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'''Marjane (narrating):''' Nevertheless, somewhere inside, I was reassured. It was easier to accept that he was gay than that he had preference for Ingrid or he found me ugly. |''[[Persepolis]]''}}
This girl is responsible for a guy in a [[Transparent Closet]] [[Eureka Moment|realizing]] he's gay, and [[Gender Flip|inversely]] this could be a guy responsible for a Closeted Lesbian realizing she's gay. The situation is usually that after their first kiss (or sexual encounter in some cases) he realizes that he doesn't feel the right kind of chemistry with her, and outs himself to her and breaks the relationship. Usually this requires that the ex-boyfriend ''profusely'' reassure her that "[[It's Not You, It's Me]]" and that she'll eventually find someone who will return her feelings. On the positive side, they may end up on the good end of [[Just Friends]].
This can be [[Played for Laughs]] or [[Played for Drama]] with the girl fretting that she's a [[You're Not My Type|terrible romantic prospect]], or [[The Libby|such a shrew]] or so bad in bed she literally [[Sorry, I'm Gay|drove the guy into forsaking his heterosexuality]]. Can be played for extra laughs/tears by her having several boyfriends do this ''in a row'', and then with Mom calling to ask whether she's "turned another guy gay".
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== Comics ==
* In ''[[Persepolis]]'', Marjane's boyfriend Enrique outs himself.
{{quote|'''Enrique:''' If it didn't work with you, it wouldn't work with anyone! I never really knew who I was. You removed all my doubts. I swear, it's not you. I think you're pretty, attractive, sweet; it's me, I promise you, it's me.
'''Marjane (narrating):''' Nevertheless, somewhere inside, I was reassured. It was easier to accept that he was gay than that he had preference for Ingrid or he found me ugly. }}
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* In the [[View Askewniverse]], all of Randall's ex-girlfriends are now lesbians.
* Played for sad in ''[[Edge Of Seventeen]]'', in which a one-sided [[Childhood Friend Romance]] becomes [[Just Friends]] and then this.
* The plot of ''[[Saved]]'' is set into motion by this.
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* ''[[Happily Divorced]]'' averts this trope. In the case of that show, the husband has ''always'' been gay, but he doesn't reveal it to his wife until they've been married for a long time and he wants a divorce so he can live a gay life. Bonus points for being based on star Fran Drescher's real life.
* ''[[Friends]]'': Ross' first wife turns out to be a lesbian, while pregnant with his child.
* On ''[[Roseanne]],'' Arnie was obviously bummed when his ex-wife Nancy came out of the closet. His friends tried to jokingly reassure him that he was just so virile that Nancy knew no other man could compete.
== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Blip]]'', K was Bang's last girlfriend before he realized he was gay. They remain close friends afterwards.
* Happened ([[Never Live It Down|only once!]]) to Davan in ''[[Something
* Robin is this for Ethan in ''[[Shortpacked]]''. She already suspects that he's gay, but is persuing him anyway. He's not interested. She gets pissed off when he bangs a chick, and when he asks why she shouts he's supposed to be gay. Confronted with this, [[Eureka Moment|something goes click in his mind.]] Cue gayness.
* Melissa & Justin in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''. Melissa is also inadvertently responsible for outing him in the more traditional sense, since afterwards she told her sister, the town's biggest gossip, about it.
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* Condie Ling from ''[[Rick and Steve]]'' turned Rick gay in college (in his own words). She's since become a [[Fag Hag]] (with suicidal tendencies [[Black Comedy|played for laughs]]) since it is inferred that he wasn't the only person to whom it happened.
* On ''[[King of the Hill]],'' Peggy—who told Hank that she was a virgin before they got married—admitted that she had once had sex with a male friend who was unsure if he was gay.
{{quote|'''Luanne:''' [[Cure Your Gays|Did you fix him]]?
'''Peggy:''' Oh, no, Luanne, he was not broken. Just gay. ''Very, very gay.'' }}
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