This anecdote posits gay sexuality as a corrupting force that stems from
Over time acted as a catalyst for him “becoming effeminate and gay.” Wholly straight until being subjected to anal rape involving a tent peg, which Quote recounts the experience of an acquaintance who, supposedly, was
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