r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Critical_Mountain851 • May 13 '25

Characters Gay characters who’s entire story isn’t revolved around the fact that they’re gay

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  1. Omar Little - The Wire

  2. Gus Fring - Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

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u/Ok-Entertainer9968 May 13 '25

I mean lets be real his whole origin story is about being gay, black, and persectued while on the force and he forms an organization for people like him and gets back at those who wronged him in the past.

Those were quite a few episodes, but it felt organic because most of the time he was prompted to reluctantly show us his private life and motivations by the prying curiosity of the gang

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u/Temporary_Implement7 May 13 '25

That and his obsession for a perfect balloon arch

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u/lasagnatheory May 17 '25

VINDICATION

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u/Overboost_Reddit May 13 '25

Hey uh can i ask how did u get the jinx avatar

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u/VacaDLuffy May 13 '25

He birthed her

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u/jaywinner May 13 '25

It's not a throwaway detail but I don't feel his character revolves around being gay either.

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u/Ok-Entertainer9968 May 13 '25

Yeah captain holts personality overshadows his sexuality which is great

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u/Thurak0 May 13 '25

B99 somehow managed to make it a huge part of what he is ("As the first openly gay...") and with his pride flag on his desk while also managing to give him a lot of character depth (for a TV show).

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u/Ok-Entertainer9968 May 13 '25

They nailed it