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Contents:

• A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
• ‘YOU N’T W WHOUT GAY PLAYERS,’ SAYS USA’S WORLD CUP HERO MEGAN RAPOE

A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

She is one of the world’s most famo out gay athlet, and fights fiercely for the LGBTQ+ muny. It will be a glor month to be a gay fan. Last time at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the Netherlands lay claim to the honor of beg the team wh the most out LGBTQ players, but this year Atralia boasts 10 out players and overtak them for the tle of Gayt Team 2k23.

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‘YOU N’T W WHOUT GAY PLAYERS,’ SAYS USA’S WORLD CUP HERO MEGAN RAPOE

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