| − | 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legislation in the UK, which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools]] (later disgracefully repealed). | + | 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Kingdom]], which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools|state schools]] (later disgracefully repealed). |