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Contents:
- YEARS & YEARS' NEW SONG CELEBRAT THE "BLSG" OF BEG GAY
- YEARS & YEARS OLLY ALEXANR VOWS TO NTUE TO BE ‘VERY GAY’ AS HE SOPS LGBT AWARD
- AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
- GAY RIGHTS
YEARS & YEARS' NEW SONG CELEBRAT THE "BLSG" OF BEG GAY
Years and Years star Rsell Tovey says there's been a huge shift how gay characters are wrten on televisn an terview w Metro. * years and years gay *
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In 2017, he released a BBC Documentary, Growg Up Gay, which shed light on mental health issu among LGBTQ youth. For their sophomore rerd, Alexanr was spired by artists like David Bowie, Prce, and even Lady Gaga, who’ve created imagary worlds to go along wh their mic.
YEARS & YEARS OLLY ALEXANR VOWS TO NTUE TO BE ‘VERY GAY’ AS HE SOPS LGBT AWARD
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“I wanted to wre a song about my experienc wh straight guys, bee I know a lot of other gay guys will relate to this.
AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
I thk pecially for men, we do have a hyper mascule culture that don't really allow men to be anythg other than straight—unls they're gay—and there's not really much between that. I thk a lot of gay and queer people grow up a culture that mak them feel ashamed of themselv and ashamed of their bodi and ashamed of their sir. That kd of stuff still exists for me, but at the same time, I'm at a place now where I'm so happy to be gay.
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GAY RIGHTS
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