The activist and grandson of the Hollywood legend tails his first gay sexual experience his new memoir, A Tale of Two Omars. Read an exclive excerpt here.
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HALF JEWISH, GAY AND DCENDANT OF AN EGYPTIAN LEGEND: OMAR SHARIF JR. TELLS ALL NEW MEMOIR
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“He told me you n’t be succsful Hollywood if you’re not OK wh Jews and homosexuals, ” says Omar Junr, lghg. Brish gay magaze Attu regnised his urage by givg him an Inspiratn Award last October. He me out as gay a 2012 say The Advote, which he tailed the treatment of LGBTQ people Egypt and plead for more acceptance of queer people wh the Arab world.
USA Today reports some of the biggt revelatns, cludg that the ernment of Egypt attempted to strip him of cizenship 2012 followg his g out, not only bee he was gay, but bee he also revealed his Jewish herage. Related: Omar Sharif’s Grandson Com Out As Gay And Half-Jewish. Sharif further claims his mother didn’t react well to his g out, gog so far as to blame his beg gay as the e of her breast ncer.