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Contents:

• ‘STAR WARS’ ANNOUNC 20 NEW BOOKS, FIRST GAY CHARACTER
• STAR WARS IS GAY! 7 CANONILLY QUEER AND NON-BARY CHARACTERS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
• STAR WARS NOVELIST STRIK BACK AT GAY CHARACTER SLURS
• STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER HAS ANCHISE'S FIRST GAY KISS
• ‘STAR WARS’ UNIVERSE GETS S FIRST GAY CHARACTER

‘STAR WARS’ ANNOUNC 20 NEW BOOKS, FIRST GAY CHARACTER

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STAR WARS IS GAY! 7 CANONILLY QUEER AND NON-BARY CHARACTERS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT

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STAR WARS NOVELIST STRIK BACK AT GAY CHARACTER SLURS

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STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER HAS ANCHISE'S FIRST GAY KISS

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‘STAR WARS’ UNIVERSE GETS S FIRST GAY CHARACTER

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