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HBO’S THE LAST OF US IMPROV ON THE GAME’S IMPLIED GAY ROMANCE
WAS BILL GAY THE LAST OF US GAME?
‘THE LAST OF US’ CONFIRMED THAT BILL WAS GAY YEARS AGO
THE LAST OF US’ GEO GAY LOVE STORY COULD NOT BE MORE TIMELY
WAS BILL GAY THE LAST OF US GAME? RELATNSHIP WH FRANK EXPLAED
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HBO’S THE LAST OF US IMPROV ON THE GAME’S IMPLIED GAY ROMANCE

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Bill is gay the game, but ’s referenced so vaguely that plenty of players missed .

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WAS BILL GAY THE LAST OF US GAME?

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Wh such drastic chang, pecially when to Bill and Frank’s relatnship, some are left askg if Bill was really gay The Last of Us vio game. The biggt hts towards Bill beg a gay man are his relatnship to Frank and a certa magaze that Ellie steals om his stash the church basement, both of which n be missed by players not engagg optnal ntent or not payg close enough attentn.

‘THE LAST OF US’ CONFIRMED THAT BILL WAS GAY YEARS AGO

“Long Long Time” has sparked several plats om the worst si of Twter about how The Last of Us allegedly shoehorned a gay relatnship. But the fact is Bill has always been gay.

THE LAST OF US’ GEO GAY LOVE STORY COULD NOT BE MORE TIMELY

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

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