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- Sir Ian McKellen said Sir Alec Guinness urged him to quit LGBTQ+ activism in Pimlico.
- Guinness objected after learning McKellen co-founded Stonewall and came out in 1988, prompting McKellen to call the advice the worst, ignore it, and intensify his advocacy.
- He urged closeted actors to come out, saying none have regretted it, and predicted the first openly gay Premier League player would become a famous star with agency deals.
