LGBTQ-related trope "all the good men are gay" trope https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllTheGoodMenAreGay A trope in media wherein a heterosexual female character looking for love stereotypically assumes that any men worth dating are gay, or any men whom she attempts to date turn out to be gay. The implication is that gay men are the only men who possess the qualities heterosexual women desire (such as tenderness, consideration, etc.). all the good men are gay