10 Tim TV Used the Gay Bt Friend Trope

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Love him or hate him, the Gay Bt Friend (GBF) plays a big role pop culture.

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Perhaps the earlit example of the classic Gay Bt Friend character is 1984 movie The Woman Red, a Gene Wilr edy about a married man who be obssed wh a mol (Kelly LeBrock) after he se her skirt get blown up by a wd grate, Marilyn Monroe-style.

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10 Tim TV Used the Gay Bt Friend Trope .

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