Japane pop star Shjiro Atae announced that he is gay on Wednday – a bold move for such a public figure Japan, a the untry still do not regnize same-sex unns.
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- TYLER CHILRS RELEAS BTERSWEET MIC VIO FEATURG GAY LOVE STORY, STARRG COLTON HAYN
- SHJIRO ATAE OUT AS GAY AS JAPAN FAC PRSURE TO PASS PRO-LGBTQ+ LEGISLATN
- BROOKLYN MAN WHO WAS VOGUEG AT A GAS STATN FATALLY STABBED POSSIBLE ANTI-GAY HATE CRIME, POLICE SAY
TYLER CHILRS RELEAS BTERSWEET MIC VIO FEATURG GAY LOVE STORY, STARRG COLTON HAYN
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SHJIRO ATAE OUT AS GAY AS JAPAN FAC PRSURE TO PASS PRO-LGBTQ+ LEGISLATN
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BROOKLYN MAN WHO WAS VOGUEG AT A GAS STATN FATALLY STABBED POSSIBLE ANTI-GAY HATE CRIME, POLICE SAY
”But the “gay” green jumpsu still had s crics. One simply says “better out than ” — and another has ught attentn for s choice of words: “not me livg my gayt life. — haley (@hairpntrigger) May 1, 2023“Babe wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped, ” someone tweeted while sharg their hl, which clud both the “better out than ” shirt and one that says “not a phase” wh the phas of the wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped (this is my hl, rporatns profg off pri month is obvi kd of sketch but the are fun)(special shout out to the gay in shrek gassy quote tshirt) — Tyle Christensen (@tylerrlchris) May 8, 2023Queer artists, trans solidaryEven as social media ers dragged some of the signs as “silly” or “crge, ” many also praised the retailer for hirg queer artists to subm signs and associatg s rporate name wh signs that support transgenr people.