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Contents:
- DISNEY FILM FEATURG GAY MA CHARACTER BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE
- WHY THERE ARE SO MANY “FIRST” GAY DISNEY CHARACTERS
- DISNEY'S 8 'FIRST OPENLY GAY' CHARACTERS, RANKED (BY HOW EMBARRASSED DISNEY SHOULD FEEL)
- ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’: JOSH GAD PLAYS DISNEY’S FIRST-EVER GAY CHARACTER
- THERE’S A ‘GAY MOMENT’ DISNEY’S NEW ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’ — SO ONE THEATER WON’T SHOW THE MOVIE
DISNEY FILM FEATURG GAY MA CHARACTER BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE
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WHY THERE ARE SO MANY “FIRST” GAY DISNEY CHARACTERS
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DISNEY'S 8 'FIRST OPENLY GAY' CHARACTERS, RANKED (BY HOW EMBARRASSED DISNEY SHOULD FEEL)
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‘BETY AND THE BEAST’: JOSH GAD PLAYS DISNEY’S FIRST-EVER GAY CHARACTER
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THERE’S A ‘GAY MOMENT’ DISNEY’S NEW ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’ — SO ONE THEATER WON’T SHOW THE MOVIE
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