Contents:
- NEW MOVIE ON DISNEY+ IS FIRST PIXAR FILM TO EVER FEATURE A GAY CHARACTER
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
NEW MOVIE ON DISNEY+ IS FIRST PIXAR FILM TO EVER FEATURE A GAY CHARACTER
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TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
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