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The Glorious History of Gay Bob

While many are questioning the sexual identity of Ken in the new Barbie movie, there’s one studly disco-era male doll whose sexual identity has never been in doubt.

Before Ryan Gosling brought the famed male Ken doll to life on the silver screen opposite film, there was a very gay male doll named “Gay Bob.”

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