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GAY HISTORY: WHEN DID WE TURN ON THE MOTACHE?
The tash is enjoyg a renaissance among pop stars, movie actors and the wir public after s of beg irretrievably associated wh ary spots or the gay culture of the 1970s and 1980s * moustache gay symbol *
The Gay Mtache. Gay men practilly owned the mtache the '70s, and now 's bee a symbol of men's health issu celebrated every year durg Movember.
In honor of our hairy history, we prent the big gay mtach of our past. Forster whheld publitn of his groundbreakg gay romance novel Mrice until after his ath. As gay inty and polics began to perate pop culture, we saw the emergence of the Castro Clone, often wearg a heavy mtache: a reference to the workg Joe.
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GAY MTACHE VECTORS
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WHAT ARE GAY EMOJIS MEANGS?
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