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Compare [[Ambiguously Gay]], [[Mistaken for Gay]], [[Faux Yay]], [[Gay Bravado]]. For many of these fellows an argument can be made for Camp Bi. If a character isn't quite 'camp' but still undeniably girly, he may be [[In Touch with His Feminine Side]].
 
Contrast [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]].
 
Not to be confused with [[Cure Your Gays|Straight Camp]].
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** Being a chick magnet doesn't prove your interest. We didn't see Lelouch having interest in girls before the infamous "comfort me" scene in R2 (there is also the siscon interpretation, of course). Take this scene from the show, and Lelouch can be gay or asexual.
*** You're forgetting several of his scenes with Shirley and C.C., not to mention calling Euphie his "first love". The asexual or "hetero, but emotionally fucked up" angles seem most likely overall.
* Depending on your interpretation, the characters from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' can be anything from Camp Straight, [[Ambiguously Gay]], to [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]] and [[Manly Gay]], or just plain straight, and possibly [[Everyone Is Bi|bisexual]]. Keep in mind, this can range from interpretations of the series as a whole, or just specific characters. All the [[Ho Yay]] doesn't help. It actually makes a strange kind of sense, since all the characters are essentially based on stereotypes, anyway. But those who argue that it's borderline Yaoi and those who insist that it's not both make good points. It doesn't help that Himaruya-[[Hetalia Bloodbath 2010|sensei-papa-sempai-troll-sama]] [[Shrug of God|has not bothered to confirm any characters' sexualities]]. [[And Zoidberg|Except for]] [[Manly Gay|Sweden]], but his is entirely based on [[Fridge Brilliance|the Finnish stereotype that all Swedes are gay]]. One perfect example of campy behaviour is of course [[The Ditz|Italy]] himself, who's militarily weak, loves cooking, loves to get affectionate with Germany (who's apparently into heavy bondage)... and who flirts constantly with the ladies...
* ''[[Bleach]]'':
** Luppi. Despite his flamboyance, he flirts with Rangiku at one point.
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''
** In the sketch "Biggles Dictates a Letter", Biggles (Graham Chapman) asks Algy (who is sort of a [[Sergeant Rock]]) and Ginger ("camp flying gear, sequins, eye make-up, silver stars on his cheeks") if either is gay. Algy is the [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]], while Ginger is the Camp Straight. The latter is lampshaded by Biggles.
{{quote|'''Biggles:''' Oh thank god for that. Good lad, stout fellow, backbone of England. ''(Ginger Leaves)'' Funny... He ''looks'' like a pouf. <ref>Chapman disliked [[Camp Gay]] stereotypes, and took on a [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]] persona to rail against it.</ref>}}
** Eric Idle played [[Camp Gay]] or [[Ambiguously Gay]] roles (or at least slightly effeminate ones), but is in fact straight.
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/384/000049237/ According to the NNDB], Christopher Lowell is straight, but acts flaming because he knows no-one would believe an interior designer isn't gay, and wanted to preempt the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' jokes.
** Similarly, on ''Cash out. This is the financial equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot, since you pay income taxes plus a 10% penalty if you're under 59-1/2, and you diminish your retirement savings. ''[[Get Smart]]'', a flamboyant interior decorator (played by Jack Cassidy) turned out to actually have a gruff voice (and flattened Smart in a fight) but used the standard mannerisms so he'd be taken seriously in his job.
* ''[[Frasier]]'':
** Frasier and Niles Crane. Artsy, flamboyant, and completely hetero. Actor David Hyde Pierce, who played Niles, actually '''is''' gay in [[Real Life]]. Lampshaded a few times, especially the ski lodge episode. Niles usually gets this a bit more than Frasier; the episode where Frasier is accidentally set up with his [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]] new boss ends with the boss genially and easily accepting that Frasier isn't actually gay, but incredulous when he learns that Niles is also not gay.
** Gil Chesterton, who is very flamboyant, but states in one episode that he's [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy|married to a butch biker chick]]. Of course, this is [[Ret Conned]] at the end of a later episode, in which he enters a gay club. (The simplest explanation is that he's in a [[Transparent Closet]] and his wife is [[The Beard]].)
* On a ''[[Sex and the City]]'' episode, Charlotte becomes best buds with a pastry chef -- she thinks she's his new [[Fag Hag]] till he kisses her.
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* ''[[Tekken]]'': By all indications, Lee Chaolan is this. In fact, ignoring the unicorn on his jacket and his voice, it's odd that anyone thinks he's gay, what with being knee-deep in bikini-clad chicks all. the. time. His special arena in ''Tekken 5'' is a pool, emptied of the water, with him sitting on the sidelines (unless he's in the fight) while girls in bikinis lounge all over him.
* ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'': The [[King of All Cosmos]] from the series.
* ''[[Disgaea]]'' has the very camp, very [[The Dandy|dandy]] [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Characters|Mid-Boss]]. Not only was he married (he's a widower), {{spoiler|he has a son: [[Luke, I Am Your Father|Laharl]]}}.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]''
** Ralph wears purple-trimmed flares, and his character art shows him in a hip-jutting pose only accented by said fabulous clothing and green nail polish (look closely!). But he spends the entire game fretting over his childhood friend Nayru, [[MacGuffin Girl|the titular Oracle]].
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* ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]''. Zarbon is so flamboyant that even Frieza abandons important issues like capturing the Dragon Balls and wishing for immortality upon the revelation that he wants to call his girlfriend.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''
** Pegasus is, believe it or not, even more flamboyant than in the source material. He actually tries to kil - uh, [[Never Say "Die"|send Yugi's friends to the Shadow Realm]] when they discover he's straight lest his secret get out (which makes him a closet heterosexual). In contrast, his servant Croquet is a [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]].
{{quote|'''Pegasus:''' I'm afraid you've all seen too much! I can't have people thinking I'm straight.}}
** Also [[Butt Monkey|Bakura]], in contrast to [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]] [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Florence]].
{{quote|'''Bakura:''' I'm not gay, I'm just British!
'''Florence:''' I'm not British, I'm just gay. }}
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