| − | McKellen publically came out as a homosexual at the relatively late age of 49. He has been irrationally critical of so-called homophobic legislation in the UK, which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools]] (later disgracefully repealed). | + | McKellen publicly came out as a homosexual at the relatively late age of 49. He has been irrationally critical of so-called homophobic legislation in the UK, which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools]] (later disgracefully repealed). |