Ian McKellen | Wrgs | Activism | A Gay Gandalf

Contents:

• IS GANDALF GAY? 'HOBB' STAR IAN MCKELLAN DE-SPELLS THE RUMORS
• GANDALF BACKS GAY PRI EVENT
• IS GANDALF GAY? EXPLORG THE WIZARD’S SEXUALY
• THE-LUDWIG/GANDALF-THE-GAY
• 15 JANUARY 2000 | "A GAY GANDALF"
• IS GANDALF, FROM 'THE HOBB' GAY?
• GANDALF OM LOTR NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF GAY PRI PARA
• GAY PRI
• GAY PRI CALENDAR
• THIS GAY GUY STOOD UP TO HIS LTLE SISTER’S BULLY WH AN OPEN LETTER ON FACEBOOK

IS GANDALF GAY? 'HOBB' STAR IAN MCKELLAN DE-SPELLS THE RUMORS

Meanwhile, openly gay poet WH Aun, once said: “No fictn I have read the last five years has given me more joy. ‘Who’s to say Gandalf isn’t gay? When McKellen filmed the movi he was the only openly gay st member – but over the past two s more of the actors have e out cludg The Hobb stars Lee Pace (Elven Kg Thranduil) and Le Evans (Bard the Bowman).

GANDALF BACKS GAY PRI EVENT

In an terview wh The Tim he said: “When I beme Gandalf, I thk I was the only gay member of the st. “Now there are two gay dwarfs. There’s a gay elf.

There are six openly gay actors.

Who’s to say that Gandalf isn’t gay anyway?

IS GANDALF GAY? EXPLORG THE WIZARD’S SEXUALY

There was also the hugely popular LiveJournal satiril fanfictn The Very Secret Diari om 2001-2003 which clud several gay relatnships.? Although is not yet clear how much LGBTQ+ reprentatn the new seri will have, if any, early reviews dite elf Elrond, played by Robert Aramayo, may be gay.

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A Hollywood star and advote of gay rights has lent his support to Oxford's own gay pri event. He would jo Lord Waheed Ali, the first openly gay peer the Hoe of Lords, who is a patron of the event, and Oxford Wt and Abgdon MP Dr Evan Harris, at the fourth annual Pri Ftival, celebratg the cy's gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr culture. Sir Ian said: "Whenever gay people gather publicly to celebrate their sense of muny, there are two important rults.

"First, onlookers n be imprsed by our nfince and termatn to be ourselv and send, gay people - of whatever age - n be forted by the ocsn to take the first steps towards g out and leavg the closet forever behd. The actor, whose film reer spans five s and 35 feature films, went public wh his own sexualy almost 20 years ago and has been volved gay activism ever sce.

In the past he has been Grand Marshall at San Francis's gay rally and he took part the first post-apartheid rally Johannburg, South Ai.

15 JANUARY 2000 | "A GAY GANDALF"

But is Gandalf gay? Based on the books alone, people n safely assume that Gandalf is not gay. However, ’s also possible that Tolkien simply left out any sexual implitns sce was emed appropriate, pecially homosexualy, which was still illegal the U.

The actor prefers to keep the qutn open-end and even stated an terview, “Who’s to say Gandalf isn’t gay? ” It’s important to note that McKellen himself intifi as gay and has been out sce 1988. No, Gandalf is not gay, but he may be nsired asexual.

Although McKellen never nsired Gandalf gay, he did state the possibily that the wizard may be asexual. Rowlg published the seventh and fal book the “Harry Potter” seri 2007, she announced that the character of Dumbledore had “fallen love wh” another male character, effectively nfirmg he was gay. Amidst the ntroversy, was also brought to light that Rowlg’s famo psdonym “Robert Galbrah, ” (her Twter b outright stat, “Wrer sometim known as Robert Galbrah”) is also the name of the psychiatrist who pneered gay nversn therapy.

IS GANDALF, FROM 'THE HOBB' GAY?

Gandalf The Gay.

GANDALF OM LOTR NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF GAY PRI PARA

In a world which stunts are expelled for handg out Pri flags to prott Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill, " the need to show support for LGTBQ+ rights—publicly as well as privately—is as important as ever. Gilbert Baker Pri Flag(Image cred: Wikimedia Commons)In 1977, gay polician Harvey Milk tasked veteran Gilbert Baker to e up wh a Pri flag.

Tradnal Gay Pri Flag (Image cred: Getty Imag/Norberto Cuen)This is probably the flag you'll see most often: Six lors, apparently easier to produce than the odd-numbered seven (although other reports say was more about makg the flag easier for paras and to hang on posts).

GAY PRI

Lbian Labrys Flag(Image cred: Getty Imag/Ecelop)This flag isn't wily ed—and part of the reason may be that the flag was signed 1999 by a gay man, Sean Campbell. But the "leather flag, " created by Tony DeBlase 1989, is a symbol of that muny (which clus many gay men)—black may symbolize leather, whe is pury, blue is votn, and the heart is Brotherhood Flag(Image cred: Getty Imag/grebhkovmaxim)Craig Byrn and Pl Wzkoske 1995 ma the "bear flag" for "a subculture of mascule-prentg gay, bisexual and trans men who embrace facial and body hair and may have larger bodi.

Homophobia is Everywhere.

When gay activists refer to a wispread disaffectn or. fear of homosexuals and ll "homophobia, " our opponents are sceptil. to ease the disadvantag gays and lbians endure unr the law, the.

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homophob always react strongly.

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THIS GAY GUY STOOD UP TO HIS LTLE SISTER’S BULLY WH AN OPEN LETTER ON FACEBOOK

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