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Contents:
- COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
- ‘THE BACHELOR’ HAS A TROUBLED HISTORY WHEN TO GAY ROMANCE. IT’S NOT ALONE
- IT’S TIME FOR AN ACTUALLY GAY SEASON OF THE BACHELOR ALREADY
- THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
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‘THE BACHELOR’ HAS A TROUBLED HISTORY WHEN TO GAY ROMANCE. IT’S NOT ALONE
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IT’S TIME FOR AN ACTUALLY GAY SEASON OF THE BACHELOR ALREADY
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THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
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