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- WE WENT TO A CONVENTN FOR GAY POLICE OFFICERS BERL
- GAY COP
- I WAS AN OFFICER IN THE INDIAN ARMY, I'M GAY AND VERY PROUD
- HE WAS ONE OF THE NATN’S MOST REVERED GAY PS. HIS ARRT CHANGED EVERYTHG.
WE WENT TO A CONVENTN FOR GAY POLICE OFFICERS BERL
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