Token Gay of the Day: Tony om "Bend Like Beckham"
Contents:
- 'BEND LIKE BECKHAM' IS THE GAYT LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD
- TOKEN GAY OF THE DAY: TONY OM “BEND LIKE BECKHAM”
- Q&A: KEIRA KNIGHTLEY ON GAY DIRECTORS, A LBIAN SEQUEL TO 'BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM' AND HER DRAG-INSPIRED SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
'BEND LIKE BECKHAM' IS THE GAYT LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD
All the while, she is enuraged to follow her passn whout hibn by her narrative foil, teammate and other half of an credibly homoerotic iendship, Jul (Keira Knightley, “Anna Karena”).
There is the character of Tony (Ameet Chana, “Unhallowed Ground”) who explicly out as gay, as well as direct referenc to Queerns, like when Jul says, “Beg a lbian isn’t that big of a al.
TOKEN GAY OF THE DAY: TONY OM “BEND LIKE BECKHAM”
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Q&A: KEIRA KNIGHTLEY ON GAY DIRECTORS, A LBIAN SEQUEL TO 'BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM' AND HER DRAG-INSPIRED SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
This queer dg is magnified by their fai’ fears of them never settlg down wh a man, and even outright fears of their child beg gay.