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Intv Sir Ian McKellen - Coming out as gay in 1988

Interview Sir Ian McKellen recalls coming out as gay in 1988 around the time that the Section 28 law was introduced by the Conservative government in the UK prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality "I wish I'd been able to say to my blood family, long before I did, that I was gay. The new law that was being introduced by the Thatcher government..I took my life into my own hands and said 'I am what I am!' you know?"(BBC Breakfast News - 02/09/2024 - AEXZ288W)
Interview Sir Ian McKellen recalls coming out as gay in 1988 around the time that the Section 28 law was introduced by the Conservative government in the UK prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality "I wish I'd been able to say to my blood family, long before I did, that I was gay. The new law that was being introduced by the Thatcher government..I took my life into my own hands and said 'I am what I am!' you know?"(BBC Breakfast News - 02/09/2024 - AEXZ288W)
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