Love him or hate him, the Gay Bt Friend (GBF) plays a big role pop culture.
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STARCROSSED REVIEW – GAY ROMANCE RIFF ON ROMEO AND JULIET IS A GIDDY LIGHT
A gay film versn of Romeo and Juliet seems h and new.
US playwright Rachel Gar has relegated Shakpeare’s famo lovers to the wgs and re-spun Romeo and Juliet as a tragic gay romance between Tybalt and Mercut. Love him or hate him, the Gay Bt Friend plays a big role pop culture. Almost as long as rom-s and high school TV shows have existed, the Gay Bt Friend(tm) has been a source of edy and ntroversy.
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