While not all examples are religiously motivated, or Christian if they are, in Western contexts at least they are more likely than not to be Holier Than Thou. Sometimes it involves characters making efforts to recruit others to their cause. They can be diverse: anything from specialized Moral Guardians or Principles Zealots to a bloodthirsty mob equipped with Torches and Pitchforks. The depiction of the character can go from being misunderstanding and delivering unwelcome advice all the way up to the extremes of bigotry or even physical violence in their efforts to 'help' or convert people who engage in homosexual activities. Obviously, queer people themselves can be as morally and satisfactorily ranging as heteronormative people. This can certainly be Truth in Television, as homophobia and queerphobia are still apparent in the world, and institutionally and even legally supported in some places. ![]() This is a character who believes that actively non-heteronormative individuals are bad or 'unnatural' and thus must be unsatisfied, incomplete, or immoral, perhaps even a danger to society.
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