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Contents:
- THIS GAY MAN’S CISG ADVENTURE THE TOILET STALLS OF AN OPERA HOE DID NOT GO AS PLANNED: WATCH
- ‘BOG JOBS’: PUBLIC TOILETS AND GAY ENUNTERS
- PUBLIC TOILETS SGAPORE: GAY ASPECTS
THIS GAY MAN’S CISG ADVENTURE THE TOILET STALLS OF AN OPERA HOE DID NOT GO AS PLANNED: WATCH
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The toilet stalls of an opera hoe have a few surpris store for a gay man who cis to e them to go cisg for a quickie this new short film by Brazilian director João Dall'stella which recently screened at the 2020 Outft Film Ftival and has been makg the ftival rounds before that.
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‘BOG JOBS’: PUBLIC TOILETS AND GAY ENUNTERS
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PUBLIC TOILETS SGAPORE: GAY ASPECTS
stggle for gay rights gaed ground the 1990s, changg the culture and. toilets as popular spots for secret enunters among gay men; a social history.
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