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Contents:
- WHY DO GAY MEN WALK SO FAST?
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- BURNA BOY SPOTTED DANCG LIKE A GAY IN A RECENT VIRAL VIO; NETIZENS REACT (WATCH)
WHY DO GAY MEN WALK SO FAST?
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THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
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BURNA BOY SPOTTED DANCG LIKE A GAY IN A RECENT VIRAL VIO; NETIZENS REACT (WATCH)
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From “gays n’t drive” to “gays love iced ffee, ” new on seem to appear every day.
Earlier this year, Vice wrer Jam Greig attempted to fact-check the “new gay stereotyp. Both found the accuracy of the new trop difficult to prove, but explored their plex and often ntradictory that sense, the new(ish) stereotype that “gay men walk fast” is no different.
If “walkg gay” really is a thg, seems that many gay people perceive speed to be a part of that.