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Contents:
- THE MYSTER ORIGS OF THE FOLDG FAN IN GAY CULTURE
- CLAPFAN RAVE FAN RABOW GAY PRI LGBT PARA, LARGE BAMBOO LOUD CLACK FOLDG HAND FAN FOR CIRCU PARTY, DRAG, EDM MIC FTIVAL, CISE, CLUB, EVENT, DANCE, GAY AF, FOR MEN/WOMEN, 13 . (WHE)
THE MYSTER ORIGS OF THE FOLDG FAN IN GAY CULTURE
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Valento, ‘I Was Born This Way’ (1975)The first rerd to feature lyrics about beg an out-and-proud gay man me om the mil performer Charl “Valento” Harris, who released “I Was Born This Way” as an apparently one-off release on Gaiee. “I’m happy, I’m reee and I’m gay, ” the sger hollers over soulful stmentatn.
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