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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights

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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights	comment	A 2015 polyamorous romantic comedy by Redfern Jon Barrett set in south Wales.Caroline and her Dom live out their normal lives among the poverty, alcoholics, and street preachers of Swansea. But when Dom and his straight roommate fall in love - a passionate, secret, nonsexual love - their lives are transformed into a queer chaos. The battle between preachers and drag queens, skinheads and sex workers, boyfriend and girlfriend, is set to change the city forever.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_1dfbbf31	comment	Heterosexual Life-Partners: focuses on the committed relationship of roommates Richard and Dom, and their polyamorous union with Dom's girlfriend Caroline.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_2a8a7ea6	type	Bury Your Gays
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_2a8a7ea6	comment	Bury Your Gays: Avoided, contrary to the title.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_6056f853	type	Homoerotic Subtext
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_6056f853	comment	Homoerotic Subtext: The plot focuses on the relationship between roommates Dom and Richard, who become increasingly romantic despite the unwavering heterosexuality of each.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_657f77e4	type	Caught with Your Pants Down
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_657f77e4	comment	Caught with Your Pants Down: Dom's relationship with his ex girlfriend ended when she caught him pleasuring himself to a text message.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_84d29a11	type	Drag Queen
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_84d29a11	comment	Drag Queen: High Hopes.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_8c170cb1	type	Ethical Slut
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_8c170cb1	comment	Ethical Slut: Rutti is a queer male variant from the outset. Caroline and her boyfriend Dom later join him in this outlook.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_8e4a0f15	type	Dumb Blonde
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_8e4a0f15	comment	Dumb Blonde: Subverted with Caroline. Her blonde hair, occasional insecurity, and occupation as a bartender cause many to perceive her as this, but she's also a postgraduate student with a strong political and social awareness.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_a5b12e14	type	Commitment Issues
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_a5b12e14	comment	Commitment Issues: Just how committed two heterosexual men can be to one another is a central theme of the novel.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_a5de0ab9	type	Polyamory
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_a5de0ab9	comment	Polyamory: the main theme of the book, following the love between the characters Dom, Richard, and Caroline. Scenes set in the future show a greater acceptance of nonmonogamous relationships.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Rutti's dry and often cruel sense of humor is fueled by his hatred of the city around him.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_b7c85c86	type	Free-Love Future
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_b7c85c86	comment	Free-Love Future: The future scenes show a society in which polyamory is increasingly accepted, the younger generation are unconsciously pansexual, and three-way marriages are becoming legal reality.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_d46ddfa2	comment	Cloud Cuckoolander: Dom fits the trope. His narrative rambles and goes on some extreme tangents.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_eb5b71fe	type	Clingy Jealous Girl
The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_eb5b71fe	comment	Clingy Jealous Girl: Christina's roommate Nomi is extremely demanding and possessive, though she also goes to great lengths to protect the woman she cares about.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_ec212e4d	comment	Ensemble Cast: There are four narrators to the novel, each central to the plot.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_f627b434	comment	Platonic Life-Partners: Dom and Richard. Their attempt to build a life together despite each being heterosexual (and the former having a girlfriend) is central to the story.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_fa712e27	comment	Gay Conservative: Paul dislikes other queers who engage in drag and non-monogamy, and is at points overtly sexist.
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The Giddy Death of the Gays and the Strange Demise of Straights / int_fb9e2ffd	comment	Team Pet: This is how Rutti sees the fundamentalist Christian he 'adopts'.
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