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.
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...
With a supportive AF fanbase that includes the likes of Sir Ian McKellen, you really can't lose!
