Top Gun has one scene so inic, the sequel shed and went even eper. Here's a look at the gay subtext that everyone's been talkg about.
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TOP GUN: IS THERE REALLY A GAY SUBTEXT? WE ASKED THE WRER
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Go for the gay way. Last year, when Top Gun celebrated s 35th anniversary, Vulture asked producer Jerry Bckheimer about the film’s standg as an inic moment gay cema. Here's a look at the gay subtext that everyone's been talkg about.
HOW TOP GUN BEME A GAY CLASSIC
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Why Top Gun's Gay Subtext Persists. As much as football has homoerotic overton, beach volleyball follows closely behd, short swim tnks and all.