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 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.