* ComingOutStory - ComingOutStory: Eddie goes through the whole cycle in this movie, from lying to his parents about both his sexual orientation and where he performs, to having the conversation, and finally getting their acceptance. In the musical, his character Steve goes through a similar arch, starting as a religious, repressed gay dude being sent to a conversion-therapy camp, to breaking out from there and getting together with Adam.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome - DeliberatelyMonochrome: The movie opens with a ''Small Straight Play'' scene that is deliberately presented as drab and boring, before jumping on a full color full-color Big Gay Musical.
* EarlyBirdCameo- EarlyBirdCameo: Charles is seen buying tickets for a preview in the very first scene, but only becomes a significant character in the second half of the movie.
* FelonyMisdemeanor - FelonyMisdemeanor: Bottoming for a bottom is treated as a massive source of embarrassment.
* {{Gayngst}} - {{Gayngst}}: Many varieties of this are shown, including coming out and safe sex for Eddie, and loneliness and searching for relationships for Paul.
* IJustWantToBeLoved - IJustWantToBeLoved: After having a ReallyGetsAround phase, Paul decides this is what he needs, the problem is that he doesn't really know how to get it.
* MaliciousSlander - MaliciousSlander: Near the beginning of the movie, someone falsely tells Paul's boyfriend that Paul is HIV positive, which causes them to break up and triggers Paul's entire arc.
* NeverTrustATrailer - NeverTrustATrailer: Somehow the official trailer seems like it's a love story between Paul and Eddie, Eddie when they are more like platonic life partners. At the end of the movie, Paul is dating Charles and Eddie is attempting to date a Mormon guy.
* PerformanceArtist - PerformanceArtist: Both main characters and most of the supporting cast are theater actors working on an Off-Broadway show.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Paul is a lot more assured and comfortable with himself than Eddie, has less fewer camp mannerisms, and is also taller and more muscular. This extends to their characters Adam and Steve, with God explicitly calling Steve "another man, a bit more sensitive".



* BigNo - When Cain tells eve that he killed Abel, she reacts in shock. But when he tells her that it was because he was singing a showtune, she drops to her knees shouting this and ChewingTheScenery.
* CampGay - Every gay character in the musical takes camp up to eleven, including the angels, God and the CureYourGays camp counselor.
* CureYourGays - Somewhat played for laughs. Steve's aunt sends him to a conversion therapy camp, where they unsuccessfully try to turn him straight, but then he meets Adam who was also at the camp and they escape together.
* GayAesop - Being gay is OK and we shouldn't hate on gays, no matter what the Bible says. Dropped with the subtlety of a hammer.
* GayEuphemism - Played with: The angel God sends to rescue Adam and Steve is called Dorothy, making them "Friends of Dorothy", a common euphemism for gay men in the past.
* GodInHumanForm - God is a chubby dude wearing a white tunic with nothing extraordinary in his aspect.
* GodivaHair - Eve wears this to cover her breasts, along with the fig leaves that Steve and the two Adams wear.
* {{Irony}} - Cain promising Eve that he will never, NEVER sing a showtune... while they are in the middle of a showtune.
* {{Jerkass}} - Eve writes the Bible just because she wants everybody to hate gays.
* MagicalQueer - God gives Adam and Steve the gifts of fashion, art, music and creativity, which he never gave to Straight Adam and Eve.
* ModernizedGod - God is perfectly OK with gay people, doesn't think much of the Bible, and sings and dances with the angels. Also, New York is his favorite city.

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* BigNo - BigNo: When Cain tells eve Eve that he killed Abel, she reacts in shock. But when he tells her that it was because he was singing a showtune, she drops to her knees shouting this and ChewingTheScenery.
* CampGay - CampGay: Every gay character in the musical takes camp up to eleven, including the angels, God and the CureYourGays camp counselor.
* CureYourGays - CureYourGays: Somewhat played for laughs. Steve's aunt sends him to a conversion therapy camp, where they unsuccessfully try to turn him straight, but then he meets Adam who was also at the camp and they escape together.
* GayAesop - GayAesop: Being gay is OK and we shouldn't hate on gays, no matter what the Bible says. Dropped with the subtlety of a hammer.
* GayEuphemism - GayEuphemism: Played with: with. The angel God sends to rescue Adam and Steve is called Dorothy, making them "Friends of Dorothy", a common euphemism for gay men in the past.
* GodInHumanForm - GodInHumanForm: God is a chubby dude wearing a white tunic with nothing extraordinary in his aspect.
* GodivaHair - GodivaHair: Eve wears this to cover her breasts, along with the fig leaves that Steve and the two Adams wear.
* {{Irony}} - {{Irony}}: Cain promising Eve that he will never, NEVER sing a showtune... while they are in the middle of a showtune.
* {{Jerkass}} - {{Jerkass}}: Eve writes the Bible just because she wants everybody to hate gays.
* MagicalQueer - MagicalQueer: God gives Adam and Steve the gifts of fashion, art, music and creativity, which he never gave to Straight Adam and Eve.
* ModernizedGod - ModernizedGod: God is perfectly OK with gay people, doesn't think much of the Bible, and sings and dances with the angels. Also, New York is his favorite city.



* {{Stripperiffic}}: There is plenty of shirtlessness, including Adam and Steve being almost naked on the garden of Eden and then being shirtless on Earth, also Straight Adam and the angels.

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* {{Stripperiffic}}: There is plenty of shirtlessness, including Adam and Steve being almost naked on in the garden of Eden and then being shirtless on Earth, also Straight Adam and the angels.
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* GayEuphemism - Played with: The angel God sends to rescue Adam and Steve is called Dorothy, making them "Friends of Dorothy", a common euphemism for gay men in the past.
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* Stripperiffic: There is plenty of shirtlessness, including Adam and Steve being almost naked on the garden of Eden and then being shirtless on Earth, alos Straight Adam and the angels.

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* Stripperiffic: {{Stripperiffic}}: There is plenty of shirtlessness, including Adam and Steve being almost naked on the garden of Eden and then being shirtless on Earth, alos also Straight Adam and the angels.
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* GodInHumanForm - God is a chubby dude wearing a white tunic with nothing extraordinary in his aspect.


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* {{Irony}} - Cain promising Eve that he will never, NEVER sing a showtune... while they are in the middle of a showtune.


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* ModernizedGod - God is perfectly OK with gay people, doesn't think much of the Bible, and sings and dances with the angels. Also, New York is his favorite city.

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* EarlyBirdCameo- Charles is seen buying tickets in the very first scene, but only becomes a significant character in the second half of the movie.

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* EarlyBirdCameo- Charles is seen buying tickets for a preview in the very first scene, but only becomes a significant character in the second half of the movie.



%% * NeverTrustATrailer - Somehow the official trailer seems like it's a love story between Paul and Eddie.

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%% * IJustWantToBeLoved - After having a ReallyGetsAround phase, Paul decides this is what he needs, the problem is that he doesn't really know how to get it.
* MaliciousSlander - Near the beginning of the movie, someone falsely tells Paul's boyfriend that Paul is HIV positive, which causes them to break up and triggers Paul's entire arc.
* NeverTrustATrailer - Somehow the official trailer seems like it's a love story between Paul and Eddie.Eddie, when they are more like platonic life partners. At the end of the movie, Paul is dating Charles and Eddie is attempting to date a Mormon guy.



* GodivaHair - Eve wears this to cover her breasts, along with the fig leaves that Steve and the two Adams wear.




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* Stripperiffic: There is plenty of shirtlessness, including Adam and Steve being almost naked on the garden of Eden and then being shirtless on Earth, alos Straight Adam and the angels.

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%% * {{Gayngst}} - And HOW.

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%% * {{Gayngst}} - And HOW.Many varieties of this are shown, including coming out and safe sex for Eddie, and loneliness and searching for relationships for Paul.



* BaitAndSwitch:
--> '''Steve:''' Are you here to take us to hell?
--> '''Dorothy the Angel:''' Goodness me, no! I'm here to take you to New York City!



%% * CampGay - Every gay character in the musical. Including (and specially) the angels.

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%% * CampGay - Every gay character in the musical. Including (and specially) musical takes camp up to eleven, including the angels.angels, God and the CureYourGays camp counselor.



%% * GayAesop - Hammered in your face.

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%% * GayAesop - Hammered in your face.Being gay is OK and we shouldn't hate on gays, no matter what the Bible says. Dropped with the subtlety of a hammer.



%% * {{Narm}} - The whole musical, in-universe.

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%% * {{Narm}} - The whole musical, in-universe.

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* ComingOutStory - Eddie goes through the whole cycle in this movie, from lying to his parents about both his sexual orientation and where he performs, to having the conversation, and finally getting their acceptance. In the musical, his character Steve goes through a similar arch, starting as a religious, repressed gay dude being sent to a conversion-therapy camp, to breaking out from there and getting together with adam.

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* ComingOutStory - Eddie goes through the whole cycle in this movie, from lying to his parents about both his sexual orientation and where he performs, to having the conversation, and finally getting their acceptance. In the musical, his character Steve goes through a similar arch, starting as a religious, repressed gay dude being sent to a conversion-therapy camp, to breaking out from there and getting together with adam.Adam.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome - The movie opens with a ''Small Straight Play'' scene that is deliberately presented as drab and boring, before jumping on a full color Big Gay Musical.



%% * PerformanceArtist - Both main characters. And most of the supporting cast.
%% * StraightGay - Most of the gay characters fall into this.

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%% * PerformanceArtist - Both main characters. And characters and most of the supporting cast.
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cast are theater actors working on an Off-Broadway show.
* StraightGay - Most of the gay SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Paul is a lot more assured and comfortable with himself than Eddie, has less camp mannerisms, and is also taller and more muscular. This extends to their characters fall into this.
Adam and Steve, with God explicitly calling Steve "another man, a bit more sensitive".



%% * BigNo - Eve when Cain tells her ''why'' he killed Abel.
%% * DeliberatelyMonochrome - The ''Small Straight Play'' scene.

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%% * BigNo - Eve when When Cain tells her ''why'' eve that he killed Abel.
%% * DeliberatelyMonochrome - The ''Small Straight Play'' scene.
Abel, she reacts in shock. But when he tells her that it was because he was singing a showtune, she drops to her knees shouting this and ChewingTheScenery.



%% * CureYourGays - Played for laughs.

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%% * CureYourGays - Played Somewhat played for laughs.laughs. Steve's aunt sends him to a conversion therapy camp, where they unsuccessfully try to turn him straight, but then he meets Adam who was also at the camp and they escape together.



%% * MagicalQueer .
%% -->'''Straight Adam:''' I wonder if our sons are going to be cultured and stuff... or like us?

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%% * MagicalQueer .
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MagicalQueer - God gives Adam and Steve the gifts of fashion, art, music and creativity, which he never gave to Straight Adam and Eve.
-->'''Straight Adam:''' I wonder if our sons are going to be cultured and stuff... or like us?
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%% * CastFullOfGay - Really, what were you expecting with a title like that?
%% * ComingOutStory - Eddie.
* EarlyBirdCameo- Charles is seen buying tickets in the very first scene, but only becomes a significant character in the second half of the movie..
%% * FelonyMisdemeanor - Bottoming for a bottom.

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%% * CastFullOfGay - Really, what were you expecting with a title like that?
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The only straight men in the cast are Straight Adam, Cain and Eddie's father, and all of them play fairly minor roles.
* ComingOutStory - Eddie.
Eddie goes through the whole cycle in this movie, from lying to his parents about both his sexual orientation and where he performs, to having the conversation, and finally getting their acceptance. In the musical, his character Steve goes through a similar arch, starting as a religious, repressed gay dude being sent to a conversion-therapy camp, to breaking out from there and getting together with adam.
* EarlyBirdCameo- Charles is seen buying tickets in the very first scene, but only becomes a significant character in the second half of the movie..
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* FelonyMisdemeanor - Bottoming for a bottom.bottom is treated as a massive source of embarrassment.

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%% * AllGaysLoveTheater

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%% * AllGaysLoveTheaterAllGaysLoveTheater - Not only are the main characters and most of the supporting characters theatre actors, but also Paul's love interest is a theater aficionado, and the gay bar they hang out on is called [[{{Music/StephenSondheim}} Mostly Sondheim ]]



* EarlyBirdCameo- Charles is seen buying tickets in the very first scene, but only becomes a significant character in the second half of the movie..



%% * Foreshadowing - If you look carefully, Charles is buying tickets in the very first scene.

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* AllGaysLoveTheater

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%% * AllGaysLoveTheater



* CastFullOfGay - Really, what were you expecting with a title like that?
* ComingOutStory - Eddie.
* FelonyMisdemeanor - Bottoming for a bottom.
* Foreshadowing - If you look carefully, Charles is buying tickets in the very first scene.
* {{Gayngst}} - And HOW.
* NeverTrustATrailer - Somehow the official trailer seems like it's a love story between Paul and Eddie.
* PerformanceArtist - Both main characters. And most of the supporting cast.
* StraightGay - Most of the gay characters fall into this.

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%% * CastFullOfGay - Really, what were you expecting with a title like that?
%% * ComingOutStory - Eddie.
%% * FelonyMisdemeanor - Bottoming for a bottom.
%% * Foreshadowing - If you look carefully, Charles is buying tickets in the very first scene.
%% * {{Gayngst}} - And HOW.
%% * NeverTrustATrailer - Somehow the official trailer seems like it's a love story between Paul and Eddie.
%% * PerformanceArtist - Both main characters. And most of the supporting cast.
%% * StraightGay - Most of the gay characters fall into this.



* AntiLoveSong: ''"Those men who are so gay"''
* BigNo - Eve when Cain tells her ''why'' he killed Abel.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome - The ''Small Straight Play'' scene.
* CampGay - Every gay character in the musical. Including (and specially) the angels.
* CrystalDragonJesus - Completely inverted. Here's a guy who clames to be the God of the Bible, but lacks most of the traits commonly linked to him.
* CureYourGays - Played for laughs.
* GayAesop - Hammered in your face.

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%% * AntiLoveSong: ''"Those men who are so gay"''
%% * BigNo - Eve when Cain tells her ''why'' he killed Abel.
%% * DeliberatelyMonochrome - The ''Small Straight Play'' scene.
%% * CampGay - Every gay character in the musical. Including (and specially) the angels.
* CrystalDragonJesus - Completely inverted. Here's a guy who clames to be the God of the Bible, but lacks most of the traits commonly linked to him.
%% * CureYourGays - Played for laughs.
%% * GayAesop - Hammered in your face.



* MagicalQueer .
-->'''Straight Adam:''' I wonder if our sons are going to be cultured and stuff... or like us?
* {{Narm}} - The whole musical, in-universe.

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%% * MagicalQueer .
%% -->'''Straight Adam:''' I wonder if our sons are going to be cultured and stuff... or like us?
%% * {{Narm}} - The whole musical, in-universe.
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* BigNo - Eve whe Cain tells her ''why'' he killed Abel.

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* BigNo - Eve whe when Cain tells her ''why'' he killed Abel.
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* NobodyOver50IsGay

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'''The storyline with Paul and Eddie feature examples of:'''

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'''The !!The storyline with Paul and Eddie feature examples of:'''of:



'''The storyline about Adam and Steve features examples of:'''

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* {{Narm}} - The whole musical, in-universe.

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* {{Narm}} - The whole musical, in-universe.in-universe.
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The Big Gay Musical is a 2009... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gay Musical]].

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The [[quoteright:279:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_big_gay_musical.jpg]]

''The
Big Gay Musical Musical'' is a 2009... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gay Musical]].
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* StephenSondheim - Has a lounge named after him.
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The Big Gay Musical is a 2009... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gay Musical]].

The main characters are Paul and Eddie, two gay actors preparing for the opening night of TheMusical ''Adam and Steve: Just the way God made them''. It has two intertwined storylines: Paul and Eddie, trying to figure out why [[{{Gayngst}} being gay is so hard]], and their characters Adam and Steve, trying to figure out why [[{{Gayngst}} being gay is so hard]].

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'''The storyline with Paul and Eddie feature examples of:'''
* AllGaysLoveTheater
* AllGaysArePromiscuous - The actors playing the angels describe themselves as "professional sluts".
* TheCameo - Brent Corrigan, a gay porn superstar, playing the hustler Paul hires [[spoiler: for cuddling]].
* CastFullOfGay - Really, what were you expecting with a title like that?
* ComingOutStory - Eddie.
* FelonyMisdemeanor - Bottoming for a bottom.
* Foreshadowing - If you look carefully, Charles is buying tickets in the very first scene.
* {{Gayngst}} - And HOW.
* NeverTrustATrailer - Somehow the official trailer seems like it's a love story between Paul and Eddie.
* NobodyOver50IsGay
* PerformanceArtist - Both main characters. And most of the supporting cast.
* StephenSondheim - Has a lounge named after him.
* StraightGay - Most of the gay characters fall into this.

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'''The storyline about Adam and Steve features examples of:'''
* AntiLoveSong: ''"Those men who are so gay"''
* BigNo - Eve whe Cain tells her ''why'' he killed Abel.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome - The ''Small Straight Play'' scene.
* CampGay - Every gay character in the musical. Including (and specially) the angels.
* CrystalDragonJesus - Completely inverted. Here's a guy who clames to be the God of the Bible, but lacks most of the traits commonly linked to him.
* CureYourGays - Played for laughs.
* GayAesop - Hammered in your face.
* {{Jerkass}} - Eve writes the Bible just because she wants everybody to hate gays.
* MagicalQueer .
-->'''Straight Adam:''' I wonder if our sons are going to be cultured and stuff... or like us?
* {{Narm}} - The whole musical, in-universe.

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