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Did Glee Make Us Gay?
Ep. 256
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PJ has a bone to pick with the Glambot, and the lads are thinking about all the crazy dangerous things they were doing as kids, mostly thanks to the neighbourhood trampoline. Kevin is also contemplating what he wants in a relationship: spoiler alert, he’s an independent woman!
This week, Kevin and PJ are introducing a brand new type of episode, unpacking something from their youth that had an impact on them growing up. And the question for this week, drumroll please… did Glee make us gay? Grab a slushee girls, as they unpack queer representation on TV, iconic Glee numbers and characters and why Sue Sylvester was the campest character on our screens!
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