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Contents:
- TOM ALLEN: THE IA OF GAY SHAME STILL PERVAS
- TV TONIGHT: A PUNCHY SERI OF EDY SHORTS KICKS OFF WH THIS IS GAY
TOM ALLEN: THE IA OF GAY SHAME STILL PERVAS
The edian discs the shame he felt growg up gay the 1990s, and how he overme . * bbc gay comedian *
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TV TONIGHT: A PUNCHY SERI OF EDY SHORTS KICKS OFF WH THIS IS GAY
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