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Contents:

• GRDR WAS THE FIRST BIG DATG APP FOR GAY MEN. NOW ’S FALLG OUT OF FAVOR.
• HOW GAY MEN JTIFY THEIR RACISM ON GRDR
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

GRDR WAS THE FIRST BIG DATG APP FOR GAY MEN. NOW ’S FALLG OUT OF FAVOR.

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HOW GAY MEN JTIFY THEIR RACISM ON GRDR

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KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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