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        A Forbidden Kiss 
    An actor unlucky in life goes back home to the deep South in the film Counting for Thunder. Check out an exclusive clip from this little-seen gay gem.
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A Forbidden Kiss

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A Forbidden Kiss

An actor unlucky in life goes back home to the deep South in the film Counting for Thunder. Check out an exclusive clip from this little-seen gay gem.

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In a shocking move, the state’s Department of Health utilized its “11th hour” emergency rule just one day ahead of a lawsuit hearing.

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