Armoured Closet Gay: Difference between revisions

== Real Life ==

 

** Unquestionably fits the trope, though Mishima may have inadvertently discovered the existence of [[Transparent Closet|permeable]] armor.

* Both [[Real Life]] and depicted in ''[[Angels in America]]'': Roy Cohn, conservative lawyer and right-hand man to McCarthy, is famous for helping persecute not only suspected [[Red Scare|communists]], but suspected homosexuals as well. He died in 1986 of complications from AIDS, which he is suspected of having gotten from numerous illicit sexual encounters with men.

* 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]].