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Cascading with new followers, likes, DMs, and still counting, Austin Houghton had his taste of heyday when he got featured in a gay dating app's juicy article last summer. Now embarking in sophomore year and still overwhelmed with his newfound online fame, Austin accidentally shared to his best friend Timothy that only users of the app were featured in the article. So as an active user of a gay dating app, does this mean Austin is downright out? Or was he just about to come out?
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