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March 22, 2013
Ian McKellen to marry Patrick Stewart

Hobbit-actor says he will officiate at wedding ceremony of Stewart and singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell

Gandalf-actor Ian McKellen will officiate at the wedding ceremony of X-men star Patrick Stewart when he marries singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell.

McKellen announced the news when he was being interviewed on The Jonathan Ross show last Saturday.

'I'm going to marry Patrick,' said McKellen who acts opposite Stewart in X-men. 'I am going to officiate at his wedding.'

McKellen said he has officiated once before for two men at a civil partnership in the UK. 'I was crying my eyes out,' he said.

March 18, 2013
Sir Ian McKellen talks new gay sitcom and growing up in the 1950s

Openly gay actor talks about starring in new sitcom Viscious with Sir Derek Jacobi, also openly gay

Sir Ian McKellen has talked about his new gay sitcom and growing up in the 1950s.

In the upcoming ITV show ‘Vicious’, starring McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi, it will look at the life of a 48-year-long relationship between two men living in the heart of Soho.

Talking on The Jonathan Ross Show on Friday night (15 March), McKellen talked about his experiences growing up as a gay man.

May 4, 2012
Sinners, Repented: Gay insults and apologies

GSN counts down the top 15 anti-LGBT insults, and the apologies that followed  

With the birth of Twitter and the death of discretion, an increasing number of public figures are candid about their anti-gay sentiments, and are paying for it.

Social media and consumer-driven content means that anything said online gets heard around the world in a matter of mouse clicks.

When homophobic and transphobic remarks are made, and apologies ensue, is it a genuine about-face or a lame attempt at lip service?

January 30, 2012
Jonathan Ross apologizes for 'lady boy' airline gag

UK chat show host Jonathan Ross has tweeted an apology after upsetting viewers with a transphobic joke

Jonathan Ross has apologized after a gag about ‘lady boy’ trolley dollies backfired with transgender viewers on his Friday night chat show.

The UK comedian may have swapped channels but he’s still courting controversy, with scores of people tweeting their anger about his transphobic joke on The Jonathan Ross Show.

January 30, 2012
Jonathan Ross apologizes for 'lady boy' airline gag

UK chat show host Jonathan Ross has tweeted an apology after upsetting viewers with a transphobic joke

Jonathan Ross has apologized after a gag about ‘lady boy’ trolley dollies backfired with transgender viewers on his Friday night chat show.

The UK comedian may have swapped channels but he’s still courting controversy, with scores of people tweeting their anger about his transphobic joke on The Jonathan Ross Show.