Monday News Round-Up: Ian McKellen; Jussie Smollett; Sarah McBride; Lauren Scruggs & more!

Birthday boy Ian McKellen wows audience with a surprise performance at Scissor Sisters concert Queerty

Jussie Smollett will pay $50K to charity to settle hate crime lawsuit with Chicago, maintains ‘I am innocent’ EW.com

Peter Tatchell ‘forcibly ejected’ by police from Birmingham Pride parade Pink News

Olympian Lauren Scruggs pierced the glass ceiling with her sword & became a true American hero Queerty

Heartstopper star Bel Priestley laments dating as a trans woman: ‘People still think you’re gay’ Attitude

Trans trailblazer Sarah McBride keeps building momentum while breaking barriers on Capitol Hill Queerty