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- THE GAY FIGURE ARTISTS ARE REIMAGG THE MALE GAZE
- ARTWORK OF GAY PARATORE, B.A., , NWS, NSA, TWS, WAS-H ELE
THE GAY FIGURE ARTISTS ARE REIMAGG THE MALE GAZE
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