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- RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
RUDY GAY EXPECTED TO DRAW TERT OM WARRRS, LAKERS, MAVERICKS, BULLS, PELINS
* gay barbershop chicago *
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THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
“I’d say ’s about 60 percent gay, 20 percent hipster-straight, 15 percent middle-aged straight men, and 5 percent transgenr or genr fluid, ” said Mch Koonce, who has worked at the barbershop for three years and is known for his beard, which go down to his cht. Tl clu the ual Rollg Stone, Natnal Geographic, and Esquire, but also gay magaz like Out and Advote alongsi a llectn of children’s books featurg Pokemon and Cur Gee. “What gay man n go to any other barbershop and talk about sports?
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Changg muny On nearby shelv, there are beard products that are labeled BEARd balm, a nod to gay men who often sport a beard.