A Gay Whe Teen Stggl To Exist In Apartheid South Ai In 'Moffie' : NPR

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A GAY WHE TEEN STGGL TO EXIST IN APARTHEID SOUTH AI IN 'MOFFIE'

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He's said terviews that while he was ially reluctant to tell a story about this era om the perspective of whe men, he saw an opportuny to nont apartheid's culture of hypermasculy and s vastatg impact on gay South Ains.

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