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* Neil McCormick in ''[[Mysterious Skin]]'' is picked up by an exceedingly dangerous man: possessed of strong homosexuality and physically violent hatred of gays, both sides of his character manifest simultaneously in bed.

* [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] in ''[[Heathers]]'' -- the football players' fake suicide note makes them out to be lovers.

* Annette's friend Greg in ''[[Cruel Intentions]]'' plays on the football team and makes himself out to be a heterosexual jock type. Of course he isn't, which is taken advantage of by Sebastian.

* The former lead singer of fictional band Steel Dragon in the movie ''[[Rockstar]]'', and as he is based on of [[Judas Priest]] singer Rob Halford he may also count, but he is probably more truthfully [[Manly Gay]].

* Pulled out a few times on the various ''[[Law and Order]]'' incarnations, either played straight or subverted depending on the episode.

* On ''[[Glee]]'', {{spoiler|Dave Karofsky (one of the jocks and [[You Are What You Hate|Kurt's main bully]])}} starts out as this. After {{spoiler|forcefully kissing Kurt, he denies that it ever happened and even '''attacks''' Blaine, a guy whom he doesn't know who's only there to let him know he's not alone.}}

** {{spoiler|He panicked because Blaine [[What an Idiot!|confronted him at the school when other people were around]].}}

** Santana is a female example - she 'fesses up to Brittany that the reason she [[Alpha Bitch|acts like such a bitch]] is because she is angry, and she is angry because she has feelings for Brittany that she can't handle. Some parts of the fandom then quickly decided that Santana's [[Anything That Moves]] behaviour is because she subconsciously has decided that it is easier being the school slut rather than the school dyke.

*** Her inner narration three episodes later:

*** She then goes and bullies Karofsky into being her [[The Beard|beard.]]

** And then {{spoiler|[[It Gets Worse]]. Karofsky not only switches to another school... then is so cruelly bullied by the boys there that he's [[Driven to Suicide]] and only barely survives.}}

* ''[[Kagerou]]'' [http://www.electric-manga.com/23/03.html here]. Quite explicitly, too.

* Possibly Roscoe from ''[http://www.agameoffools.com A Game of Fools]'', if his terrified rantings about homosexuals are anything to go by:

* The Faroe Islands in ''[[Scandinavia and The World]]''. Being outed makes him invoke a [http://humoncomics.com/ungodly-surprise DESPERATE HOLY SLAM].

** Possibly America, too, though that one isn't as obvious.

* ''[[String Theory (webcomic)|String Theory]]'' has Dr. Benjamin Langstrom, who remained in his closet {{spoiler|to his death}}.

** [[Word of God]] states that this is due to the society of the time; pretty much the only thing worse than being gay in ''String Theory'''s world (a [[Days of Future Past]] United States, where it's scientifically the 2050s but morally/socially the 1950s) is being a Communist.

* In ''[[Tails Gets Trolled]]'' Bugs Bunny joins the Troll Slaiyers due to his ability to screw with trolls by crossdressing and kissing them (he's nicknamed "The Gay"), but he mentions that he hates doing so. Later, Bugs confesses that he actually became gay with Daffy.

* [http://nonadventures.com/2011/07/02/when-in-chrome/ Robot version] in ''[[The Non-Adventures of Wonderella]]''.

* In black American communities this is known as "being on the down low", where tough gangsta types would sneak away from their girlfriends and cruise gay bars, [[Straight Gay|but didn't identify themselves as "gay" because they weren't Flamboyant and Camp]] ([[Unfortunate Implications|because gay men can be nothing else]] apparently). This has been blamed for the high number of HIV infections among black women. During the early 2000's, it became something of a witch-hunt, with many black religious leaders and relationship experts screaming, "if he's not constantly showering you with attention and gifts all the time, he's On The Down Low and you need to put his ass out!"

** Perhaps not surprisingly, among these [[Moral Guardians]] were a few [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20021344-504083.html seeking to reinforce] their [http://claycane.blogspot.com/2007/10/exclusive-interview-with-donnie.html own armor].

* Here's a ''top ten'' list of [http://www.nuffy.net/articles/top-10-anti-gay-activists-caught-being-gay.html anti-gay activists] who've been found engaging in homosexual activity. They do keep popping up.

** Add George Rekers to the list. The... "[http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/what-are-little-boys-made-of-main experiments]" he performed because of this put him in the running for the [[Tear Jerker|most tragic example known]]. For the "experimental subjects". Not for [[Moral Event Horizon|Rekers]].