Token Gay of the Day: Harry 'Mamma Mia'
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TOKEN GAY OF THE DAY: HARRY ‘MAMMA MIA’
Is based, Harry tablish that he is gay—and the films, he’s also shown to be attracted to men. (Also, those who stick around for the after-creds scene will know that Harry has at least one more admirer this film as well—whether or not he reciprot that, a film that celebrat romance between basilly all of s characters, ’s kd of a bummer to see the anchise’s one openly gay character rema perpetually sgle.
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I gather that is much clearer the stage origal that Col Firth’s character Harry is gay. And though you might thk is ma fairly obv the film – Harry tells Donna “You were the first women I ever loved… and also the last” before stg a sultry glance at a young male lol – is not unambiguo enough to prevent a Google search yieldg multiple viewers askg “Is Harry meant to be gay? Y, we get a fal shot of a topls Col and his paramour embracg unr a water shower, but the image uld more easily be found a macho sports locker room than a gay porn classic (not that the are mutually exclive tegori).
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