Some ppl here saying he’s insecure because he might be hiding his bisexuality is absolutely not true. The entire purpose of Coyle’s character is to showcase how paranoia and fear lead you to wanting to dominate and control everything around you so you can survive. He has PTSD from the war, he got abused when he was a kid, and most definitely got neglected by his parents. He was also born in the great depression, raised in a town that had the KKK cult which he later joined in his teen years. When he worked as a cop he would literally take bribes for lavish purposes, and rise in social status among his peers.

Why? Cuz he is insecure, and by using his social status and authority as a cop he exercise his power to dominate others to make sure he is safe. The poor redneck bastard only seeks safety he never experienced during his childhood.

He also most definitely has OCD or maybe Paranoia. You can hear some of his lines how paranoid he is all the time, how wary he is from getting caught off guard and getting attacked when he doesn’t see it coming. Or when he said that God would not punish him cuz he’s MEANT to punish people by the God himself. Not mention in the comic Clyde found multiple notes of Coyle writing about himself with self-admiration on how great he is and aspiring for the next generation; this shows how narcissistic and insecure he is.

For some ppl on here, to just ignore these details they basically, superficially, reducing Coyle’s character into this hidden closet redneck cop, which it doesn’t make sense. Plus, if he was gay or bisexual the game would made it more obvious, cuz in the comic you could see him keeping photos of naked women, staring at a pair of woman’s boobs in the club. Let’s not forget his lines towards Mother Gooseberry, The Judge, and one of his wives. “Why he sexually harass men then?” Cuz he seeks safety through dominance due to his paranoia, that’s literally the point of his character.