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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Scott Pilgrim]]'s gay best friend and roommate, [[Bottle Fairy|Wallace Wells.]] (Also applies to [[The Film of the Book]].) Subverted in that his (very active) sex life clearly exists, though it doesn't get much attention due to Wallace's fairly small role in the series.
* Deconstructed in [[Kick-Ass]], as [[Alpha Bitch|stuck up]] Katie will only associate with Dave because she thinks nerdy, unpopular Dave is gay (a fact that Dave has shamelessly exploited in order to be allowed to hang out with the woman he loves). When she finds out, she has her boyfriend savagely beat him and then sends him sexually explicit photos to torment him with the fact that she'd never be romantically evolved with him. The movie removes this aspect of the story and [[Pragmatic Adaptation|and completely changes the dynamic of this plot point.]] Katie doesn't acknowledge Dave's existence until hearing a rumor that he's gay and befriends him, with Dave very reluctantly going along with the lie. When she finds out the truth and Dave's crush on her, she is mad at him for lying to her about his sexuality but tells him that she likes him too and becomes his girlfriend.
* David in [[Strangers in Paradise]] is the heterosexual pet of Katchoo.
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== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* Patton Oswalt has a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvCwY7EwMx4 bit] on his ''Finest Hour'' CD where he recalls being asked to read for [[Cliché Storm|a factory-produced rom com]] that had one of these. He decided to read the part as if he was the dumbest [[Pet Homosexual]] ever, constantly suggesting the wrong advice for his straight female friend.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' series has to include at least one [[Pet Homosexual]] who provides useful services per game. Wanderer Meiyuan from the original was only mildly flamboyant at most and rather predatory, but the travelling shopkeepers in ''Covenant'' and ''From the New World'' were incredibly over-the-top [[Flamboyant Gay|Flamboyant Gays]] bordering dangerously on [[Camp Gay|Camp Gays]]. This is balanced by having a heroic gay superhero vampire wrestler (yes, all of those) party member. He's only camp in the superhero sense, his gayness isn't really played up that much.
*** Well, except in the Great Gama sidequest, where you {{spoiler|[[Unusual Euphemism|wrestle]] with him at the end, while Anastasia acts like a typical [[Yaoi Fangirl]], and Yuri is nauseous (forgetting he can turn into a demon and fly away).}}
* Carla's neighbor in ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)]]'' is openly gay and his role in the plot (aside from assisting her investigation a little) is to provide eerily accurate prophetic foreshadowing, bringing him into [[Magical Queer]] zone, as well.
* Trevor in [[The Spoony Experiment|PHANTASMAGORIA!!!!!]] A Puzzle of Flesh starts out as this, but as his character develops it starts to be subverted, as he turns into more of a [[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Webcomic example / subversion: In ''[[Walkyverse|Shortpacked!]]'', when she learns that Ethan is gay, Robin pretends to be a lesbian in order to make him jealous, and thus produces a 'partner' whom she proudly refers to as "My lesbian!" to the point of not even learning her real name. The woman, however, is not an exaggerated stereotype used for comic effect but a perfectly ordinary, rather quiet and shy person who just happens to be gay - and, it <s> is hinted</s> has now been outright stated, has a crush on Robin, partially explaining why she puts up with Robin's insensitivity. Robin later apologises, explaining that she's merely insecure and something of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]], and the two become friends, and later lovers<ref>though they later split up through circumstances too complicated to relate in a footnote</ref>. (Just for completeness, the lesbian's name is eventually revealed to be [[Punny Name|Leslie Bean]].)
** Also hilariously discussed in an earlier joke: the recently un-closeted Ethan gets dragged into shoe-shopping with Robin and Amber. He's not very good at giving advice, leading Amber to call him "the worst gay friend ever". (Just for [[Rule of Funny]], he was also wearing a purple shirt with "Gay Friend" on it)
* Tai from [[Questionable Content]], in her earlier appearances.
* Szark from ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' became one of these over his run. He still gets to handle important plot points regardless. ("Battle For Barthis", for one - where he was vital to the plan - took place well after his transformation started.)
* Justin from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' shows no sign of flamboyant behavior, but in the early years of the comic was this. Later years showed him undergoing [[Character Development]], and a recent story arc that culminated in a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOA]] with him {{spoiler|kicking a monster several hundred feet}} showing that he's broke out of this role.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* "Meet [[Hamlet|Ophelia]]/[[Romeo and Juliet|Juliet]]/[[Othello|Desdemona]]/[[The Bible|Eve]]/TheGivingTree/[[Great Expectations|Ms Havisham]]/[[Macbeth|Lady Macbeth]]/[[Black Swan|Nina]]/[[Odyssey|Odysseus]]/[[Henry VIII (
* The entire point of [http://vimeo.com/user6312928/videos/ Disappointing Gay Best Friend] is to parody this trope.
* Parodied/homaged by [http://www.theonion.com/articles/supportive-gay-friend-to-counsel-american-people-o,443/ this article] of [[The Onion]].
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* The [[Fag Hag]] phenomenon -- i.e. straight women who collect gay male friends like accessories and rely on them for fashion and relationship advice, often referring to them as "my gays" in the manner of Kathy Griffin. While straight women befriending gay men isn't bad in and of itself, it becomes a bit patronizing when women expect ''all'' gay men they come across to fulfill the Pet Homosexual role.
* Truman Capote was this for a number of socialites before he wrote [[Write Who You Know|''Answered Prayers'']].
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