Were the origal X-Men movi good, or gay? - Cemaphile

Contents:

• 'FIRST CLASS': THE LATT CHAPTER THE 'X-MEN' GAY-RIGHTS PARABLE
• WERE THE ORIGAL X-MEN MOVI GOOD, OR GAY?
• "MUTANT" AS A COWORD FOR "GAY" THE X-MEN MOVI

'FIRST CLASS': THE LATT CHAPTER THE 'X-MEN' GAY-RIGHTS PARABLE

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WERE THE ORIGAL X-MEN MOVI GOOD, OR GAY?

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"MUTANT" AS A COWORD FOR "GAY" THE X-MEN MOVI

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And rather than prott, or worse yet, take ownership of the work gay fans have done for themselv appropriatg the X-Men, Claremont seemed happy to acknowledge how ltle of the X-Men’s queerns had started wh him.