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Whose idea was it to call opposition to capital punishment an "extreme" position?
He has gained international recognition for playing [[Gandalf]] in [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' series of films]]. He has also appeared in three films in the popular ''[[X-Men]]'' series and in anti-Christian films such as ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film, 2006)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' and ''The Golden Compass''. He is currently appearing in a production of Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' in London's West End and will reprise the role of Gandalf for an adaptation of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.
He has gained international recognition for playing [[Gandalf]] in [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' series of films]]. He has also appeared in three films in the popular ''[[X-Men]]'' series and in anti-Christian films such as ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film, 2006)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' and ''The Golden Compass''. He is currently appearing in a production of Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' in London's West End and will reprise the role of Gandalf for an adaptation of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.
== Homosexuality ==
== Politics and sexuality ==
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><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Kingdom]], which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools|state schools]] (later disgracefully repealed).
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Kingdom]], which stopped homosexuality from being preached in [[public schools|state schools]] (later disgracefully repealed).
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