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Contents:
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
- GAYPOP
- IS THERE A ‘GAY ATHETIC’ TO POP MIC?
TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
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IS THERE A ‘GAY ATHETIC’ TO POP MIC?
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