The Last Of Us Part 2 Buri Its Gays Before Release

Contents:

• Y, ELLIE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GAY ‘THE LAST OF US’
• IS ELLIE GAY IN THE LAST OF US TV SHOW?
• WAS ELLIE GAY THE LAST OF US GAME? RELATNSHIP WH RILEY EXPLAED
• THE LAST OF US PART 2 BURI ITS GAYS BEFORE RELEASE (AND MAYBE THAT’S OKAY)
• PLEASE DON'T MAKE ELLIE GAY THE LAST OF US PART 2!

Y, ELLIE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GAY ‘THE LAST OF US’

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IS ELLIE GAY IN THE LAST OF US TV SHOW?

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WAS ELLIE GAY THE LAST OF US GAME? RELATNSHIP WH RILEY EXPLAED

“Whenever I’ve met fans at [nventns] there are still some people who ask: ‘Ellie’s not gay, right? “Ellie is VERY gay.

THE LAST OF US PART 2 BURI ITS GAYS BEFORE RELEASE (AND MAYBE THAT’S OKAY)

Ne years before the episo of the same name, Left Behd revealed that Ellie is gay. Those are the qutns plagug Ellie, not the far more played out”Am I gay?

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PLEASE DON'T MAKE ELLIE GAY THE LAST OF US PART 2!

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