The huge difference in my lifetime is that you can just go up to somebody and make a pass. You couldn't do that in the 1950s if you were gay. There were secret handshakes, a secret language. There was nowhere you could go to be romantic outside of people's houses.
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"The huge difference in my lifetime is that you can just go up to somebody and make a pass. You couldn't do that in the 1950s if you were gay. There were secret handshakes, a secret language. There was nowhere you could go to be romantic outside of people's houses." — Ian Mckellen #loveromance
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The huge difference in my lifetime is that you can just go up to somebody and make a pass. You couldn't do that in the 1950s if you were gay. There were secret handshakes, a secret language. There was nowhere you could go to be romantic outside of people's houses. — Ian Mckellen
About Ian Mckellen
Ian Mckellen was a Actor from United Kingdom (1939–present).
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This quote is attributed to Ian Mckellen, a Actor from United Kingdom.
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Ian Mckellen lived from 1939 – present.
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