Forget about asking Sir Ian McKellen anything, because he'll probably tell you anyway, and there's nothing more refreshing than an out and outspoken actor/activist. McKellen tells the NY Daily News‘ Rush & Molloy about the twist behind his latest award:
“I was in Atlanta doing press for the ‘Da Vinci Code' – and they wanted to honor me. The governor made me a lieutenant colonel in the gubernatorial force. So the ‘Don't ask, don't tell' rule obviously didn't apply to me. I have a lovely certificate hanging in my office. So inadvertently, they made me the poster child for having openly gay people in the military.”
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Ian McKellen: Gay Actors Can Play it Straight [tr]
