Sir Ian McKellen: We should be allies to trans people
The actor, 81, also praised TV drama It’s A Sin in a chat with one of its stars, Olly Alexander.
Sir Ian McKellen said gay people should support the trans community (Ian West/PA)
Sir Ian McKellen has called on gay people to stand in support of the trans community.
In a wide-ranging chat with It’s A Sin star Olly Alexander hosted by TikTok to mark LGBTQ+ History Month, Sir Ian compared the hardships faced by trans people today to those experienced by gay people when he was younger.
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