Bury Your Gays: Difference between revisions

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* James Baldwin's feel bad classic, ''Giovanni's Room'' is a stunning example. The novel is narrated by a sexually confused young man who is counting the hours before his lover is executed.

* ''[[Les Misérables]]'' may feature this trope: there's references to possible historical and mythological homosexuals in the scenes featuring Enjolras and Grantaire, and they eventually die together, hand in hand, in "Orestes Sober and Pylades Drunk". However, there is no confirmation of either person's sexuality, and none of the heterosexual students survive either, except a protagonist, Marius.

* In [[Voltaire (~~creator~~)|Voltaire]]'s ''[[Candide]]'', the Baron's son is ''heavily'' implied to be gay, {{spoiler|and he's the only one of the recurring characters who at the end is shipped off to be a galley slave.}}

* In [[Voltaire (philosopher)|Voltaire]]'s ''[[Candide]]'', the Baron's son is ''heavily'' implied to be gay, {{spoiler|and he's the only one of the recurring characters who at the end is shipped off to be a galley slave.}}

** Kind of [[Justified Trope|justified]] in that he is an [[Ungrateful Bastard]], {{spoiler|and that's why the protagonists ship him off, not his homosexuality.}}

* Partially subverted in [[China Mieville]]'s ''[[Iron Council]]'': Cutter, who is gay, is one of the few characters to ''survive'' but his on-off boyfriend Judah is shot in one of the final scenes.

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* In the [[Left Behind]] book series, closet lesbian and [[Straw Feminist]] Verna Zee gets killed by the Wrath Of The Lamb earthquake in the book ''Nicolae''. In the prequel novels, the Antichrist villain Nicolae Carpathia has [[Has Two Daddies|his two biological fathers]], who were both gay, killed off.

* In Terry Goodkind's [[Sword of Truth]] series the lesbian Raina dies from a magical plague in Richard's arms while her lover is trying to find a way to save her. They have time to say they love each other before she dies.

* ''[[Mass Effect: Deception]]'' kills off Hendel Mitra, established as [[~~Straight~~ ~~Gay~~]] in [[Mass Effect Ascension|another book]]... after ''Deception'' makes an effort to make him ''un''-gay by having him ogle asari strippers. Asari are monogendered aliens who [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|all look like blue women]].

* ''[[Mass Effect: Deception]]'' kills off Hendel Mitra, established as [[Invisible to Gaydar]] in [[Mass Effect Ascension|another book]]... after ''Deception'' makes an effort to make him ''un''-gay by having him ogle asari strippers. Asari are monogendered aliens who [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|all look like blue women]].

* [[Truth in Television]] with ''[[Someone Else's War|Someone Elses War]]''. The LRA hates Muslims and homosexuals and will kill both indiscriminately.

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* There are three homosexual characters in ''[[Tactical Noobs]]'', all of whom die horribly within seconds of being introduced. The first blasts himself with a rocket launcher. The second two are [[Kill It with Fire|flame-throwered]] by someone who disagrees with their choice to vote [[Barack Obama]] for president.

* Discussed at After Elton, a gay entertainment site [http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2010/3/why-gay-characters-always-die here].

* Usually averted in ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'', thanks to the [[Kill'Em All]] / [[Anyone Can Die]] storyline in play, which means most characters regardless of sexual orientation will die. However, the [[Spin-Off]] ''Evolution'' had [[~~Straight~~ ~~Gay~~|Billy-Jay Clarke]] be the very first person to die, due to his power overloading, causing his [[Eye Scream|eyes to melt out of their sockets]].

* Usually averted in ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'', thanks to the [[Kill'Em All]] / [[Anyone Can Die]] storyline in play, which means most characters regardless of sexual orientation will die. However, the [[Spin-Off]] ''Evolution'' had [[Invisible to Gaydar|Billy-Jay Clarke]] be the very first person to die, due to his power overloading, causing his [[Eye Scream|eyes to melt out of their sockets]].