All Gays Are Promiscuous: Difference between revisions

The homosexual version of [[I'm a Man, I Can't Help It]] and [[All Men Are Perverts]].

 

 

This trope has some interesting historical basis, in that many gay and lesbian writers post-Stonewall (and a few queer theory writers more recently) advocated emphasizing difference from heterosexual and normative life. This difference included denigrating marriage and monogamy, thus strengthening the link between homosexuality and promiscuity in the eyes of those who viewed all homosexuals as sick sexual deviants.

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* Gilbert in ''[[Kaze to Ki no Uta]]''. Although this may be less to do with being gay and more to do with him having [[Dark and Troubled Past|some serious unresolved issues]].

* Possibly both of the characters from ''[[Kuso Miso Technique]]'' but certainly Abe, who sits outside the public toilets, asking good-looking men if they "want to do it" and then shows them his penis.

* ''[[Yandere Kanojo]]'': Shuuei Mori. In his introductory chapter, the first thing he says to every guy he meets is "Hey, wanna go to a hotel later?".

* ''[[Prince Charming (manga)|Prince Charming]]'': Mostly Kagami, but Asahina is tempted to invoke this trope.

 

== Comic Books ==

* Unfortunately, this trope is played completely [[Incredibly Lame Pun|straight]] in ''[[Associated Student Bodies]]'', a furry comic about a young lion who discovers his homosexuality while living in a nearly all-gay dorm at college. While the story is presented, and usually marketed, as a more or less "realistic" story about gay issues, pretty much all the gay characters are presented as feverishly sex-obsessed, having polyamorous relationships with each other and just generally banging each other at every conceivable opportunity. The trope reaches its apex in issue 5, where it is revealed that the gays at Daniel's college [[A Party - Also Known as an Orgy|organize a huge orgy every New Year's Eve]] at his dorm.

* ''[[Chelsea Boys]]'' plays it straight with some characters, and averts it with others. The main character's best friend pretty much says that this trope outright, and that the main guy is going against all common gay logic in wanting to be monogamous.

 

* Jim Bond in the [[Glee]] fanfiction series, ''[[Spah Verse]]''.

 

== Film ==

* David Reuben, the author of ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask'', sincerely believed that this trope was inviolable law. Along with the perpetuation of the myth that Coca-Cola made an effective spermicide, the preaching of this stereotype was what made the book infamous after its initial popularity died down.

 

* 13 on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'': almost immediately after she was revealed to be bisexual, she started picking up one-night stands, and eventually became involved with Foreman. This behavior stemmed from the knowledge that she was slowly dying, and eventually accepts her shortened lifespan. She is later shown settling down with another woman by the time she leaves the show for good.

* Jack on ''[[Will and Grace]]'' (Arguably every character on that show. Even the straight ones. Then again, it is [[Crapsack World|New York]].)

* A variant in ''[[Rent]]'', as of the seven main characters, three are heterosexual and...flawed in their own ways, three are homosexual and capable of deep love and commitment, and [[Bi the Way|one is bisexual]] and will snog anybody at any time. Being in a relationship with her is described as "The <s>[[The Masochism Tango|Masochism]]</s> Tango Maureen" ("Did she moon over other boys?" "''More than moon!''")

* ''[[Angels in America]]'' has [[Armored Closet Gay]] Roy Cohn, whose many sexual encounters with men are the reason he's dying of AIDS. It also contains an aversion, in that we are never told much about Prior's sexual history despite him being who has AIDS but is implied to have been faithful to Louis ([[It's a Long Story|except for the one time that was supposedly when he got infected]]), but Louis is said to have played around in the past. It's later implied Prior has been letting Louis screw around ever since he got AIDS, which is made all the more heartbreaking when {{spoiler|Louis leaves him}}.

 

== Video Games ==

* While not involving sex specifically, [[Puyo Puyo|Oshare Bones]] is rather flirtatious despite claiming to be waiting for a reunion with his long-lost lover. One of his victory quotes against Ocean Prince in ''Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary'' asks for the prince to "invite a lot of nice gentlemen" to the ball he would be hosting; in the same game, Oshare also expresses interest in Lemres, Satan, and Zoh-Daimaoh, even suggesting that he and Zoh go out on a date sometime.

 

* This is a big part of [[Blur the Lines]]. Though the main characters, Rick and Drew, are partners, they frequently seek out sex with other men. They are also both OK with the other's promiscuity, leading to a [[My Girl Is a Slut]] scenario.

* A minor example from ''[[Questionable Content]]'' - one character lives in a girl's liberal arts college dorm with high concentration of lesbians, who exist in a state of constantly shifting [[Love Dodecahedron]]. She is also part of it, but later on expresses reservations about being that situation. Later on, Marten's gay father is introduced and actually proposes to his long term boyfriend, so it seems that not ''all'' (or even most) gays are promiscuous in the QC verse.

* A great running gag of this trope is Batuo the main gay Asian in ''[[Tales of a Gay Asian]]'' though he tends to like big fat meaty...White guys.

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* Complicated in the [[Whateley Universe]]. Poe Cottage, which is the LGBT dorm at [[Super-Hero School]] Whateley Academy, does have some gays who are taking advantage of this. But they're teenagers who have only just been allowed to express themselves, and they have a like-minded roommate. On the other hand, other gay kids are refraining from sex completely, or staying in monogamous relationships. Saladin, the only gay boy who has a point of view storyline, is strictly monogamous and seldom even sees his boyfriend.

 

== Western Animation ==

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