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Not all [[Fan Yay]] is unintentional; quite a bit revolves around canon gay or bi characters or relationships.

Fan Yay tends to manifest itself not just in [[Fan Art]] and [[Fan Fiction]] (not to mention the ubiquitous [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~]]), but occasionally also in [[Broken Base]], [[Unpleasable Fanbase]] or [[Internet Backdraft]]. [[Ho Yay]] can be considered a subtrope of Fan Yay when the fans are gay, but [[Yaoi Fangirls]] and [[Yuri Fans]] do that too. But whichever way you put it, the fans are here, and the fans are queer.

Fan Yay tends to manifest itself not just in [[Fan Art]] and [[Fan Fiction]] (not to mention the ubiquitous [[Rule 34]]), but occasionally also in [[Broken Base]], [[Unpleasable Fanbase]] or [[Internet Backdraft]]. [[Ho Yay]] can be considered a subtrope of Fan Yay when the fans are gay, but [[Yaoi Fangirls]] and [[Yuri Fans]] do that too. But whichever way you put it, the fans are here, and the fans are queer.

When editing examples, keep in mind that '''Fan Yay doesn't have to be unintentional'''. Also, [[Ho Yay]] by gay fans should go in that article, unless there's more that the gay fanbase especially likes besides just the Ho Yay.

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* ''[[Heathen City]] Maranatha''.

* ''[[ISO]]''.

* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', to the point where the characters Northstar and Colossus were written as gay, and the character Beast [[Sorry I'm Gay|faked being gay.]]

* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', to the point where the characters Northstar and Colossus were written as gay, and the character Beast [[Sorry, I'm Gay|faked being gay.]]

** Northstar was conceived as being gay from the start, it just took them forever to openly proclaim it (don't forget, it was illegal to do so for most of that time). Colossus' same-sex leanings are unique to the ''[[Ultimate X Men|Ultimate X-Men]]'' continuity.

** Most male [[X-Men]] are sufficiently buff to have at least some [[Bara Genre]]-style fanart of them. While [[Wolverine]] is far and away the most popular subject of this, as mentioned below,[[Nineties Anti Hero|Cable]], [[Gentle Giant|Colossus]], [[Genius Bruiser|Beast]] and [[Standardized Leader|Cyclops]] get quite a bit as well, and even the more lithely-built ones like [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|Gambit]] and [[An Ice Person|Iceman]] get their share of bara-styled fanworks.

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* Brazilian singer Marina Lima cover of the song "Mesmo que Seja Eu", originally composed and sung by a man, Erasmo Carlos. The verses ''"Você precisa de um homem pra chamar de seu/Mesmo que esse homem seja eu"'' (in english: ''"You need a man to cal yours/Even if this man just be me"'') sung on a female voice immediatly drawed attention of the Brazilian lesbian community. Is recognized nowdays as a sort of hymn of the brazilian lesbians living in prisional environments (due to the context of the lyrics as a whole: about loneliness, shattered dreams and bad companies).

* ''[[Lady Gaga]]'' is well known as being openly bisexual and a gay icon.

* Swedish wartime diva Zarah Leander was embraced by gay men in Germany, thanks to songs like “Kann die Liebe sünde sein,” with definite subtext [[Does This Remind You of Anything|coded in the lyrics]] from her gay male songwriters.

* Swedish wartime diva Zarah Leander was embraced by gay men in Germany, thanks to songs like “Kann die Liebe sünde sein,” with definite subtext [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|coded in the lyrics]] from her gay male songwriters.

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** And in New Who, the former was hardly accidental.

*** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' had attracted a large LGBT fanbase during the original series as well, as RTD had repeatedly referenced on his previous show ''[[Queer As Folk]]'' ("Oh my God, you've got ''Genesis of the Daleks''!").

* ''[[~~Blakes~~ Seven (TV)|Blakes Seven]]''. All the way. It was one of the first major slash fandoms and from the late Nineties onwards, new fans have mostly trickled in ''because'' of the slash. The main fan-run ''[[~~Blakes~~ Seven (TV)|Blakes Seven]]'' convention, Redemption, regularly features slash panels. This makes the somewhat homophobic, anti-slash copyright owners rather uneasy.

* ''[[Blake's Seven (TV)|Blakes Seven]]''. All the way. It was one of the first major slash fandoms and from the late Nineties onwards, new fans have mostly trickled in ''because'' of the slash. The main fan-run ''[[Blake's Seven (TV)|Blakes Seven]]'' convention, Redemption, regularly features slash panels. This makes the somewhat homophobic, anti-slash copyright owners rather uneasy.

* ''[[Glee]]'', with its gay creator, several gay actors, and handling of gay story lines, has quite the gay fanbase.

** Brittany and Santana's relationship went from background [[Ho Yay|LesYay]] to throwaway joke to full story arc due in no small part to the [[Fan Yay]] [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Brittana]] attracted.

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** One of the characters in ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' is Dick Gumshoe, a buff, scruffy, battered puppy of a man who is in desperate need of some love. The fans deliver, though they [[Butt Monkey|aren't particularly kind to him]].

** Miles Edgeworth does tend to get the brunt of it, though, between [[Real Men Wear Pink|his frilly attire]], [[Chaste Hero|lack of interest]] in his [[Chick Magnet|masses of female admirers]] and constant [[Ho Yay]] with Phoenix Wright.

* ''[[Battletoads (Video Game)|Battletoads]]''. This now-obscure 1990s video game franchise used a [[Paper Thin Disguise]] [[Excuse Plot]] about [[Save the Princess|saving a girl]] to unleash one of the single most [[Ho Yay|homo]][[Fetish Fuel|erotic]] video games in existence. For some reason, in particular, Big Blag the [[Lightning Bruiser]] [[Leather Man]] has a Fan Yay quotient as potent as [[Mario|Bowser]], except not nearly as well known. All this from the same game that gave us [[Ms. Fanservice|The Dark Queen]].

* ''[[Battletoads (Video Game)|Battletoads]]''. This now-obscure 1990s video game franchise used a [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] [[Excuse Plot]] about [[Save the Princess|saving a girl]] to unleash one of the single most [[Ho Yay|homo]][[Fetish Fuel|erotic]] video games in existence. For some reason, in particular, Big Blag the [[Lightning Bruiser]] [[Leather Man]] has a Fan Yay quotient as potent as [[Mario|Bowser]], except not nearly as well known. All this from the same game that gave us [[Ms. Fanservice|The Dark Queen]].

* The ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series, which almost seemed to be a foregone conclusion considering it was already very popular in the [[Furry Fandom]]. The greatest [[Fan Yay]] seems to go to Garr and Rei from ''[[Breath of Fire III]]'' and to Cray from ''[[Breath of Fire IV]]''.

* ''[[FEDA]]''. Ain MacDougal and Arby Hcszeool have both become [[Stripperiffic]] [[Bara Genre]] icons.

* ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]''. [[Rated M for Manly|Sabin René Figaro]] occasionally shows up in [[Bara Genre]]. [[Grandma What Massive Hotness You Have|Cyan Garamonde]] would also seem like a good candidate, but [[Fan Yay]] of him is surprisingly [[Averted Trope|scarce]].

* ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]''. [[Rated M for Manly|Sabin René Figaro]] occasionally shows up in [[Bara Genre]]. [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|Cyan Garamonde]] would also seem like a good candidate, but [[Fan Yay]] of him is surprisingly [[Averted Trope|scarce]].

* Cid Highwind, the gruff, constantly swearing airship pilot from ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'', is often depicted as full-fledged beefcake in [[Bara Genre]] fanworks these days. This may be due to his appearance in [[Advent Children]] being rather brawnier than in the game.

** The much beefier Barret has begun to [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~|get some]]. Here's a [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]] [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1192468/ fully-clothed tame example].

** The much beefier Barret has begun to [[Rule 34|get some]]. Here's a [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]] [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1192468/ fully-clothed tame example].

* ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'', mostly [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Kimahri]], Wakka, Auron, and [[Walking Shirtless Scene|Jecht]].

* ''[[Final Fantasy XI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XI]]''. The muscled-out [[Stripperiffic]] Galka are a [[One Gender Race]], confirmed all male by [[Word of God]]. Figure out the implications yourself. Needless to say, there is a '''lot''' of gay-appealing fanart of these guys.

* ''[[Final Fantasy XI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XI]]''. The muscled-out [[Stripperiffic]] Galka are a [[One-Gender Race]], confirmed all male by [[Word of God]]. Figure out the implications yourself. Needless to say, there is a '''lot''' of gay-appealing fanart of these guys.

*** The Galkas lived on an island by themselves for hundreds, if not thousands of years before they migrated to the mainland of Vana'diel. Think about that for a moment, you are either going to have nightmares or pleasant dreams from that one.

** Also the Mithra for the yuri crowd.

** Similarly, the [[Stripperiffic]] [[Femme Fatale]] Viera in ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'' and related continuity. If they aren't a full-on [[One Gender Race]], they seem to be at least a one gender ''society'', as there are no male Viera anywhere in evidence in their village, or referred to even in passing. As their culture is also very different from the local human societies, it creates a lot of speculation.

** Similarly, the [[Stripperiffic]] [[Femme Fatale]] Viera in ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'' and related continuity. If they aren't a full-on [[One-Gender Race]], they seem to be at least a one gender ''society'', as there are no male Viera anywhere in evidence in their village, or referred to even in passing. As their culture is also very different from the local human societies, it creates a lot of speculation.

*** [[Word of God]] does state that Viera are a completely sex segregated society - females live in one village, males in another, and they only communicate with each other when required.

*** In a similar vein, the Bangaa race from the same game and the ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' spin offs. The Bangaa are mostly displayed as muscled lizardmen that are either jerks, brutes, or have a lot of muscle to throw around in a fight, but many people in the fandom tend to view them as hunky beefcakes, especially in Final Fantasy XII where the majority of the Bangaa are modeled with a vest and no shirt or just plain shirtless. The Bangaa are quite popular in the [[Furry Fandom]].

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** If the developers had gone with their original plan for Fang to be a male character, and nothing else about the final product were different, no one would be arguing that Fang and Vanille were anything ''BUT'' a couple.

** Snow himself is getting this treatment from the [[Bara Genre]] crowd. He even gets paired with honorable King of Bara, [[Resident Evil V|Chris Redfield]]!

* The [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Behemoth Behemoths] of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series have become fairly popular to [[Petting Zoo People|anthropo]][[Funny Animal|morphize]] as [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|muscled]] [[Manly Gay|male]] [[Perverse Sexual Lust|studs]]. Most examples are [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~]], and very decidedly [[Not Safe for Work]]. The fact that they have become increasingly anthropomorphized in appearance in later ''Final Fantasy'' games has only accelerated this. [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3951242/ Here's a (relatively) worksafe example].

* The [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Behemoth Behemoths] of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series have become fairly popular to [[Petting Zoo People|anthropo]][[Funny Animal|morphize]] as [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|muscled]] [[Manly Gay|male]] [[Perverse Sexual Lust|studs]]. Most examples are [[Rule 34]], and very decidedly [[Not Safe for Work]]. The fact that they have become increasingly anthropomorphized in appearance in later ''Final Fantasy'' games has only accelerated this. [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3951242/ Here's a (relatively) worksafe example].

** Special mention must go to the [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Narasimha_(Final_Fantasy_XIII-2) Narasimha] from ''[[Final Fantasy XIII 2]]''. Built like a brick house, wears a pair of woefully inadequate shorts and nothing else, and you can ''recruit'' one!

* ''[[Gears of War]]''. All the main leads are so very, very buff and manly that it pretty much invites [[Fan Yay]].

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* Chris Redfield of ''[[Resident Evil]]'' has become a pretty huge presence in [[Bara Genre]] fanart due to his [[Rated M for Manly]] makeover in [[Resident Evil 5]].

* ''[[Shining Wind]]''. Rouen sees a lot of [[Kemono]] [[Bara Genre]] fanart.

* [[By ~~the~~ Book Cop|Norman Jayden]] and [[Rabid Cop|Carter Blake]] from ''[[Heavy Rain]]'' are paired together in the fandom more than Ethan and Madison, {{spoiler|who at least have an optional sex scene.}}

* [[By-The-Book Cop|Norman Jayden]] and [[Rabid Cop|Carter Blake]] from ''[[Heavy Rain]]'' are paired together in the fandom more than Ethan and Madison, {{spoiler|who at least have an optional sex scene.}}

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and Shadow get this treatment a lot thanks to the fact that: a. [[Furry Fandom|they have fur]] b. in the furry circles, [[Yaoi|they're both considered attractive]], and c. they have a massive amount of [[Foe Yay]] between them.

** Sonadow is definitely a Furry Fangirl favorite, even if little between them in the games is romantic in any way.

** Meanwhile, the Sonic / Tails pairing has had a strong following pretty much since the beginning. Though Tails tends to be paired with just about anyone.

* ''[[Star Fox (Video Game)|Star Fox]]''. In Japan, the [[Fan Preferred Couple|most common fan-pairing]] is Fox with Falco, in both [[Aw Look They Really Do Love Each Other|tame romance]] and in [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~]]. (Even Fox and Krystal are [[Het Is Ew|not paired as often]] overall.) Other popular Fan Yay pairings include Fox with Wolf, James with Peppy, Wolf with Leon, or [[Triang Relations|Wolf with Leon and Panther]]. In the West, all the above also are paired to some degree, but have long been utterly eclipsed in popularity by non-Fan Yay pairing of Fox with [[Ms. Fanservice|Krystal]]. Krystal [[Americans Hate Tingle|hasn't had quite the popularity]] in Japan she's had in the West, and even the writers have been [[The Artifact|increasingly unkind to her]].

* ''[[Star Fox (Video Game)|Star Fox]]''. In Japan, the [[Fan Preferred Couple|most common fan-pairing]] is Fox with Falco, in both [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|tame romance]] and in [[Rule 34]]. (Even Fox and Krystal are [[Het Is Ew|not paired as often]] overall.) Other popular Fan Yay pairings include Fox with Wolf, James with Peppy, Wolf with Leon, or [[Triang Relations|Wolf with Leon and Panther]]. In the West, all the above also are paired to some degree, but have long been utterly eclipsed in popularity by non-Fan Yay pairing of Fox with [[Ms. Fanservice|Krystal]]. Krystal [[Americans Hate Tingle|hasn't had quite the popularity]] in Japan she's had in the West, and even the writers have been [[The Artifact|increasingly unkind to her]].

** To be honest, thanks to [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~]] and her being [[Ms. Fanservice]] Krystal gets paired up with anything...[[Anything That Moves|one way or another]].

** To be honest, thanks to [[Rule 34]] and her being [[Ms. Fanservice]] Krystal gets paired up with anything...[[Anything That Moves|one way or another]].

** Don't forget that not only the Japanese can't stand her -- [[They Changed It Now It Sucks|most of the Star Fox players before Adventures don't]]. Their substitute? [[Star Fox 1 (Video Game)|Fara Phoenix]]. She's likable enough even when she's ''not'' being paired with anyone.

** Don't forget that not only the Japanese can't stand her -- [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|most of the Star Fox players before Adventures don't]]. Their substitute? [[Star Fox 1 (Video Game)|Fara Phoenix]]. She's likable enough even when she's ''not'' being paired with anyone.

** ''[[VG Cats]]'' [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=221 illustrates the Star Fox Fan Yay angle effectively].

** ''Star Fox Assault'' has so much Wolf/Fox stuff in it that it was really begging for it.

** There's the famous Leon commentary scene in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

* ''[[Star Ocean Till the End of Time]]''. Adray Lasbard is a [[Walking Shirtless Scene]] [[Badass Grandpa]] with sex appeal. There is [[Bara Genre]], [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~|yes there is]].

* ''[[Star Ocean Till the End of Time]]''. Adray Lasbard is a [[Walking Shirtless Scene]] [[Badass Grandpa]] with sex appeal. There is [[Bara Genre]], [[Rule 34|yes there is]].

* ''[[Touhou Project]]''. With a predominately female cast (there have been exactly six male characters out of over a hundred in the entire series--of those six, only three are even remotely human--of those three, only one is alive), the Touhou fanbase is a breeding ground for happy yuri fans. ZUN seems to be aware of this and has actually admitted that he likes the idea of his characters paired together, although he hasn't said which pairings he likes (although Marisa and Alice are hinted at in canon). Most of the Touhou fans are male by the way.

* ''[[Wild Arms 2 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 2]]'' had tall, dark and hunky [[Gentle Giant]] / [[Mighty Glacier]] Brad Evans, who was sweetly devoted to his war buddy Billy Pilder. While [[Broken Base|debate continues]] over [[Ambiguously Gay|whether they were actually intended to be gay]], their [[Tear Jerker]] [[Homoerotic Subtext]] has made Brad a video game [[Straight Gay]] icon.

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. Asric and Jadaar, Koltira and Thassarian, and Quae and Kinelory are the most obvious ones that come to mind.

** Not to mention the large amounts of gay fanart of [[WoW]] Tauren, Orcs, Dwarves, and even the occasional Draenei. From all the fanart alone, one would believe that [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex|everybody has lots of]] [[Everyone Is Gay|man orgies]].

* ''[[Street Fighter]]'' gets a lot of love from [[Bara Genre]] fans. [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] Ken and Ryu get the most fan works, but there's also plenty [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~|rule #34]] of Zangief.

* ''[[Street Fighter]]'' gets a lot of love from [[Bara Genre]] fans. [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] Ken and Ryu get the most fan works, but there's also plenty [[Rule 34|rule #34]] of Zangief.

** Blanka gets quite a lot, too.

* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', at least the early installments, is a giant [[Walking Shirtless Scene]] source for several male fighters. And thanks to the movie, Johnny Cage and [[Half Human Hybrid|Goro]] have a nicely developed [[Foe Yay]] potential that wouldn't have existed otherwise.

* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', at least the early installments, is a giant [[Walking Shirtless Scene]] source for several male fighters. And thanks to the movie, Johnny Cage and [[Half-Human Hybrid|Goro]] have a nicely developed [[Foe Yay]] potential that wouldn't have existed otherwise.

* [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]] anyone? The [[Band of Brothers|all-male cast]] has lead to a variety of shipping opportunities, a surprising chunk of which involve the [[Grandma What Massive Hotness You Have|40 or 50-something]] Medic and the [[Stout Strength|bu]][[Kevlard|lky]] [[Boisterous Bruiser|Heavy]].

* [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]] anyone? The [[Band of Brothers|all-male cast]] has lead to a variety of shipping opportunities, a surprising chunk of which involve the [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|40 or 50-something]] Medic and the [[Stout Strength|bu]][[Kevlard|lky]] [[Boisterous Bruiser|Heavy]].

* [[Soul Calibur]] gives us [[Walking Shirtless Scene|Rock]] who is much beloved in the [[Bara Genre|Bara]] community.

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* ''[[Biker Mice From Mars (Animation)|Biker Mice From Mars]]''. Shirtless, muscular anthropomorphic mice who ride motorcycles and are fond of wrestling one another? Yes.

* ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]''. Goliath, Brooklyn and Broadway are all [[Fan Yay]] favorites, and to a lesser extent even Hudson is featured. But Lexington, the only actual [[Word of Gay]] character, is too much of [[The Twink]] for the [[Bara Genre]] crowd.

* ''[[Goof Troop (Animation)|Goof Troop]]''. Oh Pete, you [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|sexy beast]]. [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~]] of him (sometimes even [[Incest Is Relative|paired with PJ]]) occasionally [[Incredibly Lame Pun|pops]] up.

* ''[[Goof Troop (Animation)|Goof Troop]]''. Oh Pete, you [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|sexy beast]]. [[Rule 34]] of him (sometimes even [[Incest Is Relative|paired with PJ]]) occasionally [[Incredibly Lame Pun|pops]] up.

* ''[[Jem and The Holograms]]'' has a large gay male fanbase. So much so that Out Magazine did an [http://www.out.com/detail.asp?page=1&id=26105 interview with Jem's voice actress] about it.

* ''[[Kim Possible (Animation)|Kim Possible]]''. [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]], almost all Kim Possible [[Fanfic]] is about a [[Les Yay|lesbian relationship]] between [[Foe Yay|Kim and Shego]], so [[Yuri Fangirl|some girls]] must be working out some issues for one of the two.

* ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is already known for its large [[Periphery Demographic|adult male fanbase]] ([[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknamed]] "bronies"). But there is a particular Fan Yay for Big Macintosh. [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~]] of him is also abundant, including as a [[Petting Zoo People|Petting Zoo Person]] and even [[Race Lift|Race Lifted]] as a human male.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is already known for its large [[Periphery Demographic|adult male fanbase]] ([[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknamed]] "bronies"). But there is a particular Fan Yay for Big Macintosh. [[Rule 34]] of him is also abundant, including as a [[Petting Zoo People|Petting Zoo Person]] and even [[Race Lift|Race Lifted]] as a human male.

* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show (Animation)|The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'', later aided by [[Word of Gay]].

* ''[[Road Rovers (Animation)|Road Rovers]]''. Exile and his "weird boy" Blitz. Hunter seemed oddly disinterested in the flirtatious Colleen, [[Sorry I'm Gay|for some odd reason]].

* ''[[Road Rovers (Animation)|Road Rovers]]''. Exile and his "weird boy" Blitz. Hunter seemed oddly disinterested in the flirtatious Colleen, [[Sorry, I'm Gay|for some odd reason]].

* ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]''. Specifically the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1973 [[Disney]] animated feature.

* ''[[Samurai Jack]]''. How can he not, when he spends half the show [[Shirtless Scene|nearly naked]] (and one episode fully naked)?

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* ''[[Swat Kats (Animation)|Swat Kats]]''. Take a wild guess. Fans had no trouble picking up the [[Ho Yay]] between the two main characters, even with them both being clearly interested in the opposite sex.

** They were just too damn close, even for best friends who were also room-mates. And partners. [[Heterosexual Life Partners|And co-workers]].

** A lot of Fan Yay either has them being [[Bi the Way|bi]], or only [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today|pretending to be straight]].

** A lot of Fan Yay either has them being [[Bi the Way|bi]], or only [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?|pretending to be straight]].

* ''[[Tarzan (Disney)|Disney's Tarzan]]''. Admit it, you saw it coming from miles away.

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Franchise)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. Especially [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|Bebop and Rocksteady]]. And, [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~|more controversially]], [[Twincest|the Turtles among themselves]].

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Franchise)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. Especially [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|Bebop and Rocksteady]]. And, [[Rule 34|more controversially]], [[Twincest|the Turtles among themselves]].

* ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]''. [[Mr. Fanservice|Brock]] [[Testosterone Poisoning|Samson]]'s character design was totally asking for this. [[Patrick Warburton]]'s voice and the occasional [[Fan Service]] helped even more.

* ''[[Wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa]]''. More manly anthropomorphic characters, in the form of three [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Cowboys]].

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** ''[[She Ra]]'' tends to attract a lot of this as well. Just look at Bo.

* ''[[Daria (Animation)|Daria]]'' is now on [[Logo]]. Granted, many fans tend to see [[Les Yay]] in Daria and Jane's relationship, but pretty much every major character is canonically straight.

** Daria's repeated struggles with everyone who [[Have You Tried Not Being a Monster|kept trying to change her]] just for the convenience of [[All of the Other Reindeer|easily grouping her together with the other kids]] [[Does This Remind You of Anything|resonated with many Gay fans]].

** Daria's repeated struggles with everyone who [[Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?|kept trying to change her]] just for the convenience of [[All of the Other Reindeer|easily grouping her together with the other kids]] [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|resonated with many Gay fans]].

* ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]''. Marceline/Bubblegum had quite a bit of [[Yuri Genre|fanart]]. But thanks to the "What Was Missing" episode and the Recap video, the pairing has garnered a huge following with lots of fanart. Natasha Allegri, the show's character designer, made suggestive art of the two as well.

== Real Life ==

* Many [[Hot Men At Work|job occupations]] have earned the [[Fan Yay]] of gay men everywhere, especially the [[Bara Genre|manliest]], [[Manly Gay|most rugged]] and [[Fetish Fuel|hottest-looking]] careers. [[Badass Biker|Bikers]], [[Pec Flex|bodybuilders]], construction workers, [[Gay Cowboy|cowboys]], [[Firemen Are Hot|fire fighters]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_wrestling oil wrestlers], [[Fair Cop|police]], [[Hello Sailor|sailors]], [[Good Looking Privates|soldiers]]...the list goes on. Scores points if someone can be [[Shirtless Scene|barechested]] or [[Hell Bent for Leather|wear leather]]. The gay appeal of [[The Village People]] should be crystal clear. Certain careers have since been additionally glamorized in [[Fan Yay]] because of either a famous [[Truth in Television|gay person]] or a person who otherwise achieved gay icon status -- for example, divers, after the fame of gay American diver Greg [[Significant Name|Louganis]].

* Many [[Hot Men At Work|job occupations]] have earned the [[Fan Yay]] of gay men everywhere, especially the [[Bara Genre|manliest]], [[Manly Gay|most rugged]] and [[Fetish Fuel|hottest-looking]] careers. [[Badass Biker|Bikers]], [[Pec Flex|bodybuilders]], construction workers, [[Gay Cowboy|cowboys]], [[Firemen Are Hot|fire fighters]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_wrestling oil wrestlers], [[Fair Cop|police]], [[Hello, Sailor!|sailors]], [[Good Looking Privates|soldiers]]...the list goes on. Scores points if someone can be [[Shirtless Scene|barechested]] or [[Hell-Bent for Leather|wear leather]]. The gay appeal of [[The Village People]] should be crystal clear. Certain careers have since been additionally glamorized in [[Fan Yay]] because of either a famous [[Truth in Television|gay person]] or a person who otherwise achieved gay icon status -- for example, divers, after the fame of gay American diver Greg [[Significant Name|Louganis]].

** [[Transparent Closet|Anderson Cooper]] appears to have also done the same for newscasting.

* Sometimes the [[Hot Men At Work]] don't have to be from modern times, but can be from occupations [[Older Than Dirt]]. Warriors, hunters, athletes, gladiators, blacksmiths and even fishermen, farmers and artisans from non-recent historical times have long [[Fetish Fuel|captured the imagination]] of men for centuries, if they are perceived in modern times to have been particularly [[Hot Men At Work]] back then, and most especially if they are [[National Geographic Nudity|naked]]. Interests may also feature any combination of [[Bara Genre]] (you think all those Greek pottery paintings were just documentative?), [[Body Paint]], [[Boys Love]] (yeah...), [[Carpet of Virility]] ([[Fridge Brilliance|men had hair back then, didn't they?]]), [[Full Frontal Assault]] (because I'm brave!...and too poor to afford armor), [[Gay Bravado]], [[Going Commando]] (underpants weren't always fashionable yet), [[Hell Bent for Leather]] (not everyone has sheep for wool!), [[Heroic Build]] ([[Rule of Sexy|a requirement]]), [[Ho Yay]] (of course), [[Male Frontal Nudity]] (or get pneumonia while net-fishing?), [[Naked Apron]] (or let blacksmiths burn themselves without it?), [[Pec Flex]], [[Rated M for Manly]], [[Walking Shirtless Scene]] (shirt? what's a shirt?)... It [[Coconut Effect|doesn't always have to be]] perfectly accurate [[Truth in Television]], [[Rule of Sexy|as long as it's hot]]. Overlaps somewhat with [[Mythology]] [[Fan Yay]].

* Sometimes the [[Hot Men At Work]] don't have to be from modern times, but can be from occupations [[Older Than Dirt]]. Warriors, hunters, athletes, gladiators, blacksmiths and even fishermen, farmers and artisans from non-recent historical times have long [[Fetish Fuel|captured the imagination]] of men for centuries, if they are perceived in modern times to have been particularly [[Hot Men At Work]] back then, and most especially if they are [[National Geographic Nudity|naked]]. Interests may also feature any combination of [[Bara Genre]] (you think all those Greek pottery paintings were just documentative?), [[Body Paint]], [[Boys Love]] (yeah...), [[Carpet of Virility]] ([[Fridge Brilliance|men had hair back then, didn't they?]]), [[Full Frontal Assault]] (because I'm brave!...and too poor to afford armor), [[Gay Bravado]], [[Going Commando]] (underpants weren't always fashionable yet), [[Hell-Bent for Leather]] (not everyone has sheep for wool!), [[Heroic Build]] ([[Rule of Sexy|a requirement]]), [[Ho Yay]] (of course), [[Male Frontal Nudity]] (or get pneumonia while net-fishing?), [[Naked Apron]] (or let blacksmiths burn themselves without it?), [[Pec Flex]], [[Rated M for Manly]], [[Walking Shirtless Scene]] (shirt? what's a shirt?)... It [[Coconut Effect|doesn't always have to be]] perfectly accurate [[Truth in Television]], [[Rule of Sexy|as long as it's hot]]. Overlaps somewhat with [[Mythology]] [[Fan Yay]].

* Various famous people past and present have developed significant gay admiration today, and often believed to have been gay or bi. Examples that are either straight or of [[Ambiguously Gay|unclear sexuality]] include:

** Famously with [[Abraham Lincoln]], believed by [[Gay Conservative|Log Cabin Republicans]] to have been possibly the first gay President of the United States.