As Tt celebrat his 80th birthday, a Tim journalist asks 'Is he gay?'
Contents:
- MEET THE DUO BEHD THE VERY BRIGHT AND VERY FUN VERYGAYPAT
- TT WAS GAY, TIM JOURNALIST CLAIMS
- IS TT GAY?
MEET THE DUO BEHD THE VERY BRIGHT AND VERY FUN VERYGAYPAT
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TT WAS GAY, TIM JOURNALIST CLAIMS
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To be like, ‘Tanzanians are gay as well, and we support that even if our ernment do not.
IS TT GAY?
The mural was pated 1991 and then repated 1999 to make Cathere appear more feme—many believed the mural picted a gay uple, given the proximy of the mural to Bssel’s gay district.
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