Why Overwatch's Two Gay Characters Are So Important

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• 27 OTHER OVERWATCH HERO THAT ARE ALSO GAY
• WHY OVERWATCH'S GAY CHARACTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT

27 OTHER OVERWATCH HERO THAT ARE ALSO GAY

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WHY OVERWATCH'S GAY CHARACTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT

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If characters like this are meangful and important to the LGBT muny, and reprentatn matters (which very much do), then surely another two years we’re gog to fd out that another character is gay.