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[dreamer_easy]

Sir Ian McKellan continues to rule the world:

'It's time for the all-school assembly, the grand finale of Sir Ian's visit. "I'm not useless," Sir Ian asserts in my old school hall, "but when you use that word as an insulting adjective, that's what you're saying about me. So please, watch your language. Because if you don't, you mightn't watch your actions..." He goes on to tell how Ian Baynham, a 62-year-old gay, was recently killed in a homophobic hate attack by teenagers. "The girl who stamped on his head might have used 'gay' to mean anything rubbish and useless. And that probably convinced her that gay people were rubbish and useless — and don't deserve to live.'

Comments

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

He's amazing. I remember the first time I ever saw him, on PBS back in the early eighties, I think, doing a one-man performance that was absolutely riveting.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Oh, Sir Ian, ilu so much.