Jeff Calhoun, the gay director of the Duck Commanr Mil, explas why the show may be the most important thg he's ever produced.
Contents:
- ‘I’M GAY’: GORDON THOMSON, DYNASTY’S ADAM CARRGTON, COM OUT—AND TRASH CW’S REBOOT
- DYNASTY SEASON 3 EPISO 7 SHOOT FROM THE HIP SAM FLETCHER KISS GAY UPLE THE CW SHOW
‘I’M GAY’: GORDON THOMSON, DYNASTY’S ADAM CARRGTON, COM OUT—AND TRASH CW’S REBOOT
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DYNASTY SEASON 3 EPISO 7 SHOOT FROM THE HIP SAM FLETCHER KISS GAY UPLE THE CW SHOW
Steven Carrgton (Al Corley, later Jack Coleman) may have been gay, but the heterosexual Adam was queer the tt sense of the word.
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