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* During his legendary career writing ''ComicBook/XMen'', Creator/ChrisClaremont intended to reveal ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} was the result of HomosexualReproduction by way of ComicBook/{{Mystique}} (his canonical mother) gender-bending into a man to impregnate Destiny. Marvel put the kibosh on the idea as a result of a strict "No homosexuals" policy active at the time. Perhaps in retaliation, Destiny is often depicted as the only of Mystique's lovers she truly cares about.

* When ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was released in Singapore, despite the film lacking any real mature content (it is a Disney and Pixar film after all) the film would receive a [[SameContentDifferentRating NC-16]] rating by the IMDA, which is basically the Singaporean equivalent to a ''R'' rating in the US. This is largely thanks to a single scene in which Commander Hawthorne kisses her wife.

* A same-sex kiss in ''[[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' was edited out for its release in Singapore and Dubai.

* Franchise/{{Lego}}'s "[[https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/everyone-is-awesome-40516 Everyone is Awesome]]" set is dedicated to the Progress Pride Flag and was released in June (Pride Month) 2021. However, queer LEGO fans have noticed that the set is [[NotAvailableInStores online-exclusive]] and rated 18+ despite its relative simplicity. LEGO responded to the criticisms by saying that the mature rating is due to the set being a display piece and not a toy, though cynical folks believe it was to keep MoralGuardians at bay, likely the same reason it's not available in stores.

* Franchise/{{Lego}}'s "[[https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/everyone-is-awesome-40516 Everyone is Awesome]]" set is dedicated to the Progress Pride Flag and was released in June (Pride Month) 2021. However, queer LEGO fans have noticed that the set is [[NotAvailableInStores online-exclusive]] and rated 18+ despite its relative simplicity. LEGO responded to the criticisms saying that it was because the set is meant to be a display piece and not a toy, though cynical folks believe it was simply to keep MoralGuardians at bay, likely the same reason the set isn't available in stores.

* Franchise/{{Lego}}'s "[[https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/everyone-is-awesome-40516 Everyone is Awesome]]" set is dedicated to the Progress Pride Flag and was released in June (Pride Month) 2021. However, fans have noticed that the set is [[NotSoldInStores online-exclusive]] and rated 18+. Queer Lego fans criticized the company for making the set 18+ despite its relative simplicity. Lego responded saying that it was because the set is meant to be a display piece and not a toy, though cynical folks believe it was simply to keep MoralGuardians at bay, likely the same reason the set isn't available in stores.

* Franchise/Lego's "[[https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/everyone-is-awesome-40516 Everyone is Awesome]]" set is dedicated to the Progress Pride Flag and was released in June (Pride Month) 2021. However, fans have noticed that the set is [[NotSoldInStores online-exclusive]] and rated 18+. Queer Lego fans criticized the company for making the set 18+ despite its relative simplicity. Lego responded saying that it was because the set is meant to be a display piece and not a toy, though cynical folks believe it was simply to keep MoralGuardians at bay, likely the same reason the set isn't available in stores.

* Google Instant won't automatically complete most gay-related searches (including those that are still not [=NSFW=] or inappropriate for minors) until you hit Enter. Gay news websites are treated as gingerly as sites with adult content.

* There was a spin-off of the PBS television show ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' called ''Postcards from Buster''. [[OvershadowedByControversy It is remembered for little more than the fact that]] one episode got banned for showing [[HasTwoMommies an (implied) lesbian family]]. The parent show would eventually subvert this full force in Season 22 when Mr. Ratburn and his boyfriend eventually got married, though played straight when Alabama Public Television refused to air the episode.

* When ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was released in Singapore, despite the film lacking any real mature content (it is a Disney and Pixar film after all) the film would receive a [[SameContentDifferentRating NC-16]] rating by the IMDA, which is basically the singaporean equivalent to a ''R'' rating in the US. This is largely thanks to a single scene in which Commander Hawthorne kisses her wife.

* American soap operas have been called out for the double standard they use to treat their gay romances. Notably ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'' with gay couple Luke and Noah. Fans instituted a "kiss clock" marking how long it had been since their last kiss. It was over 6 months, in a genre that has people hopping in and out of bed on a regular basis. ''Series/GuidingLight's'' gay couple suffered similarly with hand-holding and longing looks being the extent of affection seen. ABC and NBC have made more of an effort to give more than lip service to treating their gay soap couples the same as the straight ones, but even they aren't exempt from this--after coming out, Series/AllMyChildren's Bianca had one disastrous relationship after another, including with a pre-op transexual (this one especially outraged fans as they felt the writers were essentially trying to place Bianca in a relationship with a man), and was even raped, while Series/TheCity1995's Azure C. was quickly written off after negative fan reaction to the reveal that she was transgender.

* American soap operas have been called out for the double standard they use to treat their gay romances. Notably ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'' with gay couple Luke and Noah. Fans instituted a "kiss clock" marking how long it had been since their last kiss. It was over 6 months, in a genre that has people hopping in and out of bed on a regular basis. ''Series/GuidingLight's'' gay couple suffered similarly with hand-holding and longing looks being the extent of affection seen. ABC and NBC have made more of an effort to give more than lip service to treating their gay soap couples the same as the straight ones.

* On Bing image search, you won't get any results for anything with the words "gay" or "lesbian" in it unless you turn Safe Search off completely (which requires you to say you're 18).

* When ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was released in Singapore, despite the film lacking any real mature content (it is a Disney and Pixar film after all) the film would receive a [[SameContentDifferentRating NC-16]] rating by the IMDA, which is basically the singaporean equivalent to an ''R'' rating in the US. This is largely thanks to a single scene in which Commander Hawthorne kisses her wife.

* When ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was released in Singapore, despite the film lacking any real mature content (it is a Disney and Pixar film after all) the film would recieve a [[SameContentDifferentRating NC-16]] rating by the IMDA, which is basically the singaporean equivalent to an ''R'' rating in the US. This is largely thanks to a single scene in which Commander Hawthorne kisses her wife.

* ''{{Film/GBF}}'' (Gay Best Friend) is rated R despite having no sexual moments or strong language. Wiki/TheOtherWiki notes that the MPAA tends to be harsher on independent movies than major studio-backed films.

* When ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was released in Singapore, the film would recieve a [[SameContentDifferentRating NC-16]] rating by the IMDA, which is basically the singaporean equivalent to an ''R'' rating in the US, despite the film being family friendly on par with most Disney*Pixar in terms of content, all because of a single scene in which Commander Hawthorne kisses her wife.

* [[http://www.tv.com TV.com]] censored the words "gay" and "homosexual" on its forums for a few weeks in 2006.

* Creator/{{Holland}}'s debut Music Video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVzGsh0zRec Neverland]]" is rated R because it features him kissing another man.

* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' got a preemptive case by Disney's ExecutiveMeddling, [[https://variety.com/2022/film/news/disney-pixar-same-sex-affection-censorship-dont-say-gay-bill-1235200582/ violently stomping out]] LGBT content the creators had planned and even storyboarded (while letting period and pedophilia jokes fly). This has gone truly infamous as these revelations came right after Disney supported anti-trans bills in Florida.

** slash fiction is so prolific now that it's hardly a surprise to see it anymore, as well as general attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ issues improving over time. A specific example of this trope being averted in fandom spaces is Archive Of Our Own, which has a filtering system for specific pairing types (Gen, M/F, M/M, F/F, Multi, and Other) that is separate from their age rating system - on that site at least, the tags for "yaoi" or "slash" rarely get used as there's no need to add it as an additional content warning (if a specific author wanted to rate their slash fiction as being more "adult" than their M/F works, then theoretically they could - but it would be much more noticeable to do so).

* Invoked in-universe in the season 3 episode of ''Series/{{Glee}}'' "Heart" Where Principal Figgins stops newly out couple [[spoiler:Santana and Brittany]] when they are about to kiss in the school hallway as other students might find it offensive. [[spoiler:Santana]] is quick to point out how unfair this is, citing Rachel and Finn as an example and eventually leaves the office in an angry huff. Also in the third season, a warning for parental discretion was shown during the episode where gay couple Kurt and Blaine lose their virginity to each other, despite there being no graphic contact at all, just a shot of them snuggling in bed and the implication afterwards. However, there was no such warning in previous episodes where characters had sex since the pairings were opposite genders. Fox seems to have learned their lesson, as there was no such warning in a later episode where couples of all stripes hook up after Will's [[RunawayBride aborted first wedding]] to Emma, including Kurt and Blaine as well as Santana and Quinn. Santana and Quinn's hookup was entirely off-screen (just the "after" shot of them in bed) but Kurt and Blaine's car makeout was seen in full, well-lit glory.

* Website/YouTube [[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/01/26/video-youtube-pulls-non-family-safe-gay-music-ad/ pulled a 16-second sponsoring ad]] that featured two men in their underwear in an emotional embrace, saying it "promoted mature sexual themes" and was "non-family safe". It was an excerpt from a Music/PerfumeGenius music video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOpkr8uNWpk YouTube still hosts]]. The other man in the video is recognized by ''some'' as the ManlyGay {{Bear}} porn star Arpad Miklos, but this would not likely be recognized by a random viewer who has never seen an Arpad Miklos porno.

The tendency of MoralGuardians to be harsher toward homosexuality than heterosexuality. In American media, male/female couples can kiss and make out, but even a slight peck from a same-sex couple is an automatic PG-13, if not an R. And of course, there's no way to include even a tame homosexual sex scene without getting an R or NC-17 rating. UnfortunateImplications of this become [[ValuesDissonance even more apparent]] as [[SocietyMarchesOn gay people become more accepted and equal in society]], or [[BannedInChina at least in the West]].

* On this very site, any time homosexuals or otherwise are so much as alluded to on a show meant for kids, it almost always gets labeled as GettingCrapPastTheRadar. Though this isn't necessarily due to the tropers' view on the subject, and refers more to the actual/perceived behavior of censors at the place and time the work was made. For instance, ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' was forced by censorship to leave most of the queerness within the series as subtext for most of its run, causing more obvious references to genuinely lean into that trope in earlier seasons.

* On this very site, any time homosexuals or otherwise are so much as alluded to on a show meant for kids, it almost always gets labeled as GettingCrapPastTheRadar. Though this isn't necessarily due to the tropers' view on the subject, and refers more to the actual behavior of censors at the place and time the work was made. For instance, ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' was forced by censorship to leave most of the queerness within the series as subtext for most of its run, causing more obvious references to genuinely lean into that trope in earlier seasons.

* On ''Website/{{Neopets}}'', discussing controversial topics is banned. Such topics originally included, alongside [[BanOnPolitics politics and religion]], LGBTQIA+ issues of all kinds. Oddly, such rules remained in place even after players gained the ability to set their genders as "other" (a feature added in May 2016), with the accompanying editorial making it quite clear that the option was added so nonbinary people could use it... even though said nonbinary people still were not allowed to mention their genders on the boards, aside from via the aforementioned profile setting. Such topics weren't allowed to be discussed until a rule change made during December 2020.