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* The TropeNamer is Rudy Strongwell from ''Webcomic/Rain2010''.

* ''Webcomic/{{Rain|2010}}'':

One night, at a party, TheCasanova [[AliceAndBob Bob]] meets his match with Alice. In spite of his flirting, charms, and a good romantic track record, she seems uninterested, and doesn't want to go out for a drink right after. He is confused, but he won't back down…

* The Norwegian comic ''ComicStrip/{{Pondus}}'' has many examples of this. In one strip, a fat, ugly bus-driver who is notoriously unlucky in love is sitting in a bar. Suddenly he realizes that the woman to his left and the woman to his right are both looking his way in a really flirty manner. He exclaims "ThereIsAGod!" as they start moving towards him. ...and then he finishes his sentence with "…and he doesn't like me" as both women pass him by and kiss each other.

* In ''Film/{{Clueless}}'', Cher is smitten with the dashing, yet very gay Christian. She doesn't see it, but Murray does. He enlightens her with this elegant HurricaneOfEuphemisms:

-->'''Coooper:''' Did you see that flower girl out there? Later we are going to fall madly in bed.\\

* In ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' Roz Doyle makes a new friend and they agree to go out together. It only slowly dawns on Roz that her new friend is a lesbian. But as the alternative is a date with the nerdy {{Trekkie}} producer who is stalking her, she promptly chooses being MistakenForGay as the better of two alternatives.

** [[https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/RAIN-p-40-Not-So-Secret-199173240 This situation]] happens with Maria and Gavin. Their faux relationship to cover up her orientation started when Maria rejects him. When he refuses to give up, Maria's brother, Rudy, tells him, [[TropeNamer "Dude, she's a lesbian."]]

* In ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' , Mirror Georgiou attempts an extremely weird hit on Stamets. His husband Dr. Culber pops up with the requisite “You know he’s gay, right?” only for Georgiou to extend her invitation to Culber as well, giving Stamets the chance to also say the line. Tilly speaks for a nation after Georgiou leaves: “(beat) WHAT JUST HAPPENED.”

[[caption-width-right:298:''[[SarcasmMode Real]]'' [[SarcasmMode subtle]], [[TropeNamer Rudy.]] ]]

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* ''Film/ChasingAmy'': Subverted. Even after finding out that she's a lesbian, Holden ''still'' loves Alyssa and continues to pursue her. Banky has to be the one to remind him continually that he cannot be with her anyway because she is a lesbian. Then subverted even further when it turns out she's actually bisexual and reciprocates his attraction later.

* The 2010 finale of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', which Creator/BettyWhite hosted and featured a crew of funny women like Ana Gastayer, Kristin Wiig, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler, featured a sketch called "Gingey." It's set in 1904 and features the female cast as ''Literature/LittleWomen''-esque sisters preparing for a dance--except for the title character (Poehler), who has no interest in gentlemen callers and prefers hunting frogs and fishing. When her sisters and mother wonder why Gingey is always making such a fuss, White's character--presumably her grandmother, who's sewing in the corner--repeatedly [[OnlySaneMan points out the extremely obvious]]: "She's a ''LESBIAN!''"
* ''{{Series/Dates}}'': {{Subverted}}. Kate and Erica obligingly dance with two guys at the club, but gravitate towards each other and end up making out on the dance floor. The guys seem to be aware from the start (they had seen them both together) and just [[GirlOnGirlIsHot happy watching]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Rain}}'':

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* In ''Series/WhiteCollar'' during the pilot episode, Neal flirts with Diana and brags to Peter that she's digging the [[NiceHat cool hat]] he's wearing. Peter informs him that she'd rather be wearing the hat, thus launching one of the least sexualized lesbians ever.

* Subverted in an early episode of ''Series/{{Glee}}''; Mercedes seemed perfectly aware of Kurt's sexuality until the Cheerios took advantage of her loneliness and basically told her, "Dude, he's ''not'' gay." When she takes the opportunity to ask him out, however, it is [[SorryImGay Kurt]] who [[IncrediblyLamePun sets her straight]].

* ''Webcomic/MissAbbottAndTheDoctor'': Mateo tries to form a relationship with Rebeca, but she gently lets him down by telling him that she's into girls.

[[folder:Web Comics]]

Dude, She's a Lesbian is when one person attempts to hit on another person, and a third person informs him or her of his IncompatibleOrientation. This could lead to some awkwardness. [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Or not]], if the flirting party is enough of a perv.