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Contents:
- HOW BEA ARTHUR GAVE BACK TO THE GAYS WHO LOVED HER
- GAY HOMELS YOUTH AND THEIR LIV ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CY
HOW BEA ARTHUR GAVE BACK TO THE GAYS WHO LOVED HER
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The guts were by and large gay men — closeted, as most were back then — who were drawn to Arthur, like moths to a porch light.
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