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AS TOLD TO: BRYAN BERNAL // PHOTOGRAPHY: LUXXXER
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HAMPSTEAD HEATH MEN’S POND, LONDON
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The Rules for Staging A Successful of Gay Play
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Paul Flynn
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Films
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BOOKS
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A Role To Kill For
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THE WALKING DEAD FRANCHISE IS ONE OF US AMERICA’S BIGGEST TV SHOWS, DRAWING IN 10 MILLION VIEWERS A WEEK. ATTITUDE SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO COLMAN DOMINGO, WHO PLAYS GAY CHARACTER VICTOR IN SPIN-OFF FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
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