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• 'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
• IS KEV MCHALE GAY? THE 'GLEE' STAR HAS BEEN DATG ANOTHER ACTOR FOR 6 YEARS
• 'GLEE' ALUM KEV MCHALE CONFIRMS HE'S GAY: 'I THK THERE WAS ZERO SURPRISE'
• GLEE STAR KEV MCHALE COM OUT AS GAY
• ‘GLEE’ STAR ENGAGED AND OTHER GAY UPL HOLLYWOOD
• ‘GLEE’ STAR KEV MCHALE COM OUT AS GAY, CREDS ARIANA GRAN’S NEW SONG

'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET

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IS KEV MCHALE GAY? THE 'GLEE' STAR HAS BEEN DATG ANOTHER ACTOR FOR 6 YEARS

"Glee" star Chris Colfer opened up about playg the openly gay character, Kurt, on a podst Thursday.

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'GLEE' ALUM KEV MCHALE CONFIRMS HE'S GAY: 'I THK THERE WAS ZERO SURPRISE'

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GLEE STAR KEV MCHALE COM OUT AS GAY

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‘GLEE’ STAR ENGAGED AND OTHER GAY UPL HOLLYWOOD

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‘GLEE’ STAR KEV MCHALE COM OUT AS GAY, CREDS ARIANA GRAN’S NEW SONG

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