The interview is being hailed as the first time many people in the Arab world have heard directly from a gay person

“I think the best thing that I could do in life is to live openly and authentically and happily, and if I'm doing that, I know I'm making them happy because that’s all they would want for me," actor and activist Omar Sharif Jr. recently said on an Arabic TV news program. "They would want me to be happy. That’s what grandparents should want for their grandchildren.”

The interview took place on presenter Jaafar Abdul Karim Arabic news program Shabab Talk, and Sharif Jr. tells Out that he was impressed by how the program turned out. Read More