Extra Bad Gays April 2024: A Good Old-Fashioned Tory Sex Scandal and Feud: Truman Capote and the Swans Bad Gays

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It's a good old-fashioned Tory sex scandal! We break down the trials and tribulations of one William Wragg MP, a man who simultaneously looks 13 and 60 despite actually being in his thirties. The right-wing and not-so-honorable gentleman succumbed to a honey trap and shared colleagues' phone numbers to avoid 'compromising' photographs being leaked. To Ben's dismay, Huw speculates in vivid detail as to what these pictures might depict. We discuss what the scandal reveals about the strange relationship between 'sleaze,' decaying Conservative rule, and the relationship between class and homosexuality in Britain. Then we break down the Gus Van Sant/Jon Robin Baitz Truman Capote series: and discuss alternatives to this ultimately disappointing series.

It's a good old-fashioned Tory sex scandal! We break down the trials and tribulations of one William Wragg MP, a man who simultaneously looks 13 and 60 despite actually being in his thirties. The right-wing and not-so-honorable gentleman succumbed to a honey trap and shared colleagues' phone numbers to avoid 'compromising' photographs being leaked. To Ben's dismay, Huw speculates in vivid detail as to what these pictures might depict. We discuss what the scandal reveals about the strange relationship between 'sleaze,' decaying Conservative rule, and the relationship between class and homosexuality in Britain. Then we break down the Gus Van Sant/Jon Robin Baitz Truman Capote series: and discuss alternatives to this ultimately disappointing series.

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