Actor Sir Ian McKellen visits school to speak on gay issues
”They invited me to come and give prizes to 13-year-olds in front of the parents and to talk, partly, about being gay…. I said hands up who thinks they are part of a minority group and all the hands went up. I had Gandalf’s sword with me and I knighted a pair of children Sir Minority and Dame Minority and it went down very well…. It is essential to talk to 12 and 13-year-olds because they absorb what’s thrown at them, whether it be homophobia or tolerance – and we have to make sure it’s positive stuff.”
Sir Ian McKellen, most widely known from his movie roles as the wizard Gandalf from “Lord of the Rings” and Magneto in the “X-Men,” speaking of his experience at a UK school to address young teens on gay issues. The actor has been openly gay and politically active on gay issues for quite some time, and the interview can be read in Attitude magazine. (The Daily Mail)
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