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IF YOU THOUGHT ‘MISS CONGENIALY’ WAS GAY—SANDRA BULLOCK SAYS YOU’RE RIGHT
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So the FBI hir gay pageant nsultant Victor Mellg to turn this sow’s ear to a silk purse à la Eliza Dooltle. Innuendo and veiled sexual referenc al wh terurse, male genalia and homosexualy. Overall, the film is que sympathetic to homosexualy.