[Antoninus]

The man is lecturing on homophobia and bullying, he is hardly to ‘make kids gay’...

That's your naivete speaking, I'm afraid. Why do kids need to be lectured about "homophobia" except as a convenient segue to bringing up the "rest of the story"?

If you know McKellen’s career, until recently he wanted nothing to do with the militant wing of gay groups and preferred to keep his sexuality private.

It's that "until recently" that's the problem. He should keep his d@mn mouth shut and not use his celebrity to spread his disgusting propaganda to other people's kids.

[the scotsman]

I am not being nieve.

Homosexuality exists and is already taught as part of sex education in schools. So my objection to this(over and above the ‘need’ for celebrities to speak to schools) is more from an objection to political correctness lectures taking time away from the ‘3 R’s’...

I would want teenagers ‘roleplaying’ in inappropriate heterosexual teaching either, frankly. I’d be just as horrified if kids were being taught about multiple partners, BDSM, swinging etc, as I would gay sex.

McKellen’s lectures will be about bullying, rather than the sexual aspect. The man is hardly going to be ‘cruising’ for male jailbait...lol. There ARE British gay militants Id be more worried if they were giving a speech.

Hell, the poor man will spend his time fielding questions about Magneto and Gandalf and whether he will be in the Hobbit...lol

I dont think his speeches are necessary, but I dont think they sound a death knell for morality either. To misquote McKellen’s favourite writer:

‘Much ado about nothing, really’...

[the scotsman]

Please note my post to you should read ‘I wouldnt want teenagers’, not ‘I would want teenagers’.

Oops...lol