Did Roper or Furley ever fd out that Jack wasn't gay? Three's Company
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MR. ROPER HAS A GAY AWAKENG
* mr roper gay *
” In the Amerin versn, Jack, an aspirg chef, has to pretend to be gay so that his Puranil landlord, Mr. The prumptn was that a straight man livg wh two women was so sndalo, was better to live a one way, was a progrsive reversal an era when gay men were more likely than they are today to live a lie by stayg closeted.
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