After playg a B on "Star Trek," Jonathan Del Ar stars a new film as a gay pater whose sual enunter wh a younger man turns to somethg more than they bargaed for.
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- RISTANCE WAS FUTILE FOR JONATHAN DEL AR, PLAYG THIS GAY SVENGALI
- FOR PRI MONTH, WE CELEBRATE STAR TREK’S GAYT MOMENTS
- ‘STAR TREK’ GETS ITS FIRST LGBTQ CHARACTER: SULU IS REVEALED TO BE GAY
RISTANCE WAS FUTILE FOR JONATHAN DEL AR, PLAYG THIS GAY SVENGALI
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FOR PRI MONTH, WE CELEBRATE STAR TREK’S GAYT MOMENTS
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‘STAR TREK’ GETS ITS FIRST LGBTQ CHARACTER: SULU IS REVEALED TO BE GAY
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