'Funny Boy' Tells The Story Of A Young Gay Man's Comg Of Age In Sri Lanka : NPR

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• IN 'FUNNY BOY,' A YOUNG SRI LANKAN GAY MAN COM OF AGE AS ETHNIC TENSNS EXPLO

IN 'FUNNY BOY,' A YOUNG SRI LANKAN GAY MAN COM OF AGE AS ETHNIC TENSNS EXPLO

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When his parents start openly worryg about his “funny” sexualy and Arjie realiz that he is ed gay, they all react wh ep embarrassment and shame.