▁organisation ▁and ▁its ▁founder , ▁Sue ▁Sand ers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁The ▁Albert ▁Kennedy ▁Trust , ▁an ▁organisation ▁that ▁provides ▁support ▁to ▁young , ▁hom eless ▁and ▁trouble d ▁L GB T ▁people . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁Oxford ▁P ride , ▁stating : I ▁send ▁my ▁love ▁to ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁Oxford ▁P ride , ▁their ▁spons ors ▁and ▁supp or ters , ▁of ▁which ▁I ▁am ▁proud ▁to ▁be ▁one ... ▁On look ers ▁can ▁be ▁im pressed ▁by ▁our ▁confidence ▁and ▁determ ination ▁to ▁be ▁ourselves ▁and ▁gay ▁people , ▁of ▁whatever ▁age , ▁can ▁be ▁comfort ed ▁by ▁the ▁occasion ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁first ▁steps ▁towards ▁coming ▁out ▁and ▁leaving ▁the ▁clos et ▁forever ▁behind . ▁ ▁McK ellen ▁has ▁taken ▁his ▁activ ism ▁intern ation ally , ▁and ▁caused ▁a ▁major ▁stir ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁do ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁a ▁morning ▁show ▁and ▁shock ed ▁the ▁inter v iewer ▁by ▁asking ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁recommend ▁him ▁a ▁gay ▁bar ; ▁the ▁programme ▁immediately ▁ended . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁[[ Out ▁( mag azine )| Out ]] ▁annual ▁Out ▁ 1 0 0 ▁list . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁McK ellen ▁extended ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁Liverpool ' s ▁Hom ot op ia ▁festival ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian