Guy-On-Guy Is Hot



Yes, yes, we all know Girl-On-Girl Is Hot. But what some authors are only just beginning to realize is that, for certain women (and of course, certain guys) Guy-On-Guy Is Hot. While not a ubiquitous cultural assumption in Real Life the way its Sister Trope is, it is nevertheless an existing mentality. It's the reason for Yaoi, and the times when Ho Yay is played intentionally for Fetish Fuel. Some authors adhere to this, or at least acknowledge its existence, and thus we get scenes of half-naked men wrestling in either mud or jello.

In fiction, this philosophy may be treated in-universe as a full-on Spear Counterpart to Girl-On-Girl Is Hot, with the assumption being that it's normal for women to ogle gay men in the same way that straight men (supposedly) enjoy lesbian action.

Just as often, though, there is a heavy Double Standard; straight men thinking Girl-On-Girl Is Hot will be taken for granted, whereas the female enjoyment of Guy-on-Guy will be treated as a perversion (See Yaoi Fangirl). Or, in the other direction, female characters will proudly declare their fascination with gay guys doing it while denouncing men who eroticise lesbians as exploitative perverts.

Advertising

 * These advertisements for Sherlock are a bit misleading. Sure, there is some slash fuel but not as much as is suggested (sadly).

Anime and Manga

 * Formerly pictured above was Erika from Durarara!! thinking that Shizuo and Izaya make a wonderful couple. Her friends disapprove but, surprisingly, Shinra agrees with her (Or at least thinks it makes sense in some way. Celty forbade him from actually finishing that thought). Not to say this is the general reaction to most fans about this pairing in general. It also doesn't help that Narita finds enjoyment in teasing the ship.
 * This is Hikaru and Kaoru's entire schtick in Ouran High School Host Club.
 * In Naruto, Konohamaru's Sexy No Jutsu had two shadow clones transform into a nude Sasuke and Sai locked in a very suggestive pose. It got cut in the anime, but the manga version can be seen here. In the English print of this manga scene, the male on male part was nearly blacked out entirely, while the girl on girl scene only needed a few extra clouds to censor naughty bits. Major Double Standard on VIZ's part. Remember kids; getting the hots for naked ladies together is okay, but you're not allowed to even look at two guys. EVER!
 * Ohno and Ogiue from Genshiken love their yaoi, although the latter is loath to admit it at first.
 * This trope is a large part of Axis Powers Hetalia 's raison d'être. France spends most of his time stripping and/or groping the other male characters, Italy has a habit of glomping or sleeping with Germany while naked, and the series even has its own resident Yaoi Fangirl, Hungary.

Comic Books

 * The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comics show that Buffy's fantasy is her, chained up, dressed like a nurse with naked Spike and naked Angel.

Fan Works

 * My Immortal: "don't u fik gay guyz r lik so hot!"
 * This trope is the basis of about 99.9% of all Slash Fic.

Film

 * See the plot to every Eating Out movie.
 * In The Kids Are All Right, the lesbian couple enjoys watching gay porn together.
 * In The Princess Diaries 2 (which is a Disney movie aimed at pre-teen girls, just so we're clear), there is a scene where Mia and her best friend Lilly are looking at prospective princes. Mia remarks that one prince shown is cute, to which her bodyguard Joseph replies, "His boyfriend thinks so too." Mia and Lilly's reaction is... enthusiastic.
 * In The Pink Panther Strikes Again, when Clouseau is attempting to revive Dreyfus at the insane asylum (from behind), two women mistake him for attempting to make out with him. The older one snaps, "Don't look, Fiona!" but Fiona, the younger one, seems pretty eager to watch what she thinks is two guys going at it.

Literature

 * Anita Blake. Two guys together gets Anita and Belle Morte off.

Live-Action TV

 * There was an episode of Sex and the City where the girls rent gay porn for this reason and watch it together.
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer once suggested putting her two vampire ex-boyfriends in a room together and have them wrestle in the nude while she watches. She then added, interestedly, "There could be oil involved." Note that this trope is a view held by much of the show's fanbase as well.
 * There was a skit on The Chris Rock Show where two men cross paths on the street and it looks like they're about to fight... and they make out instead. All you can hear from the audience is women squeeing. You can watch it here (even if the end was just spoiled out of necessity). While hilarious, the clip is sadly a case of Did Not Do the Research, as racial bias and tension have long been a sore point in the gay community.
 * These scenes from True Blood were probably inserted for this reason. ""All this alpha-male posturing. Why don't the two of you just fuck each other and get it over with? I could watch.""

"Jordan: We should have sex later. Dr Cox: (unnerved) How did you get from that image to that thought?"
 * State of Play. A homosexual member of the newsroom mentions he just slept with the man they've been investigating. When he asks if they want him to go into detail the men immediately say "No!" while the female journalists have exactly the opposite response.
 * In one Friends episode, Rachel had an Erotic Dream that featured Chandler. Later, it also included Joey, then Rachel mentions that sometimes it was just Chandler and Joey. The guys leer until they realise what that means.
 * In the Tudor Porn sketches in Monty Python's Flying Circus, Sir Philip's wife is fond of reading "Gay Boys in Bondage".
 * Saturday Night Live has a recurring skit called the "Kissing Family" which features a considerable amount of intense guy-on-guy kissing. Inevitably there will be squeals of delight which overpower the laughter.
 * Scrubs: Jordan believes this, and apparently isn't too fussy about the age of the men involved.

"Grace: Gay sex is so hot!"
 * Will and Grace:

"Jack: We'll have a steak, watch a movie... you like gay porn, right? Grace: Who doesn't?"
 * And this:


 * Noah's Arc: Brandy finds two guys together quite sexy, though overall the trope goes without saying for the LGBT genre (at least on the male end).
 * In the Farscape episode "Won't Get Fooled Again", one of the many crazy scenes involves a Camp Gay D'Argo propositioning John. Apparently Chiana wants to watch...
 * One of the Patients of the Week on Greys Anatomy was a gay soldier. Once his boyfriend comes to visit him they are alone and proceed to make out. Meredith Grey walks by, and stares at them with much interest.

Music

 * Why do Panic At the Disco have so many fans, you ask? Half for the awesome music and 99% for the Faux Yay/Ho Yay between all the hot guys. My Chemical Romance have a large female fanbase for the same reason.
 * Take That used to do lots of Ho Yay moments that extended to naked pics in their early days as well, but recently they stopped because they want a wider audience. Needless to say, many of their female and gay male fans left.

Theater

 * Cirque Du Soleil: Zumanity has a Belligerent Sexual Tension sequence involving two gay men doing a violent tango in a cage.

Video Games

 * Possibly the whole idea of the Japanese game Cho Aniki, a Bullet Hell shooter similar to Gradius, that is loaded with big, muscular guys wearing speedos. As in, your character is one, most of the enemies are ones, and the bosses are huge ones. This actually got eight sequels in Japan. While Word of God has never outright stated that the Trope fits, it's clearly a Macho Camp theme.

Web Comics
"Princess Peonie: Now Yaoi is Ruined For Me Forever. The King: The pornographers of the Kingdom weep at the news, no doubt."
 * Shortpacked:
 * In order to force Ethan to get together with a guy who previously called him out on his jerkish behaviour, Robin adds a clause to the anti-cancer bill she's trying to get through Congress that will force the two to make out at least once a week. As soon as she does, the bill gains significant support among women.
 * Amber repeatedly expresses enthusiasm for anything which results in two dudes getting it on.
 * In Skin Horse, Tip and Konstantin mud-wrestling have attracted quite an audience, including a Kinsey-Seven Lesbian and a sentient swarm of bees.
 * In Questionable Content, Steve and Marten admit to having drunkenly made out at one point. Dora and Faye's reaction? "RECREATE THIS. NOW."
 * This comic from Scandinavia and The World. A Yaoi surprise indeed.
 * In Exiern apparently Peonie used to find Guy on Guy Hot, until she imagined it involving her father.


 * Ménage à 3 uses this for its audience with Dillon and Matt as an early homosexual couple and more than enough random male homosexual couples making out. Then there are the in-universe examples with Zii, who is obsessed with yaoi (though, to be fair, she does like bisexual and lesbian porn as well), and DiDi doesn't seem to be against yaoi either

Web Original
"Todd: Why am I suddenly craving butter? ...Man Butter? Critic: (strokes butterstick, then slaps self) No! You like boobs! ...and butter..."
 * The Nostalgia Chick:
 * On the forums, when asked, Lindsay Ellis responded that she enjoys gay porn but can't stand it when it has a plot.
 * In her review of Kate and Leopold, Leopold's "fresh, creamery butter" line causes The Nostalgia Critic, Todd in the Shadows, Brental Floss, and some other guy to start craving Hugh Jackman's butter and doing suggestive things with buttersticks. Lampshaded, of course.


 * In her review of The Christmas Shoes, the 12-year old version of herself is shown writing a Slash Fic featuring Legolas and Aragorn.