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It’s a Queer World After All

hirty years ago, Patrick Sun told his mother he was gay. “She was incredibly upset and stressed out,” says Sun, recalling her reaction. “She thought I was sick and that I had to be cured, so she sent me to see a doctor. Nowadays that would be a politically incorrect response.” Nonetheless, Sun obliged, heading to Singapore to see a psychiatrist, as his mother didn’t want word of his sexuality to get out among Hong Kong friends, relatives and business associates. “I’m glad

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