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- BOB PARIS, GAY FORMER MR. UNIVERSE, SUFFERED DEATH THREATS AND HEARTBREAK AFTER COMG OUT [VIO]
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
BOB PARIS, GAY FORMER MR. UNIVERSE, SUFFERED DEATH THREATS AND HEARTBREAK AFTER COMG OUT [VIO]
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THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
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