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BAD GAYS: A HOMOSEXUAL HISTORY

An unnventnal history of homosexualy for rears of The Deviant's War by Eric Cervi. What about those 'bad gays' whose un-exemplary liv reveal more than we might expect?

EVIL TWKS AND GAY GANGSTERS: WHY WE NEED TO REMEMBER HISTORY’S HORRID HOMOSEXUALS

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