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Ian McKellen has said that MI6 liftg s ban on gay spi helped the overall battle for LGBT+ rights the early 1990s.

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IAN MCKELLEN REVEALS HE NEVER GOT TO TELL HIS PARENTS HE WAS GAY

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April 1988Gay Tim. London Gay Pri 1993Wh former Amerin soldiers Clifford Krapf and Perry Watks.

New York Gay Pri (Stonewall): Angela Mason, Stephen Fry, Mart Sherman, Ian McKellen, Mig Kimpton. 1994South Ai Gay Pri March; the UK ntgent: Greg Doran, Antony Sher, Ian McKellen, Sean Mathias, Johannberg (home ma banner by Tony Sher & Ian).

1995Ian McKellen, Phumzile Mtetwa (General Secretary of ILGA), Print Nelson Manla, and the late gay rights lear Simon Tseko Nkoli at ANC Headquarters Johannburg, South Ai.

8 TIM SIR IAN MCKELLEN PROVED HE’S A TE GAY RIGHTS HERO

2 December 2000: Ian McKellen and Peter Jackson addrs a backyard gatherg of gay activists, Wellgton; Photo by Keh Stern.

Michael Cashman and Ian McKellen celebratg 10th anniversary of FFLAG (Friends and Fay of Lbians and Gays) Birmgham, wh Leicter Parents Betty, Kath, and Jenny. 20 June 2008Wh lears of UK Lbian Gay Immigratn Group: Er Power, Barry O Leary, Ben Summerskill, Sebastian Roc.

As patron I support other gay groups.

5 TIM IAN MCKELLEN WAS AN ADVOTE FOR THE LGBT COMMUNYTHE OUT ACTOR AND ACTIVIST TURNS 79 TODAY, MAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY SAM MANZELLAMAY 25, 2018/2:13 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2931PX;WIDTH:4398PX;}VTOR ZUNO CELOTTO/GETTY IMAGROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 01: IAN MCKELLEN WALKS A RED RPET FOR 'IAN MCKELLEN: PLAYG THE PART' DURG THE 12TH ROME FILM FT AT AUDORIUM PAR DELLA MI ON NOVEMBER 1, 2017 ROME, ITALY. (PHOTO BY VTOR ZUNO CELOTTO/GETTY IMAG)BY SAM MANZELLAMAY 25, 2018 / 2:13 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"5 TIM IAN MCKELLEN WAS AN ADVOTE FOR THE LGBT COMMUNY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-05-25T18:13:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-05-25T18:13:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIR IAN MCKELLEN IS MORE THAN A TONY AND GOLN GLOBE-WNG ACTOR: THE X-MEN AND LORD OF THE RGS STAR IS ALSO A VOL LGBT ADVOTE, STANDG UP FOR QUEER REPRENTATN FILM AND LGBT RIGHTS AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HONOR OF MCKELLEN'S 79TH BIRTHDAY, WE'RE HIGHLIGHTG FIVE TIM THE ACTOR ADVOTED FOR THE QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ME OUT PUBLICLY TO FY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH MCKELLEN WAS REPORTEDLY OUT AS GAY TO THEATER LLEAGU EARLY HIS REER, HE DIDN'T PUBLICLY E OUT UNTIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS CHOICE TO E OUT WAS FIANCE OF SECTN 28, A NTROVERSIAL U.K. LAW THAT PROHIBED LOL THORI OM "PROMOTG HOMOSEXUALY." MCKELLEN BEME A VOL OPPONENT OF THE LEGISLATN—AND OUTED HIMSELF DURG A BBC RAD SPOT TO BOLSTER HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE -FOUND STONEWALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1989, MCKELLEN HELPED -FOUND STONEWALL U.K., AN LGBT ADVOCY GROUP NAMED AFTER THE FAMO STONEWALL RTS NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE REVOLUTN WON’T BE PLETE UNTIL EQUALY IS ACCEPTED AT HOME, AT SCHOOL, AT WORK, AND THE STREETS," HE TOLD THE GROUP A STATEMENT. "SO WE MT NTUE TO SUPPORT STONEWALL’S SENTIAL IATIV, KNOWG RIGHT IS ON OUR SI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE BACKED A TEEN-LED LGBT EQUALY IATIVENICK HARVEY/WIREIMAGELONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 09: SIR IAN MCKELLEN ATTENDS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAMO RTRANT AT THE IVY ON NOVEMBER 9, 2010 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY NICK HARVEY/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2010, MCKELLEN OFFERED HIS SUPPORT OF LIVERPOOL'S PROJECT TRIANGLE, A TEEN-N ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA IATIVE OM LGBT ARTS AND CULTURE GROUP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I FULLY SUPPORT HOMOTOPIA’S TERMATN TO TACKLE THE VLENCE WHICH FAC THE REPUTATN OF LIVERPOOL AS A IENDLY, CLIVE MUNY," MCKELLEN WROTE A STATEMENT, MUCH TO THE LIGHT OF HOMOTOPIA EXECUTIV, WHO THANKED HIM FOR HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ENURAGED CLOSETED ACTORS TO E OUTANTOE ANTONL/GETTY IMAG FOR CANN LNSCANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 21: SIR IAN MCKELLEN ATTENDS THE CANN LNS FTIVAL 2017 ON JUNE 21, 2017 CANN, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY ANTOE ANTONL/GETTY IMAG FOR CANN LNS){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A 2015 TERVIEW WH THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, MCKELLEN OFFERED SOME REASSURG ADVICE TO CLOSETED ACTORS WHO MIGHT BE NSIRG OPENG THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"DO YOU WANT TO BE A FAMO MOVIE STAR WHO HAS LOVE SCEN WH LADI AND PRIVATE BE AN UNHAPPY GAY?" HE ASKED. "THERE'S NO CHOICE. FET THE REER, AR. GO AND DO SOMETHG ELSE... A CLOSET'S A REALLY NASTY PLACE TO LIVE, YOU KNOW? IT'S DIRTY, 'S DTY, 'S FULL OF SKELETONS. YOU DON'T WANT . OPEN THAT DOOR. FLG WI AND BE YOURSELF."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE LLED OUT HOLLYWOOD FOR A LACK OF REPRENTATNALISA MOLOTOVA/GETTY IMAGCAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - NOVEMBER 15: SIR IAN MCKELLEN AT THE CAMBRIDGE UNN ON NOVEMBER 15, 2017 CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGHIRE. (PHOTO BY ALISA MOLOTOVA/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THIS MONTH, MCKELLEN ED SARSM TO LL OUT HOLLYWOOD'S LACK OF GAY REPRENTATN AN TERVIEW WH TIMEOUT LONDON. "NOBODY LOOKS TO HOLLYWOOD FOR SOCIAL MENTARY, DO THEY?" HE QUIPPED. "THEY ONLY RECENTLY DISVERED THAT THERE WERE BLACK PEOPLE THE WORLD. HOLLYWOOD HAS MISTREATED WOMEN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY THROUGHOUT S HISTORY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"GAY MEN DON’T EXIST," HE ADD, ".. THOUGH HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

anti-gay remarks, jok, etc. Lbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgenr Pri para San Francis,. Gay & Lbian Friend Helple Glouctershire.

Ian McKellen has revealed he never got the chance to tell his parents he was gay as they both passed away when he was actor, 81, has been open to the public about his sexualy sce 1988 but sadly lost his mother Margery at age 12 and his father Denis when he was 22.

Fay: Ian McKellen has revealed he never got the chance to tell his parents he was gay as they both passed away when he was youngAsked by Jonathan if he was close wh his parents, Ian said: 'As close as you n be when your mother di at 12 and dad di when you're 22. 'Never told them I was gay for example.

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" Ian said of his parents: 'Never told them I was gay for example. But I remember them wh nothg but pleasure''That was my dilemma when I was a kid, if I'd said I was openly gay I uld have risked beg prosecuted.

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Sir Ian McKellen | Activism | Gay Rights | Edutn | The Arts. almost expected, to speak and wre about gay issu. on any number of Gay Pri Days.

and social equaly for gay people worldwi. 1994: Holdg the bucket after a performance of 'A Knight Out' durg the Gay Gam Arts Ftival at the Lycm Theatre New York.

prohibg "promotn of homosexualy" by lol thori.

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The prohibn was tend to extend to gay-themed books, films, and. group of actors, gay and straight, brought attentn to the fact.

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