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Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen is an acclaimed performer known for his versatile performances on stage and screen. Beyond his acting prowess, McKellen is also recognized for his activism, particularly in LGBTQIA+ rights. His career did not suffer post-coming out. Instead, it flourished, with McKellen taking on a range of more emotionally resonant roles that resonated with audiences worldwide. McKellen came out during a BBC radio broadcast in 1988 as an operate of protest against Section 28, a proposed law in the UK that sought to prohibit the "promotion of homosexuality." His spontaneous revelation was a bold move during a time when gay rights faced significant legal and societal challenges. Reflecting on the impact of his coming out, McKellen noted that it changed his life "for the better," strengthening his relationships, personal satisfaction, and even his approach to acting, allowing him to embody characters with greater authenticity​​​​.

Ian McKellen's contributions to LGBTQIA+ culture and history extend far beyond his personal coming out story. He co-founded Stonewall, a UK-based LGBTQIA+ rights organiz

What Gay and Bi Men Really Want

Are physical and sexual attraction the most appealing qualities in a partner? Or are unseen qualities like good manners and reliability the most attractive?

Following on from his investigate into what unbent women want and what straight men want, D&M Research’s managing director Derek Jones has taken the next coherent step with his latest study into what gay and bi(sexual) men want.

In order to scoop deeper and outline out a right list of turn-ons and turn-offs for gay and bi men, Derek once again used of the Im-Ex Polygraph method. He originally devised this tactic of analysis to distinguish what people say they want from brands, products or services from what they really want by comparing stated versus derived measures of importance.

Qualities the gay and bi men said they desired in a partner (‘stated’) were compared to the qualities present in example celebrities they nominated as attractive (‘implied’). The equal comparison was made between stated and implied negative qualities, to determine what attributes are really the biggest turn-offs.

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The 20 hottest gay actors of all time!

More and more actors are opening up about their gender and sexuality, emboldened by the lesser potential for backlash aimed in their direction. While some like to maintain their privacy – not out of fear but out of “God, the paparazzi are getting on my nerves about this!” – others proudly declare engagements, display breakups for all the world to see, and post their vacation snaps featuring their beloved partners – and sometimes kids too!

We still aren’t where we need to be when it comes to equal treatment and opportunity for a lot of folks in Display Business but with the list of openly queer stars growing each year and the support for them following suit, it’s only a matter of time before the score evens out.

In this article, we celebrate some of the hottest gay actors of all time who are proudly flying the flag for our amazing LGBTQ community.

1. Olly Alexander

Olly Alexander is a gentleman of many talents as well as many troubles in his younger days. He appears in the British BBC TV series It’s a Sin, which covers the times leading up to the devastating AIDS epidemic. By contrast, be sure to check him in the ghoulis

It's been an ~interesting~ journey for queer people in the show and television industry. Once upon a time, gay and queer woman actors, specifically, had to wait in the closet, and there were next-to-no gay parts on screen.

The idea that openly homosexual actors can play het characters is a relatively new phenomenon. Previously, out gay actors could only really work when roles for them a) existed, and b) weren't being given to heterosexual actors.

Now it seems much more acceptable for an openly gay actor play a unbent character. In fact, here are 18 times an actor has played a straight character on screen, despite being openly homosexual or queer in real life...

4.Andrew Scott as The Priest in Fleabag

5.Amandla Stenberg as Ruby Daly in The Darkest Minds

6.Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in Bridgerton

7.B.D. Wong as Wally Lin in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

8.Portia de Rossi as Lindsay Bluth Funke in Arrested Development

9.Ben Platt as Evan Hansen in the Dear Evan Hansen movie

10.Justice Smith as Simon Aumar in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

11.Luke Evans as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast

12.Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks in