Tom “French Tom” Rivas in Grand Theft Auto IV

Tom Rivas, also known as French Tom (it is unclear why, the character is Puerto Rican), is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV. He is openly gay and owes Brucie money. In a quest called “Out of the Closet,” the player-character Niko is tasked with killing Tom on behalf of Roman and Brucie. He must first use a dating website to lure Tom into going on a date with him. When Niko meets Tom at a diner, they speak briefly before Niko shoots him. A video of the mission is available here (content warning: abelism and fat phobia). Tom’s police record also indicates he has been arrested for being a sex worker. His love-meet.net profile appears below.

LGBTQ references in this game series:

Grand Theft Auto (1997): El Burro

Grand Theft Auto II (1999): Tetsuo

Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (1999): Pretty Charlie

Grand Theft Auto III (2001): Gay Pedestrian; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002): The Psycho; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004): LGBTQ References; LGB Characters; Queens; OG Loc Mission

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005): Kazuki Kasen; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006): Reni Wassulmaier; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto IV (2008): Brucie Kibbutz; Tom “French Tom” Rivas; Bernie Crane/Florian Cravic; Bryce Dawkins; LGB Love-meet.net users; Elizabeta Torres; Talbot Daniels; Marcus; The Hater; Eddie Low;  Unnamed Homosexual NPCs; LGBT NPCs in LCPD Database; LGBT Media Personalities; LGBTQ References 

Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (2009): Trans Man

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2010): Anthony “Gay Tony” Prince; Clay “Pain Giver” Jackson; Jacob; The Celebinator; Evan Moss; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto V (2013): Trevor Philips; Peter Dreyfuss; Transgender Sex Workers; Locations; LGBTQ References

Citations:

  1. GTA Series Videos. (2012, November 19). GTA 4- Mission #26- Out of the Closet [Complete Mission]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y36kQwnRtpw
  2. Masaki, L. (2008, May 12). Say hello to “Grand Theft Auto IV”s gay characters. The Backlot. http://www.thebacklot.com/say-hello-to-grand-theft-auto-ivs-gay-characters/05/2008/
  3. Out of the Closet. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://gta.wikia.com/wiki/Out_of_the_Closet
  4. Tom Rivas. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/Tom_Rivas
  5. Tom Rivas. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://gta.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Rivas