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9	[[AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload Homoeroticism, yay!]]
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11	Those moments of plot, dialogue, acting, etc., that fans delight in interpreting as homoerotic.
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13	It probably originates from [[ValuesDissonance the old days]], when the homosexuality taboo was serious enough that every gay pairing was considered a CrackPairing, so when authors wrote same-sex characters as very intimate with each other, audiences largely accepted that they were just very good friends, and moved on, or when authors wrote outright references to homosexuality, most just laughed at the sheer absurdity of the thought.
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15	With the gradual dissolution of homophobic moral codes, more and more media creators have been able to produce and share work featuring openly queer characters who are unambiguously in same-sex romantic and sexual relationships.
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17	Cultural differences also have their say here. The level of accepted physical intimacy between close friends and adult relatives is hardly constant across various eras and nationalities, so, for example, the hugs and kisses which seemed mundane for an antiquated reader may appear blatantly erotic in the eyes of a contemporary one. In particular, the concept of PseudoRomanticFriendship -- highly intimate yet platonic, only began falling out of use in the latter half of the 19th century.
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19	When Ho Yay is done ''intentionally'', it's HomoeroticSubtext, or possibly ImpliedLoveInterest or ShipTease. Occasionally called '''Les Yay''' when referring to two women. QueerFlowers may provide enough text to make this homoeroticism [[HomoeroticSubtext into subtext]]. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] AmbiguouslyGay or AmbiguouslyBi, which is when a character is outright implied to be gay or bi by the work itself, although there is no official confirmation.
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21	In the related trope called FoeYayShipping, even [[TheRival rivals]] or ''mortal enemies'' can get this treatment by fans and writers alike, especially if they have [[RivalTurnedEvil a more friendly past together]], or one is [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou inordinately obsessed with the other]]. In FanFic, this is the direct cause of many a SlashFic.
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23	Subtrope of PlatonicWritingRomanticReading.
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25	'''Before adding an example, consider whether the homoeroticism is made explicit within the work itself or comes from fan interpretations. This trope does not include genuine ShipTease or scenes of intentional HomoeroticSubtext between straight characters. Though the line between intentional and unintentional can be quite blurry, obviously deliberate examples (e.g. it gets in-universe LampshadeHanging of some kind) belong on those pages or one of the other QueerAsTropes. ''Ho Yay'' is an ''audience reaction'' and thus subjective, whereas deliberate examples are objective.'''
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27	'''In addition, consider whether it's the kind of interaction you can describe with reasonable brevity as to why it comes off as homoerotic, even to someone who doesn't already ship them, and/or is already recognized by a decent number of non-invested people as such. Otherwise we'd be here forever, as every waking moment could count to someone with tight-enough ShippingGoggles.'''
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30	!!Examples:
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33	[[index]]
34	* HoYay/AnimeAndManga
35	* HoYay/ComicBooks
36	* HoYay/FanWorks
37	* HoYay/{{Film}}
38	* HoYay/{{Literature}}
39	* HoYay/LiveActionTV
40	* HoYay/{{Music}}
41	* HoYay/{{Theatre}}
42	* HoYay/VideoGames
43	* HoYay/WebAnimation
44	* HoYay/{{Webcomics}}
45	* HoYay/WebOriginal
46	* HoYay/WesternAnimation
47	* HoYay/{{WWE}}
48	* HoYay/OtherMedia
49	[[/index]]

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