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- HBO’S THE LAST OF US IMPROV ON THE GAME’S IMPLIED GAY ROMANCE
- ‘THE LAST OF US’ CONFIRMED THAT BILL WAS GAY YEARS AGO
HBO’S THE LAST OF US IMPROV ON THE GAME’S IMPLIED GAY ROMANCE
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‘THE LAST OF US’ CONFIRMED THAT BILL WAS GAY YEARS AGO
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The game’s storyle don’t avoid trop altogether, though: It was cricized for “buryg s gays. “Long Long Time” has sparked several plats om the worst si of Twter about how The Last of Us allegedly shoehorned a gay relatnship. But the fact is Bill has always been gay.