History Main / HeteronormativeCrusader

* In 'WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'' fanfic, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/41164092 An Unpleasant Surprise]]'', Molly's old friend Ashley Harris from Dayton, Ohio is revealed to be this once she finds out Molly and Libby are dating fears they were brainwashed. Her parents are this as well.

* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheLackOfLambSauce'': While Hogwarts is implied to be a safe space for queer students, the Death Eaters are ''anything'' but accepting to those who deviate from the traditional family model of a husband and a wife that submits to him and pops out heirs, and [[TransTribulations the less said about transgender individuals, the better]]. There are several queer major and supporting characters in the fic, and recurringly endure the antagonists' bigotry throughout the story, with a few sub-plots hinging on the characters' identities, including a Death Eater plot to force heteronormative {{Arranged Marriage}}s on the Pureblood populace.

* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheLackOfLambSauce'': While Hogwarts is implied to be a safe space for queer students, the Death Eaters are ''anything'' but accepting to those who deviate from the traditional family model of a husband and a wife that submits to him and pops out heirs, and [[TransTribulations the less said about transgender individuals, the better]]. There are several queer major and supporting characters in the fic, and recurringly endure the antagonists' bigotry throughout the story, with a few sub-plots hinging on the characters' identities, including a Death Eater plot to force heteronormative {{Arranged Marriage}}s on the Pureblood populace.
* ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' has the Crusaders of the Salvation Army, a whole ''militia'' of heteronormative crusaders; their leader's opening quote is about their enthusiasm at killing gays (while Maxwell gathered them to kill actual Nazis). [[spoiler:They wind up dying to the last, not by the Nazis they were gathered to fight, but by the sexually aberrant Alucard who has unleashed the fullest of his power upon Maxwell's Iscariot defectors and the aforementioned Nazis.]]

* The ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' fanfic [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2214054/chapters/4853466 ''The M-Word'']] subverts this trope: Stefan is a gay-hating jerk, but when he says something wrong in front of the press, this threatens his career, and his career is more important to him than anything else... so he arranges for his daughter Aurora to get married to a woman (Maleficent) so that he can turn up at the wedding and smile into the cameras, and be immune against all accusations of homophobia.
* In the Manga/LuckyStar fanfic ''FanFic/LuckyStarAfterStory'', Yutaka and Minami, while on their honeymoon, are attacked by a homophobic man who sees them kissing. Fortunately for them, several bystanders manage to wrestle the attacker off of the thoroughly scared couple. The attacker gets his comeuppance with a long prison sentence.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3470108/1/Gay-Pride Gay Pride]],'' Zim turns on the TV and sees a program featuring a fundamentalist Christian preacher who declares that homosexuality will destroy the world. Zim, being an alien invader who ''wants'' to destroy the world, immediately decides that he needs to get his hands on this "homosexuality." HilarityEnsues.

* ''Fanfic/NotCompletelyAltogetherHere'': Elphaba's [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] sister Nessarose disapproves of her relationship with Glinda,
* This actually is turned against the elder Dursleys in the Literature/HarryPotter story ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix''. When Sirius and Remus move into the house next to them, the Dursleys are wrongly convinced that these two are gay (after all it's the early 80s), but can't do anything against it, since they are afraid of wizards.
* While Alma already didn't approve of Isabela and Mirabel's relationship in ''Fanfic/ElEncantoATravezDeMisFlores'', when she begins to think that their union is somehow responsible for the cracks in their home she actively tries to break them up, either by pairing Isabela or Mirabel up with Mariano.

* ''Literature/LastNightAtTheTelegraphClub'': The standard view people have of LGBT+ people in the 1950s is at best disapproval, if not revulsion. Sheila, Lily's friend at the beginning, warns her to not hang out with Kath, whose friends with Jean, a lesbian, like it's a contagious disease as Lily noted. Both she and Lily's mom react badly when they find out Lily's a lesbian.

** Alec's father, Robert, seems to have trouble accepting the fact that he is gay, and once questioned him what made him one (to Isabelle's anger). In ''City of Heavenly Fire'', it is revealed that Robert's parabatai, Michael Wayland, was in love with him, and confessed it one day. Robert told him it was disgusting and to never talk about it again. Robert eventually realized how awful he had treated Michael back then upon learning that his own son was gay, and tells Alec that he has reconciled with the idea, saying how proud he is of him for deciding to come out in a bold way.

* ''Series/WeAreWhoWeAre'': Richard, Caitlin's dad, expresses distaste for gay couples and says [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple one must be the "man", with the other the "woman"]] in terms of gender roles or specific activities like housework. This is while referencing Sarah and Maggie (the latter being his CO).

* ''Series/AvocadoToast'': After learning she's bisexual, parents at the school where Molly worked want to have her fired. Admittedly, she did it with some fairly explicit language.

* ''Film/Adam2019'': At the same-sex marriage rally, some Westboro Baptists (or at least a fictional group like them) are there holding their infamous “God Hates Fags” signs.

* ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'': Evelyn Wang has trouble accepting her daughter, Joy's sexuality. She refuses to introduce Becky as Joy's girlfriend to her father, then tries to deflect Joy's protests by saying that her father is old and very traditional. When she learns that Joy is possessed by Jobu Tupaki, she reasons that Joy became a lesbian because of her. One of the film's themes is Evelyn trying to reconcile the fact that her daughter was, is, and will always be attracted to girls, and nothing will change that.

*** This is an [[LostInTranslation odd translation on the KJV's part]] - the [[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6945/kjv/wlc/0-1/ Hebrew word translated as "sodomites"]] actually refers to men who served as temple prostitutes, not just gay men in general.

* ''Series/Batwoman2019'':
** Kate and her girlfriend Sophie fell afoul of this attitude at Point Rock Academy. When they were cadets there, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was still military policy, so when they were caught kissing, both soon got brought up on charges. Kate refused to deny their relationship and was expelled. However, Sophie denied it in order to stay. Though naturally Kate is dismayed by this, Sophie counters that, unlike Kate, she isn't from a very wealthy background and can't simply land on her feet afterward, needing the education the academy provides.
** Years later, Kate and Sophie run into another one when the owner of a fancy restaurant where they were having dinner attempts to throw them out after spotting the pair holding hands. Kate takes her revenge by purchasing the derelict building across the street and turning it into a gay bar.
** The hacker in "How Queer Everything Is Today!" had this as her backstory. She'd been reluctant to come out as her parents were homophobic. Her girlfriend insisted though, and [[ForcedOutOfTheCloset told them when she wouldn't]]. Kate later also comes out as a result in her Batwoman persona (she'd already been as herself), thus eliciting some negative comments from a popular talk show host who complains of superheroes getting politicized (who, ironically, is voiced by the openly lesbian Creator/RachelMaddow) after saying "NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat".
** Diane Moore clearly dislikes Batwoman for coming out as a lesbian. Sophie coming out to her also makes her quite unhappy, saying her daughter's "choice" will simply make things harder for her.

* ''Series/InFromTheCold'': Anya and Faina were harassed after being seen together by some guys in 1994, saying they just need sex with a man to “[[CureYourGays fix]]” them. Faina's father clearly disapproves when he sees them together as well, and grounds her for it later.

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E15HomersPhobia Homer's Phobia]]", Homer was worried Bart was becoming gay and spent most of the episode trying to keep him straight by forcibly exposing him to "manly" things like hunting and cigarette ads. (The second attempt backfires spectacularly because the ad portrays two panty-clad, pillow-fighting pinup girls, and Bart decides he wants to smoke ''their'' brand.)

** And then a third episode where he had to learn to accept that some Heteronormative Crusaders are just intolerant: there's no FreudianExcuse, ArmoredClosetGay, or even (as was the case for him) ignorance about homosexuality being contagious or a choice. These folks understand what being gay means and just ''hate'' it.

* BasedOnATrueStory, the main character in ''Film/BoysDontCry'' is about a young, pre-operation UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} man who hangs out with some redneck homophobes who accept him as one of the guys. He even starts dating the sister of one of these new friends. Of course, when they "discovered" that he was assigned female at birth, they consider this relationship to be lesbian. Homophobic hate crimes ensue, [[spoiler:ending in his murder.]]

This is a character who believes that non-heteronormative individuals are bad or 'unnatural' and thus must be unsatisfied, incomplete, or immoral, perhaps even a danger to society. This can certainly be TruthInTelevision, as homophobia and transphobia are still apparent in the world, and institutionally and even legally supported in some places. Obviously, LGBT people themselves can range in morality and satisfaction as much as heteronormative people.

A common tool they might use for their cause is [[CondescendingCompassion a kind of pity]], ostensible or even sincere, trying to impose [[InternalizedCategorism a negative self-image]] on the non-normative characters or trying to explain it as caused by a meaningless childhood 'sin' like being given the 'wrong' toys. Alternatively, the argued (or even actual, as given by the story) cause of a character's sexuality may be explained as a [[RapeAndSwitch dramatic sexual experience such as rape]], often in conjunction with the idea of them, therefore, being broken and needing to be 'fixed', possibly in the same manner. Thus, a non-violent or even non-hostile Crusader might still be a source of {{Gayngst}} for the sexual minority person.

When the LGBT character responds to insults or other criticism against their sexuality by talking about their love for a partner, it usually is part of AnAesop where the Heteronormative Crusader is portrayed as the NobleBigot who then learns to be more tolerant and gains an understanding of the LGBT character (the same can also happen for celibate characters, for example, a priest talking about the role of faith in his life). After a person responds to criticism by talking about their love of their significant other, it can also become a KickTheDog situation if the Heteronormative Crusader continues with insults. Alternatively, he might respond with ''[[NothingPersonal personal]]'' sympathy while [[TroubledSympatheticBigot nevertheless upholding his own ideals]]; this would be the preferred option for an example who is also some sort of PrinciplesZealot or KnightTemplar.

** In "The Bruces" sketch the Australian philosophers have a set of rules, where the most recurring one is always: "No poofters!" [[note]]An Australian and British derogatory slur toward gays.[[/note]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3470108/1/Gay-Pride Gay Pride]],'' Zim turns on the TV and sees a program featuring a fundamentalist Christian preacher who declares that homosexuality will destroy the world. Zim, being an alien invader who ''wants'' to destroy the world, immediately decides that he needs to become homosexual. HilarityEnsues.

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. This can certainly be TruthInTelevision, as homophobia and queerphobia are still apparent in the world, and institutionally and even legally supported in some places. Obviously, queer people themselves can be as morally and satisfactorily ranging as heteronormative people.

A common tool they might use for their cause is [[CondescendingCompassion a kind of pity]], ostensible or even sincere, trying to impose [[InternalizedCategorism a negative self-image]] on the non-normative characters or trying to explain it as caused by a meaningless childhood 'sin' like being given the 'wrong' toys. Alternatively, the argued (or even actual, as given by the story) cause of a character's queerness may be explained as a [[RapeAndSwitch dramatic sexual experience such as rape]], often in conjunction with the idea of them, therefore, being broken and needing to be 'fixed', possibly in the same manner. Thus, a non-violent or even non-hostile Crusader might still be a source of {{Gayngst}} for the sexual minority person.

When the queer character responds to insults or other criticism against their sexuality by talking about their love for a partner, it usually is part of AnAesop where the Heteronormative Crusader is portrayed as the NobleBigot who then learns to be more tolerant and gains an understanding of the queer character (the same can also happen for bisexual or celibate characters, for example, the priest talking about the role of faith in his life). After a person responds to criticism by talking about their love of their significant other, it can also become a KickTheDog situation if the Heteronormative Crusader continues with insults. Alternatively, he might respond with ''[[NothingPersonal personal]]'' sympathy while [[TroubledSympatheticBigot nevertheless upholding his own ideals]]; this would be the preferred option for an example who is also some sort of PrinciplesZealot or KnightTemplar.