"There are deaths in public places on the grounds that the victim is gay.... My own death threats have declined considerably. I think I've become rather boring now to the public at large on this particular issue so I'm thought to be unremarkable."

Sir Ian McKellen, actor and gay rights advocate, speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr talk show alongside gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson who is visiting the UK during the Anglican Church's Lambeth Conference even though he's been banned from the official meeting of bishops. (UK.Reuters.com)