London
(ANI):
Daniel
Radcliffe
has
filmed
a
public
service
announcement
for
The
Trevor
Project,
an
organization
devoted
to
suicide
prevention
among
gay,
lesbian,
bisexual
and
transgendered
youth.
The
Harry
Potter
star
said
that
he
grew
up
among
many
homosexuals.
"I
grew
up
knowing
a
lot
of
gay
men
and
it
was
never
something
that
I
even
thought
twice
about-that
some
men
were
gay
and
some
weren't," the
Mirror
quoted
him
as
saying.
He
added:
"And
then
I
went
to
school
and
(for)
the
first
time
...
I
came
across
homophobia.
I
had
never
encountered
it
before.
It
shocked
me.
I
have
always
hated
anybody
who
is
not
tolerant
of
gay
men
or
lesbians
or
bisexuals."
"I
have
described
myself
as
being
'gently
eccentric' and
slightly
different
as
a
person
just
because
I've
had
a
very
different
set
of
influences
growing
up
than
anybody
else
in
my
peer
group
did.
I
think
it's
important
for
somebody
from
a
big,
commercial
movie
series
like
Harry
Potter
and
particularly
because
I
am
not
gay
or
bisexual
or
transgendered.
...
The
fact
that
I
am
straight
makes
not
a
difference,
but
it
shows
that
straight
people
are
incredibly
interested
and
care
a
lot
about
this
as
well."
The
Trevor
Project
was
founded
in
1998
by
three
filmmakers.
Their
movie,
'Trevor',
about
a
gay
teen
who
attempts
suicide,
won
an
Academy
Award
for
best
short
film.