It's a S review: An emotnal tale of gay '80s London |

Contents:

• SERI GAY HBO MAX N HISTORIAS Y PERSONAJ MEMORABL
• IT'S A S IS AN EMOTNAL TALE OF GAY '80S LONDON: REVIEW
• STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK’ ON HBO, A DOCERI THAT TAK A LOOK AT 1990S POLICE INDIFFERENCE IN THE FACE OF GAY MEN GETTG MURRED

SERI GAY HBO MAX N HISTORIAS Y PERSONAJ MEMORABL

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IT'S A S IS AN EMOTNAL TALE OF GAY '80S LONDON: REVIEW

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STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK’ ON HBO, A DOCERI THAT TAK A LOOK AT 1990S POLICE INDIFFERENCE IN THE FACE OF GAY MEN GETTG MURRED

Although this show wasn't the first to show a DC gay superhero, those lookg for fun queer reprentatn wh the DC Universe should look no further than Doom Patrol. The show featur fully realized gay characters like Larry (Matt Bomber & Matthew Z), non-bary characters like Danny the Street (later Danny the Brick and Danny the Ambulance), and characters like Mra Lee Kapt (Alan Mgo Jr.

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