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Contents:
- THE 13 GAYT MIC VIOS OF THE '80S
- 40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
- AS A GAY MAN, THE '80S CRIPPLED MY INTY
- GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
THE 13 GAYT MIC VIOS OF THE '80S
Lookg for a list of the bt gay sgers and gay micians of all time? We've round up our top picks along wh their bt songs! * gay 80 *
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Bee no one really knew anythg about AIDS when spread like wildfire the 80s, many referred to as the “gay plague” and many wanted this to lead to a ban on homosexualy.
40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
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Reverenced Jerry Falwell once argued that “AIDS is not jt God’s punishment for homosexuals; is God’s punishment for the society that tolerat homosexuals”.
AS A GAY MAN, THE '80S CRIPPLED MY INTY
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There was no discsn of homosexualy school… not even our year long “Health and Sexualy” class, even though we were the middle of the AIDS crisis”.
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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