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Ian McKellen's Support for JoJo Siwa's Coming Out Is Heartwarming AF

The acting legend had some amazing, encouraging words for the young social media star!

Raffy Ermac

Digital Director, Out.com

Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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January 29 2021 2:58 PM EST

May 31 2023 2:53 PM EST

Sir Ian McKellen is the supportive gay uncle we all wish we had!

After publicly voicing his support earlier this month for his X-Men co-star and The Umbrella Academy's Elliot Page (who publicly came out as trans back in December 2020), the out, 81-year-old acting legend is now also showing love to 17-year-old dancer and YouTube star JoJo Siwa after her public coming out, and LGBTQ+ people proudly and openly supporting fellow members of the community is something we'll never get tired of seeing.

"I hope @itsjojosiwa puts aside any negative reaction to her coming-out, at a time when she deserves praise and empathy for taking control of her life in such a public way," the Oscar-nominated actor wrote in a quote tweet of JoJo's now-famous "Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever." shirt.

\u201cI hope @itsjojosiwa puts aside any negative reaction to her coming-out, at a time when she deserves praise and empathy for taking control of her life in such a public way.\u201d
— Ian McKellen (@Ian McKellen) 1611850371

Though JoJo has faced a huge outpouring of support since she decided to publicly open up about her sexuality and her identity, because we still live in a largely heteronormative world, she did experience some backlash from conservatives and homophobes flooding her Instagram comments. But luckily, like a true queen, the Nickelodeon star knew exactly the right way to handle the haters...