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James Bond might be gay, Her Majesty's man in Chicago hints
He leaves a trail of bodies, dead or deflowered, in every movie he's appeared in — but might Britain's most famous secret agent have had a secret of his own?
According to Her Majesty's man in Chicago, the answer is a resounding "Yes."
Speaking at a party to celebrate Pride at the downtown Virgin Hotel on Friday night, British Consul General Martin Whalley sidestepped awkward questions about the Brexit vote, preferring instead to tell a sharp-suited crowd that included U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk that the UK has the best legal protections for the LGBT community of any country in Europe.
"In 2016 our secret service was named the nation's most LGBT-friendly employer, so way to go, James Bond," he said, before adding with a cheeky leer, "Who'd have thought, eh, who'd have thought?"
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gay-james-bond-0628-chicago-inc-20160627-story.html
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