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Contents:
- HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST GAY TEENAGER AND HIS TWO TRAGIC ENDGS
- A GAY TEEN DISVERS HIMSELF AT SUMMER MP THIS FLAMER FIRST LOOK
HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST GAY TEENAGER AND HIS TWO TRAGIC ENDGS
* first gay teen *
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A GAY TEEN DISVERS HIMSELF AT SUMMER MP THIS FLAMER FIRST LOOK
The movie is noted for pictg homosexualy a sympathetic—read: normal—light.
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