“You’re a pansy,” she said, her lips curling in disgust. We looked at her blankly. “A faggot,” she said, her voice rising against our uncomprehending stares. “A sissy!” she shouted in desperation. It was clear by this time that these were insults.
American insults that barely tough him because he doesn’t know the meaning/context. Innocence of a less homophobic world? Or did homophobia ‘not exist’ in Sri Lanka?

