Ian McKellen Teams Up With 27 Nobel Prize Winners To Protest Russia Anti-Gay Laws
Sir Ian McKellen, whom the world knows as “Gandalf,” “Magneto,” and “King Lear,” has teamed up with 27 Nobel prize winners and written an open letter protesting Russia’s anti-gay laws.
The letter is addressed to President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people. In it, McKellen says that he has been “warned by the UK Foreign Office that in Russia I could not speak openly about my sexuality, at least in the hearing of anyone under the age of 18. I have therefore felt that I had to turn down invitations to attend Russian film festivals.”
The beloved actor signed it “AKA Henry V/Gandalf.”
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi begin next month. Many protests are expected.
Full text of the letter at the link: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/ian-mckellen-teams-up-with-27-nobel-prize-winners-to-protest-russia-anti-gay-laws/news/2014/01/15/81755#.UtagA3kTu2w
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