Red, Whe, & Royal Blue, the Gay R-Rated Rom-Com, Gets First Look Vios

Contents:

• GAY BEAR VIOS: THE BT OF THE BT
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY SIGNALG, OM HANKY S TO THAT 'WHAT GAY GUYS ARE ACTUALLY LIKE' VIO
• DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT
• IS TYLER GAY TURNG RED? DIRECTOR NFIRMS "A LOT OF" TYLER'S STORY WAS CUT

GAY BEAR VIOS: THE BT OF THE BT

In a sea of nned cktails, Gay Water wants to stand out. In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer.

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KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY SIGNALG, OM HANKY S TO THAT 'WHAT GAY GUYS ARE ACTUALLY LIKE' VIO

For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.

DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT

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Red, Whe & Royal Blue has received posive reviews, wh crics appldg the reprentatn of a gay relatnship.

IS TYLER GAY TURNG RED? DIRECTOR NFIRMS "A LOT OF" TYLER'S STORY WAS CUT

Prime Vio has released some first clips of the highly-anticipated — and rated R — gay romantic edy Red, Whe, & Royal on the New York Tim bt-seller by Casey McQuiston, Red, Whe, & Royal Blue premier globally on Prime Vio on Augt film is directed by Tony Award-wng playwright Matthew López and -wrten by him and Ted Malawer.

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