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Discount Lesbians are canon homosexual characters and couples who are either not human to begin with, come from alternate realities, have been magically or technologically altered in ways that affect their sexuality, etc., so that they don't really "count". This usually seems to be a device used within the story to maintain a status quo that lets [[Most Writers Are Male|the (presumed) audience]] watch [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|two hot chicks making out]] without having to think about the associated real-world issues of homosexuality. On the other hand, the trope may come into play if the writer wishes to include a lesbian relationship in the story but is too spineless and terrified of the [[Moral Guardians]], thus becoming a way for a weak willed [[Rule-Abiding Rebel]] to make an attempt at [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]].
Note that they're
Basically [[Shaped Like Itself|gays... but cheaper]]. Commonly carries [[Unfortunate Implications]] (see the page quote).
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Possibly the most discussed example is ''[[Mass Effect]]''. Tali, and going back to ME 1, both Kaidan and Ashley were intended to be romanceable regardless of Shep's gender, but this was cut later in development for some reason. Which leaves the asari, an entire alien species of mono-gendered, universally hot [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|blue alien space babes]] who often have relationships with each other and (potentially) with female PCs. With one exception, the only other asari-non-asari relationships seen always featured ''male'' aliens.<ref>this may have something to do with the fact that the only non-asari females seen are quarians, humans, a single ([[The Un-Reveal|covered) dead krogan, and possibly an elcor]]</ref>
** However, the must quoted "It is not gay if it is with a female looking alien" isn't presented in the text, quite the opposite in fact.
{{quote| '''Shepard:''' You want a relationship with me? Even though we are both women?<br />
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* Averted in the [[Paradise]] setting, where Christopher Mattiaz inadvertently changed gender (as well as turning into a succession of [[Funny Animal
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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