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* [[Big Blackout]]

* [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]: Not actually discussed, but there can't be a single penis seen in the film less than seven inches long. (6 1/2 minimum)

* [[Brains and Bondage]]: Severin

* [[Cameo]]: Many, mostly of New York artists, musicians, and writers, and John Cameron Mitchell himself.

* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Severin's real name is {{spoiler|[[Friends|Jennifer Aniston]]}}.

* [[Epiphany Therapy]]

* [[Everyone Is Bi]]: Except for the characters who are gay.

* [[Love Dodecahedron]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Severin, taken from the protagist of ''[[Venus in Furs]]''. Also a subversion, as Severin is the submissive part in ''[[Venus in Furs]]''.

* [[Shout-Out]]: A vibrating egg has the phrase ''[[In the Realm of the Senses]]'' written on it. And yes, it is inserted into one of the main characters' vagina.

* {{spoiler|[[Stalking Is Love]]}}

* [[Turn of the Millennium]]: Referencing many current events and trends of the early 00s, including [[The War on Terror]], 9/11, and the New York City blackout.

* [[The Twink]]: Ceth, to some extent.

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