"I was sold it by Bryan who said, ‘Mutants are like gays. They’re cast out by society for no good reason, and, as in all civil rights movements, they have to decide: Are they going to take the Xavier line — which is to somehow assimilate and stand up for yourself and be proud of what you are, but get on with everybody — or are you going to take the alternative view — which is, if necessary, use violence to stand up for your own rights. And that’s true. I’ve come across that division within the gay rights movement."
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Ian McKellen, "Ian McKellen Took ‘X-Men’ Role Because Of Gay Rights Parallel", Cavan Sieczkowski, Huffington Post, (02/27/2014).
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