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Contents:

• #THELIST: BIG GAY BETY INS
• MISS UNIVERSE CELEBRAT S FIRST OPENLY GAY NTTANT
• 'BETY AND THE BEAST'S 'GAY MOMENT' MAY HAVE BEEN MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHG
• GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE

#THELIST: BIG GAY BETY INS

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MISS UNIVERSE CELEBRAT S FIRST OPENLY GAY NTTANT

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'BETY AND THE BEAST'S 'GAY MOMENT' MAY HAVE BEEN MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHG

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GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE

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