GBF FYI

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If you're unfamiliar with or mystified by the GBF (gay best friend) phenomenon, The Bold Italic elucidates everything for you in this recent article. There are biological, socio-political, psychological and survivalist reasons why a friendship between a woman and a gay man is the perfect pairing. We should all be so lucky. [The Bold Italic]