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gay fails

As assiatn to more mastream culture creas, many gay men are shiftg their attus on non-tradnal relatnships—beg ls acceptg of them.

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Happy and gay all day long. 'I read the book and I'm still gay': Man rells how he accintally me out to his ultra nservative llege roommat via voicemail om the bookstore.

'I slammed the door my uncle's face': Homophobic uncle asks for gay nephew to watch his kid, gets what he serv. The homophob always e back when they need somethg, huh? 'So I bought their home and I evicted them': Homophobic neighbor who nstantly shouts slurs gets served ser karma om their gay neighbor.

27 GAY MEM SURE TO MAKE ANYONE LGH

The gay uple waved a poetic goodbye on their new ont porch as the homophobic now-ex-neighbors all of a sudn realized what had jt happened to them: Karma.

THE DOWNFALL OF THE EX-GAY MOVEMENT

When It No Longer Matters If Tails From "Sonic" Is Gay or Not.

Tmp's "Ask the Gays" Remark on Wednday Inced All the Rage on Twter.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY FAILS

Monogamy or Bt: Why Are Many Gay Men Opposed to Open Relatnships?.

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