The Last of Us’s gay love story breaks new ground for an entire genre

Contents:

• HBO’S ‘THE LAST OF US’ DIRECTOR SAYS YOU NEED TO ‘TRICK’ VIEWERS TO WATCHG A GAY LOVE STORY
• HBO’S THE LAST OF US GETS REVIEW BOMBED AFTER HISTORIC GAY EPISO
• WAS BILL GAY THE LAST OF US GAME? RELATNSHIP WH FRANK EXPLAED
• THE LAST OF US’S GAY LOVE STORY BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR AN ENTIRE GENRE
• “IT IS ABOUT TWO GAY DUS WHO MEET AND HAVE A RELATNSHIP”: BEN SHAPIRO CRICISG ‘THE LAST OF US’ EPISO 3 BACKFIR AS FANS CALL HIM “BRA-DEAD” FOR HIS VIEWS
• GAMER EXPLAS WHY BILL AND FRANK TOTALLY WEREN’T GAY ‘THE LAST OF US’ GAME, YOU GUYS
• IS ELLIE GAY IN THE LAST OF US TV SHOW?
• ARE BILL AND FRANK GAY THE LAST OF US? WHAT’S THEIR RELATNSHIP?

HBO’S ‘THE LAST OF US’ DIRECTOR SAYS YOU NEED TO ‘TRICK’ VIEWERS TO WATCHG A GAY LOVE STORY

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HBO’S THE LAST OF US GETS REVIEW BOMBED AFTER HISTORIC GAY EPISO

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WAS BILL GAY THE LAST OF US GAME? RELATNSHIP WH FRANK EXPLAED

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THE LAST OF US’S GAY LOVE STORY BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR AN ENTIRE GENRE

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“IT IS ABOUT TWO GAY DUS WHO MEET AND HAVE A RELATNSHIP”: BEN SHAPIRO CRICISG ‘THE LAST OF US’ EPISO 3 BACKFIR AS FANS CALL HIM “BRA-DEAD” FOR HIS VIEWS

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GAMER EXPLAS WHY BILL AND FRANK TOTALLY WEREN’T GAY ‘THE LAST OF US’ GAME, YOU GUYS

In the game, while not overtly shown, Bill is gay. Acrdg to crics who have seen the show, we're gettg a whole lot more of The Last of Us' gay characters than we Last of Us follows Joel and Ellie as they travel across a post-apolyptic Ameri tryg to avoid fung-fected zombi. *WARNING: Spoilers ahead for The Last Of Us*The story of Bill and Frank is only briefly touched upon The Last Of Us vio game, but episo 3 of HBO’s adaptatn has dramatilly expand on their relatnship what is a notable viatn om the source enthrallg episo is filled wh tensn, joy and heartbreak as tells the pair’s story over almost two s, begng wh their first meetg after Frank fell to one of Bill’s follows is a betiful love story that has left fans wh a number of qutns, wh some askg whether Bill was gay The Last Of Us game self.

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IS ELLIE GAY IN THE LAST OF US TV SHOW?

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ARE BILL AND FRANK GAY THE LAST OF US? WHAT’S THEIR RELATNSHIP?

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