Ian McKellen calls Hollywood on its homophobia
Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival where he received a lifetime achievement award, out gay British actor Sir Ian McKellen lashed out at Hollywood saying that openly gay US actors are prevented from having successful careers. "It is very, very, very difficult for an American actor who wants a film career to be open about his sexuality, and even more difficult for a woman if she's lesbian. It's very distressing to me that that should be the case. The film industry is very old fashioned in California," McKellen said. As for the lifetime achievement award, McKellen says he's enjoying a late burst of global fame and that he still has a lot of life left. He told the audience, "I still hope I've got a lot of life left on stage and making films." Queer Day hopes he'll keep telling it like it is as well.
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Ian speaks the truth!
I wish more celebrities would speak out more. It would definitely help in changing how things are.
Posted by Leslie? on February 21, 2006 3:29 PM
Sir Ian, you go gurl!
Posted by Wanda Watkins-Marbach? on June 13, 2006 12:42 PM
I agree with Sir Ian also. What your sexuality is doesn't have anything to do with whether you can act or win awards. It is just another one of Americas ways of putting people who have true talent down because they are different. What if it were the other way around and hetoralsexuals couldn't win awards for their acting because of their sexuality. You go Ian. My Son was murdered by a cop in Columbia Missouri because of the fact tha the cop was Gay and my son was bisexual. The cop would not leave my son alone and when he threatened to turn him in to his superior officer the cop murdered him and was found guilty of first degree murder. If Gays and Bisexuals were allowed to be open about their relationships things would not happen like this. Good luck to you. Linda Valencia Jesses Mom
Posted by Linda Valencia? on June 28, 2006 12:41 AM
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