Turns out, Barbieland isn't as gay as s queer fans had hoped

Contents:

• ‘ANDOR’ FANS ARE GIDDY FOR THE NEW ‘STAR WARS’ GAY UPLE
• STAR WARS’ ANDOR HTS AT GAY ROMANCE
• TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
• TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE THE CROWD ROOM DEFEND BY FANS
• ANDOR GAVE US THE GAYT SCREEN FA STAR WARS HISTORY
• BARBIE SAID “GAY RIGHTS!” LONG BEFORE MARGOT ROBBIE OR GRETA GERWIG SHOWED UP

‘ANDOR’ FANS ARE GIDDY FOR THE NEW ‘STAR WARS’ GAY UPLE

Back the 2000s, was bluntly stated that gay people “did not exist Star Wars“.

But this week’s episo of Andor — ‘The Axe Fets’ — sually reveals Star Wars‘ newt gay uple: Faye Marsay’s Vel and Varada Sethu’s Cta. Fans are over the tw moons about : Some mand a smooch before we properly celebrate: #andorOk, all the gays seem aaid to accept the cu about Vel and Cta so at least I’m not alone ?Be more clear, Star Wars.

STAR WARS’ ANDOR HTS AT GAY ROMANCE

— Spoopy Angel |?️‍? ४ ☽ ?‍☠️ (@angel_ponrs) October 5, 2022 Andor knows where stands: ANDOR SAID GAY RIGHTS I WILL NOT SHUT UP ABOUT THIS— Noah (@keldorjedii) October 5, 2022 Y, we all picked up on that: #andor // spoilers (maybe?

TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED

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Instead, they provid a blk-and-you’ll-miss- gay kiss at the end of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – between two more-mor characters, Larma D’Acy and Wrobie Tyce.

TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE THE CROWD ROOM DEFEND BY FANS

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ANDOR GAVE US THE GAYT SCREEN FA STAR WARS HISTORY

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BARBIE SAID “GAY RIGHTS!” LONG BEFORE MARGOT ROBBIE OR GRETA GERWIG SHOWED UP

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Barbie Said “Gay Rights! "I curse the name of the lord this new Barbie movie that has been released full of transexual, and transgenr, and homosexualy, " the preacher clared.