The Last of Us’s gay love story breaks new ground for an entire genre

THE LAST OF US PART 2 REVIEW: BURY YOUR GAYS, EMOTNALLY

While The Last of Us and Left Behd were both guilty of the bury your gays trope, Part 2 steps up by attackg the soul.

HBO’S THE LAST OF US IMPROV ON THE GAME’S IMPLIED GAY ROMANCE

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THE LAST OF US REMAKE IS A SAD REMR OF ITS BURY YOUR GAYS ROMANCE

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