History Main / MistakenForGay

** A flashback shows Captain Proton making FirstContact with a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who wants Proton to mate with his beautiful virgin daughter with amazing breasts in order to create the Supreme Being of the Universe. Unfortunately when Proton offers a handshake the alien thinks he's into HoldingHands.
-->The Guardian's eyes flashed with starfire. "Do not toy with me, Earthling! I know that to hold another man's hand is a sign of homosexuality on your world! Just because [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas I don't wear trousers]] you assume that I too am queer! So be it then. Instead of my daughter, you shall have one of our bum-slaves instead!"

* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. A RunningGag with Captain Proton thanks to his HeroicBuild coupled with his {{camp}}y ZeeRust Space Rangers uniform.
-->'''[[IntrepidReporter Kincaid]]:''' Are you aware that the Space Ranger uniform throws serious doubts upon your sexuality? Have you ever tried to roger [[WesternAnimation/RogerRamjet Ramjet]] yourself?

* Celis in ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' is initially mistaken for a lesbian (and one that DoesNotLikeMen) due to her saying that she's not good with men. In reality, she just doesn't know how to interact with people in general and men in particular.

* In ''Film/SeventeenAgain'', Maggie concludes that Mike is gay after he is obviously [[{{Squick}} squicked]] by her advances, not knowing, of course, that he's actually the 17 year old version of her father.

* ''Film/TheIsland'' has Lincoln Six-Echo cornering his buddy [=McCord=] while the latter is, in Six-Echo's own words, "taking a dump in a can" (i.e., in a bar toilet). Mac even has his jeans down when Six-Echo accosts him … and then a trucker walks right in on them, with Mac even spouting accidental DoubleEntendre like "let's go back to my place where we can be alone" … but to talk about what's bothering Lincoln, ''not'' … well, NotWhatItLooksLike, as an irritated Mac tells the trucker.

* In the original ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' movie, Diego cracks a joke about this when he sees Manny and Sid defending a human baby:

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'':

** Briefly in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', in the long cutscene when Snake and Otacon first meet. Snake is checking whether or not Otacon is suffering from FOX-DIE. Otacon just assumes Snake is coming onto him. Later in the scene, he interprets Snake's confusion over what he means by how Meryl, despite being dressed as a soldier, is 'still all woman' as Snake being "[[UnusualEuphemism dense]]", although this is a possible subversion because what Otacon ''actually'' means is that Meryl still has to use the ladies' bathroom.

** In "Last Exit to Springfield", Homer mistakenly thinks that Mr. Burns' attempts at negotiating with him and offering a bribe are [[MistakenForFlirting Burns coming onto him]]. He storms off, saying although he's curious about it, he doesn't go for these "[[AccidentalPun back-door shenanigans]]".

* At the 2022 World Cup, [[https://news.sky.com/story/world-cup-2022-brazilian-journalist-has-phone-seized-by-qatar-police-after-regional-flag-mistaken-for-lgbtq-banner-12753490/ a reporter who was with a Pernambuco flag ]] [[https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/qatar-le-autorita-sequestrano-una-bandiera-pernambuco-scambiata-per-il-simbolo-lgbt// had the the flag taken from him by authorities near one of the stadiums ]] because it contained a rainbow on it and, as such, was mistaken for an LGBT flag [[note]] homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, where the World Cup was being held that year [[/note]].

* In the opening number to ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'', main character Jeremy and his best friend Michael are subject to homophobic bullying from ArmouredClosetGay (bisexual, actually) bully Rich, who first writes on their backpacks the word "boyfriends" split up, and later calls Jeremy gay for signing up for the school play (even though he does the same thing).

* During the post-production of ''Bruised'', Creator/HalleBerry's daughter Nahla happened to drop in on an editing session just as Berry and the editor were reviewing footage of the sex scene between her character and her female trainer. Berry was initially mortified that she dropped in at that particular moment, but ended up taking it as a compliment that the footage had Nahla seriously asking her whether she was secretly a lesbian, or at least bisexual. She quickly told her daughter that she was entirely heterosexual, just a very good actress.

* Around the time that Music/MelanieC, formerly of the Music/SpiceGirls, put her first solo album out, her stylists started putting her in some very soft-butch clothing for record art and press photoshoots, and even threw in some rather LesYay-loaded poses with female models. This naturally led to an awful lot of prurient tabloid speculation, which made a definite contribution to her unhappy mental state at the time.

* ''Literature/SplitHeirs'': Prince Arbol spending so much time with Wulfrith is mistaken for them being lovers, which worries one councilor, inspiring his father Gudge to behead the fellow for suggesting the idea. Gudge is later simply overjoyed to see Wulfrith (Arbol's twin, though he's unaware of this) having sex with Lady Ulbi [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces while in the library]].

* In the seventies a rumor started as a joke caught hold, that Jim Nabors and Rock Hudson were going to get married. Both were gay, but there is no evidence that the two were ever in a romantic relationship.

-->'''Clayface:''' I see. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Not using labels yet, are we?]] Too new, is it? Lot of changes, Psycho. Dating, hooking up, baring ass, call it what you want. I'm proud of you for finally being who you are.

-->'''Clayface:''' I see. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Not using labels yet, are we?]] Too new, is it? Dating, baring ass, call it what you want. I'm proud of you for finally being who you are.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn|2019}}'' episode "Dye Hard", Clayface interprets Dr. Psycho and Windler's partnership as them dating, despite Psycho's statements otherwise.