LGBTQ-related trope "bury your gays" trope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_portrayal_of_LGBT_people#%22Bury_your_gays%22 https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BuryYourGays A trope in which LGBTQIA+ characters are viewed as more expendable than their heteronormative counterparts for any of various reasons. Bury Your Gays bury your gays dead lesbian syndrome kill your lesbians