manchester, more than 20,000 people marched against section 28, while the actor ian mckellen — who played gandalfteachers could say had a massive impact on my life. it took me a really long time to actually be all right with the fact that i was gay. how did, you know, section 28 and the way that things around you... how did that affect you coming out to yourfamily? it definitely delayed it. you know, i didn't think that i would be accepted. there were no tv programmes that maybe broached the subject, or there were no entertainers on the tv who were openly gay. and if they were, you know, they were... they were always a bit of a joke. so it definitely took time for me to come out to my family. and when i did, i know they found it hard, but they were willing to learn. i'd say i'm very similar in that sense, because i grew up with a christian family. i called my grandmother and i said, "look, there's something i need to tell you." and then i came out to my grandmother, and... she found it difficult at first, she did, but she said something that always stuck with me — she said, "no matter what you sa