Contents:
- JAM MCAVOY WOULD BE “BANG UP” FOR A PROFSOR X AND MAGO GAY ROMANCE ARC
- ‘X-MEN: FIRST CLASS,’ GAY RIGHTS, AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNY
- IS PATRICK STEWART GAY? THE PROFSOR X ACTOR WAS PREVLY SPOTTED KISSG THE MAGO ACTOR, IAN MCKELLEN!
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JAM MCAVOY WOULD BE “BANG UP” FOR A PROFSOR X AND MAGO GAY ROMANCE ARC
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‘X-MEN: FIRST CLASS,’ GAY RIGHTS, AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNY
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IS PATRICK STEWART GAY? THE PROFSOR X ACTOR WAS PREVLY SPOTTED KISSG THE MAGO ACTOR, IAN MCKELLEN!
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