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    Ian McKellen Tells Gay People To Come Out The VICIOUS Way

    McKellen embraced COMING OUT at Buzzfeed Brews, subtle and powerful but his character as an elderly GAY man on the ITV show VICIOUS would have done it VERY differently!

    1. This is what Sir Ian said...

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    .. but It's not that easy!

    2. There are men who are gay but ... they get married and have kids!!

    3. They live like vampires ...

    4. They do coz they feel like they have no choice ... and we are listening

    5. ... hours later, we realize they are scared to hurt the people they love

    6. Or they think they'd be disowned .. "DISOWNED"

    7. ... so, largely, it's ... fear

    8. BUT, Sir Ian McKellen knows best!!

    9. The fact that you've been lying all your life to yourself and worse, the future innocent and ignorant wife and kids!

    10. but when you ARE ready

    11. AND we will be like ...

    12. compared to your "girlfriends", you realize ...

    13. we say: "Would you mind if we touched your gorgeous buttocks?", and you say

    14. You'd be dancing shamelessly to Kylie Minogue and Madonna

    15. For any of you that wants to join the big family and help the less fortunate battle their struggles and political conditions by COMING OUT