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McKellen is an [[atheist]] and opposes [[capital punishment]].<ref>[http://atheism.about.com/b/2006/05/28/ian-mckellen-bible-should-have-fiction-label.htm Ian McKellen: Bible Should Have 'Fiction' Label]</ref>

McKellen is an [[atheist]] and opposes [[capital punishment]].<ref>[http://atheism.about.com/b/2006/05/28/ian-mckellen-bible-should-have-fiction-label.htm Ian McKellen: Bible Should Have 'Fiction' Label]</ref>

McKellen publicly came out as a [[homosexual]] at the relatively late age of 49. He has been highly critical of so-called homophobic legislation in the [[UK|United Kingdom]], which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools|state schools]] (later disgracefully repealed).<ref>[http://www.mckellen.com/activism/index.htm Ian McKellen Activism]</ref>

McKellen publicly came out as a [[homosexual]] at the relatively late age of 49. He has been highly critical of so-called homophobic legislation in the [[UK|United Kingdom]], which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools|state schools]] (later disgracefully repealed).<ref>[http://www.mckellen.com/activism/index.htm Ian McKellen Activism]</ref>

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