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A straight character is believed by everyone within a group to be gay. Eventually, that straight character "comes out", and admits to the group that they are, in fact, straight. Nearly always [[Played for Laughs]], this is a very common inversion of the typical [[Coming Out Story]], where a closeted gay man or lesbian finally admits to their heterosexual friends and family that they are homosexual.
Where a [[Coming Out Story]] is frequently a serious event within a character's life, with friends and family sometimes being initially unaccepting of the revelation, a
Often also serves the purpose of a [[Gay Aesop]] about being open-minded and accepting of those with a different sexual orientation, although this may be undermined by the trope being [[Played for Laughs]]. Also serves as an Aesop that [[Honesty Is the Best Policy]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* A girl who has been sent to "True Directions" camp in ''[[But I'm a Cheerleader]]'' "comes out" as straight after a while, complaining that her parents just assumed she was a lesbian because she's [[Tomboy
* In ''[[Three To Tango]]'', Matthew Perry's character is initially [[Mistaken for Gay]], then keeps up the façade for a number of selfish reasons until the film's climax, where the trope comes into play.
* In the movie ''Where the Heart Is''
== [[Fan Fics]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In one episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Bill pretends to be gay so he can work as a hair stylist, but eventually comes out as straight. It is not well received.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''Flaming Moe'',<ref>not to be confused with the Simpsons episode ''Flaming Moe's''</ref>
== [[Real Life]] ==
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