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BURY YOUR GAYS (LERALLY): HOW THE HNTG OF BLY MANOR US AND SUBVERTS THE TROPE
Wh s tragic romantic endg, “Bly Manor” tras the same tired and harmful “kill your gays” trope that has plagued Hollywood for years — ever sce Shirley MacLae was last seen hangg by a rope “The Children’s Hour. ” Though she also stggled to fd love, at least Theo had a gay swagger and a hot sex life. Like the ghosts of “Bly Manor, ” “kill your gays” hnts to this day.
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