The Last of Us’s gay love story breaks new ground for an entire genre

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The earlier kiss between gay characters Bill and Frank were not censored.

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TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE THE CROWD ROOM DEFEND BY FANS

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THE LAST OF US’S GAY LOVE STORY BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR AN ENTIRE GENRE

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THAT ‘THE LAST OF US’ GAY LOVE STORY IS GROUNDBREAKG

As the gam have been adapted for the screen, there has not exactly been a wealth of gay characters to choose mak Bill’s barely-mentned relatnship The Last of Us somethg of an outlier.

IS NICK OFFERMAN GAY? HIS LAST OF US ROLE EXPLAED

Gay storyl on TV, while not ubiquo, are not unheard of. The actor’s role as Bill HBO’s The Last of Us adaptatn is part of a larger discsn that rais the qutn as to whether Nick Offerman is gay.

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'The Last of Us' Has an Entire Episo Foced on Its Gay Characters.

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