History Main / MistakenForGay

* Nagasumi of ''SetoNoHanayome'' is mistaken for gay after he hastily confesses his love for Masa in order to keep Masa's past a secret. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* At the end of the third Shippuuden movie Kakashi is MistakenForGay toward ''{{Naruto}}'', who just freaks out at the implication. The other rookie's are quick to begin the teasing.

* In ''RobinHoodMenInTights'', Robin and his Merry Men encounter [[MelBrooks Rabbi Tuckman]], who misunderstands the name asks if they're "feygeles".

* The basic premise of Korean drama ''PersonalTaste'', beginning unintentionally with Jeon Jin Ho and No Sang Joon's elevator scene, and continued as an excuse for Jin Ho to move in with Kae In.

* A ParentalBonus joke in the WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow episode, "The Jailbird and Jailbunny." Bugs and Daffy escape from jail and Bugs wants to turn himself in, but the police officer he talks to doesn't recognize him since Daffy dyed his fur to disguise him. Bugs asks the cop if he's not an escaped convict, why is he chained to Daffy? The cop's response: "Your personal lives are your business."

* GregRucka mentioned a story that he'd like to do but knows DC would never let him: A group of Gotham socialites are discussing their relationships with [[{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], and one of them eventually confesses that she's never had sex with him. They compare notes, realise that ''none'' of them have actually had sex with Bruce Wayne, and come to the inevitable conclusion...

* Mugi Kotobuki is mistaken as a lesbian in an episode of ''{{K-ON}}'', and when confronted directly, she explains that she only innocently enjoys the sight of "girls bonding." But was it really a [[YuriFangirl mistake?]]

* {{Inverted|Trope}} in [[http://notalwaysright.com/definitely-not-right/999 at least one]] NotAlwaysRight story. (With a bit of YouFailLogicForever to sweeten the deal.)

* Sydney in an early ''UnintentionallyPretentious''. While she acknowledges the act of leading Mia in public to be innocent, she believes people see two girls walking together arm in arm and [[http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=32 extrapolate to sexy results]], and suggests that she get a guide dog for ''her'' benefit.

* Plenty of actors known for playing flamboyant and/or villainous roles get this. MichaelSheen, ClaudeRains, DavidTennant, TomHiddleston... wait, the Britishness may be playing into this. Of non-Brits, JohnLeguizamo is frequently mistaken for gay. ConradVeidt [[NoBisexuals also gets this]], especially for Casablanca.

* In the 2006 film version of ''DeadOrAlive'', Bass Armstrong assumes his daughter Tina is in relationships with Christie and Kasumi when he walks in on Tina and Christie SharingABed, and later Kasumi giving Tina a shoulder rub.

* Briefly in {{Farscape}}. Before a forced marriage, John asks D'Argo to be his best man. D'Argo replies "I'm with Chiana now, John" which just makes John laugh.

* ''BreakingIn'': Melanie's boyfriend misinterprets all the signs that Cam is interested in Melanie as signs that he's gay.

* Happens to [[HandicappedBadass Phury]] in one of J.R. Ward's BlackDaggerBrotherhood books. [[spoiler: He kisses Rehvenge to shut the latter up after being "accused" of being gay. The Reverend is ''not'' at all thrilled the Brother called his bluff.]]

* In ''AstroCity'', the old women in Crackerjack's boarding house think his secret identity is gay because he's a "theater type" with long hair.

* In the second episode of the British mystery series ''RosemaryAndThyme'', the two main characters decide not to tell the local police what they know, because he thinks the two ladies are a couple.