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* HereditaryHomosexuality: Fraser's birth mother, Sarah, is a lesbian. He himself is clearly attracted to guys (but may be bi).

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Fraser's birth mother, Sarah, is a lesbian. He himself is clearly attracted to guys (but may be bi).bi).
** Caitlin's mom Jenny is at least bisexual, being married to her father but also secretly cheating with a woman. It soon turns out that Caitlin herself is bisexual, having shown attraction to boys and girls.
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* HasTwoMommies: Fraser has two mothers, his biological mother Sarah and Maggie, her wife.
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An {{Creator/HBO}} miniseries, the show focuses on two [[MilitaryBrat American kids living on a US Army base in Italy]]. The first one, Fraser Wilson, has just move there with his mothers, both Army officers. There he finds it hard to fit in, but finds himself drawn to another Army brat named Caitlin. He, along with other teens, have to handle love, identity and the many other issues of being a teenager living on a mini USA within another country. It stars Creator/JackDylanGrazer (Fraser), Creator/ChloeSevigny (Sarah), Creator/AliceBraga (Maggie), Jordan Kristine Seamón (Caitlin), Spence Moore II (Danny), Faith Abadi (Jenny) and Francesca Scorsese (Britney).

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An {{Creator/HBO}} miniseries, the show focuses on two [[MilitaryBrat American kids living on a US Army base in Italy]]. The first one, Fraser Wilson, has just move there with his mothers, both Army officers. There he finds it hard to fit in, but finds himself drawn to another Army brat named Caitlin. He, along with other teens, have to handle love, identity and the many other issues of being a teenager living on a mini USA within another country. It stars Creator/JackDylanGrazer (Fraser), Creator/ChloeSevigny (Sarah), Creator/AliceBraga (Maggie), Jordan Kristine Seamón (Caitlin), Spence Moore II Creator/SpenceMooreII (Danny), Faith Abadi (Jenny) and Francesca Scorsese (Britney).
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* BareYourMidriff: Caitlin and Britney are seen at length wearing bikinis on the beach.

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* CastFullOfGay: Of the main cast, around half of them are LGBT. Sarah and Maggie are lesbians married to each other. Jenny is a bi or lesbian woman. Fraser is gay or bi. [[spoiler:Caitlin is questioning her gender, perhaps a trans boy or at least not a cis girl.]]

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* CastFullOfGay: Of the main cast, around half of them are LGBT. Sarah and Maggie are lesbians married to each other. Jenny is a bi or lesbian woman. Fraser is gay or bi. [[spoiler:Caitlin is questioning her gender, perhaps a trans boy or at least not a cis girl.]]girl, while she also likes both boys and girls.]]
* ClosetGay: Caitlin's mom Jenny is a closeted queer woman who's married to her father but has an affair with Maggie as well (it's [[AmbiguouslyBi left unclear]] if she actually finds men attractive).



* HeteronormativeCrusader: 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).

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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).
** Jenny, Caitlin's mom who's a closeted queer woman, also mentions a far worse example in her native Nigeria, with several lesbians having to flee for their lives after being outed.
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* FanserviceExtra: A lot of attractive young people are shown at the beach in their swim suits playing around or dancing. That's on top of the very buff, entirely naked soldiers seen earlier in the shower.

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* FanserviceExtra: A lot of attractive young people are shown at the beach in their swim suits playing around or dancing. That's on top of the very buff, entirely naked soldiers seen earlier in the shower. A party Fraser goes to also has attractive Italian and American young people wearing very little (also ending up in nothing sometimes), with some shown having sex.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: The series focuses on Fraser and Caitlin, two teenage [[MilitaryBrat Army brats]] living on a base in Italy with their families. Both are 14, and much of the series is about them discovering themselves, especially regarding [[spoiler:both kids sexualities and also her gender. The series ends as they run off together, after they've shared a kiss.]]

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* ComingOfAgeStory: The series focuses on Fraser and Caitlin, two teenage [[MilitaryBrat Army brats]] living on a base in Italy with their families. Both are 14, and much of the series is about them discovering themselves, especially regarding [[spoiler:both kids kids' sexualities and also her gender. The series ends as they run off together, after they've shared a kiss.]]
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I see that only applies to a straight male attracted by a disguised female.


* SweetOnPollyOliver: Caitlin likes to dress as a boy. In that guise, she's hit on by a local girl who's attracted to her. [[spoiler:This is complicated by the fact that Caitlin's questioning her gender, and may be a trans boy-it's indicated Caitlin explores the possibility this way.]]
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* ComingOfAgeQueerRomance: [[spoiler:Fraser is attracted to Caitlin from the moment he first sees her, but also boys. He kisses one guy at a party whom he's attracted to. It turns out Caitlin's not cisgender though, saying she may be a trans man, and at least probably nonbinary. They share a kiss near the end, before running off together. Both are 14 year olds still figuring out themselves.]]

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* ComingOfAgeQueerRomance: [[spoiler:Fraser is attracted to Caitlin from the moment he first sees her, but also boys. He kisses one guy at a party whom he's attracted to. It turns out Caitlin's not cisgender though, saying she may be a trans man, boy, and at least probably nonbinary. They share a kiss near the end, before running off together. Both are 14 year olds still figuring out themselves.]]
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* ComingOfAgeQueerRomance: [[spoiler:Fraser is attracted to Caitlin from the moment he first sees her, but also boys. He kisses one guy at a party whom he's attracted to. It turns out Caitlin's not cisgender though, saying she may be a trans man, and at least probably nonbinary. They share a kiss near the end, before running off together.]]

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* ComingOfAgeQueerRomance: [[spoiler:Fraser is attracted to Caitlin from the moment he first sees her, but also boys. He kisses one guy at a party whom he's attracted to. It turns out Caitlin's not cisgender though, saying she may be a trans man, and at least probably nonbinary. They share a kiss near the end, before running off together. Both are 14 year olds still figuring out themselves.]]
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* ComingOfAgeStory: The series focuses on Fraser and Caitlin, two teenage [[MilitaryBrat Army brats]] living on a base in Italy with their families. Both are 14, and much of the series is about them discovering themselves, especially regarding [[spoiler:both kids sexualities and also her gender, The series ends as they run off together, after they've shared a kiss.]]
* ComingOfAgeQueerRomance: [[spoiler:Fraser is attracted to Caitlin from the moment he first sees her, but also boys. He kisses one guy at a party whom he's attracted to. It turns out she's not cisgender though, saying she may be a trans man, and at least probably nonbinary. They share a kiss near the end, before run off together.]]

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* ComingOfAgeStory: The series focuses on Fraser and Caitlin, two teenage [[MilitaryBrat Army brats]] living on a base in Italy with their families. Both are 14, and much of the series is about them discovering themselves, especially regarding [[spoiler:both kids sexualities and also her gender, gender. The series ends as they run off together, after they've shared a kiss.]]
* ComingOfAgeQueerRomance: [[spoiler:Fraser is attracted to Caitlin from the moment he first sees her, but also boys. He kisses one guy at a party whom he's attracted to. It turns out she's Caitlin's not cisgender though, saying she may be a trans man, and at least probably nonbinary. They share a kiss near the end, before run running off together.]]

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Adding tropes, and deleting Queer Romance as that's not really the focus.


* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: The series was set in 2016, and released fall 2020.



* ComingOfAgeStory: The series focuses on Fraser and Caitlin, two teenage [[MilitaryBrat Army brats]] living on a base in Italy with their families. Both are 14, and much of the series is about them discovering themselves, especially regarding [[spoiler:both kids sexualities and also her gender, The series ends as they run off together, after they've shared a kiss.]]
* ComingOfAgeQueerRomance: [[spoiler:Fraser is attracted to Caitlin from the moment he first sees her, but also boys. He kisses one guy at a party whom he's attracted to. It turns out she's not cisgender though, saying she may be a trans man, and at least probably nonbinary. They share a kiss near the end, before run off together.]]



* MilitaryBrat: Fraser and Caitlin both come from military families. Both his moms are soldiers, while Cailtin's dad is too (one of Fraser's moms has become his CO). Fraser meets Caitlin when he comes to the base with his moms, while Caitlin's already been there for some time.



* QueerRomance: The relationship between Frasier's moms Sarah and Maggie is a big part of the plot. Later Maggie has an affair with another woman as well. Frasier meanwhile is gay or bi, flirting with one man and kissing a boy, plus Caitlin [[spoiler:who's also possibly transgender]].


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* SweetOnPollyOliver: Caitlin likes to dress as a boy. In that guise, she's hit on by a local girl who's attracted to her. [[spoiler:This is complicated by the fact that Caitlin's questioning her gender, and may be a trans boy-it's indicated Caitlin explores the possibility this way.]]
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Moving to YMMV.


* AmbiguousDisorder: Fraser often has childish bouts of anger where he hits Sarah or pulls her hair, and acts quite neurotic. It's unclear if this is due to her simply overindulging him, or clinical issues.
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* SympatheticAdulterer: Maggie and Jenny both cheated on their spouses together, but were portrayed sympathetically by the narrative. In both cases, it seems it's partly a result of neglect by their spouses or dissatisfaction. Jenny adds that fact that she's a closeted lesbian or bi woman.

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* SympatheticAdulterer: Maggie and Jenny both cheated on their spouses together, but were portrayed sympathetically by the narrative. In both cases, it seems it's partly a result of neglect by their spouses or dissatisfaction. Jenny adds that the fact that she's a closeted lesbian or bi woman.
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* BlackRepublican: Caitlin and her dad both support Donald Trump, even ordering MAGA hats they can wear (however, it doesn't fit over Caitlin's hair).

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* BlackRepublican: Caitlin and her Caitlin's dad both support supports Donald Trump, even ordering MAGA hats they that the two can wear (however, it doesn't fit over Caitlin's hair).
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That isn't the trope.


* TransTribulations: {{Discussed}} by Fraser and Caitlin, as he explains what being transgender is to her. [[spoiler:She also later is exploring her identity, leaning toward trans boy.]]

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