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Contents:

• STEELERS: HOW ANTI-GAY ROW SPIRED GBY FILM
• TAKE A SNEAK PEEK AT GAY GBY FILM, ‘IN FROM THE SI’
• IN FROM THE SI REVIEW – GAY GBY DRAMA IS TOO SLOW ON S FEET
• STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB
• 6 SENTIAL LGBT+ FILMS TO SEE AT BFI FLARE FTIVAL, OM GAY GBY ROMANCE TO TRANS G-OF-AGE
• STEELERS: HOW ANTI-GAY ROW SPIRED GBY FILM
• JOG THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM CHANGED MY LIFE. SO I MA A FILM ABOUT
• A NEW DOCUMENTARY EXPLOR THE LIV AND ROMANC OF GAY RUGBY PLAYERS
• HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
• STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB
• NEW ‘STEELERS’ DOCUMENTARY PROFIL BARRIER-BREAKG GAY BRISH GBY CLUB
• TO GAY GBY, WH LOVE – MATT CARTER ON MAKG ‘IN FROM THE SI’

STEELERS: HOW ANTI-GAY ROW SPIRED GBY FILM

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TAKE A SNEAK PEEK AT GAY GBY FILM, ‘IN FROM THE SI’

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IN FROM THE SI REVIEW – GAY GBY DRAMA IS TOO SLOW ON S FEET

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STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB

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6 SENTIAL LGBT+ FILMS TO SEE AT BFI FLARE FTIVAL, OM GAY GBY ROMANCE TO TRANS G-OF-AGE

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STEELERS: HOW ANTI-GAY ROW SPIRED GBY FILM

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JOG THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM CHANGED MY LIFE. SO I MA A FILM ABOUT

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A NEW DOCUMENTARY EXPLOR THE LIV AND ROMANC OF GAY RUGBY PLAYERS

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HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON

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STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB

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NEW ‘STEELERS’ DOCUMENTARY PROFIL BARRIER-BREAKG GAY BRISH GBY CLUB

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TO GAY GBY, WH LOVE – MATT CARTER ON MAKG ‘IN FROM THE SI’

It was only when Israel Fol began postg “hell awas homosexuals” on social media that I realised I had to tell the story of the club – and my own like Dan Palmer, I too have Fol to thank small part.