Show how shyam selvadurai sketch parallel between sexuality and ethnicity visible in the novel funny boy

Shyam selvadurai's funny boy's narrative maintains a parallel between sexuality and ethnicity. Author has talked on both the terms as per their importance in the novel. As Arjie continues to know his "identity" after everyone calls him a funny boy and other such incidents, the historical background of Colombo of that time is also present in the story. The ethnic conflicts between Sinhalese and Tamils is portarayed in the story as well as the homosexuality of Arjie.