George Takei, 'Trek's' Sulu: I'm gay

[Guest Anime Otaku]

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- George Takei, who as "Star Trek's" Sulu was part of the Starship Enterprise crew through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.

 

Takei told The Associated Press on Thursday that his new onstage role as psychologist Martin Dysart in "Equus," helped inspire him to publicly discuss his sexuality.

 

Takei described the character as a "very contained but turbulently frustrated man." The play opened Wednesday at the David Henry Hwang Theater in Los Angeles, the same day that Frontiers magazine featured a story on Takei's coming out.

 

The current social and political climate also motivated Takei's disclosure, he said.

 

"The world has changed from when I was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay," he said. "The issue of gay marriage is now a political issue. That would have been unthinkable when I was young."

 

The 68-year-old actor said he and his partner, Brad Altman, have been together for 18 years.

 

Takei, a Japanese-American who lived in a U.S. internment camp from age 4 to 8, said he grew up feeling ashamed of his ethnicity and sexuality. He likened prejudice against gays to racial segregation.

 

"It's against basic decency and what American values stand for," he said.

 

Takei joined the "Star Trek" cast in 1966 as Hikaru Sulu, a character he played for three seasons on television and in six subsequent films. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986.

 

A community activist, Takei ran for the Los Angeles City Council in 1973. He serves on the advisory committee of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program and is chairman of East West Players, the theater company producing "Equus."

 

Ummm wow, surprised he's left it so long to come out guess it's just a privacy thing.

Edited November 2, 2005 by Anime Otaku

[Guest Miss T]

Where do you get all your gay news from?

[Guest Anime Otaku]

That was on Google I think, though it linked from there to CNN

[Guest MrFill]

I heard about this a couple of weeks ago, but for some odd reason forgot to post it. :P

[Guest Dave7g]

Japanese related Gay news, I shudder to think who would care about what his sexuality is?

[Guest The Beltster]

Who cares...its sad when these losers have to resort to making a big deal to the point that they publicly announce they are gay. If its such an unimportant thing and really makes no difference, why make a big deal out of announcing it? Makes no sense to me at all...

[Guest MrFill]

Who cares...its sad when these losers have to resort to making a big deal to the point that they publicly announce they are gay. If its such an unimportant thing and really makes no difference' date=' why make a big deal out of announcing it? Makes no sense to me at all...[/quote']

Because people in the spotlight want to make everything they do "public" - even when they complains about things, they do it to try to stay in the public eye.

[Guest Dave7g]

Exactly, it annoys me when boyband members announce "I'm Gay" for publicity, the fact that they had been singing about their love for 'girls', which enticed the little 11 year olds to buy their records in the first place, is hypocrasy in the most. Stephen Gately was given an award for 'bravery' when he announced "I'm Gay", I would have demanded he pay back all the little girls money, for lying to them for years, same thing with that Westlife tit.

[Guest Russ]

This combines my hatred for gay threads with my hatred of Star Trek. If this thread was a person, it would be called Saddam Hitler. Go away you horrible, horrible thread.

[Guest Dave7g]

I would like to announce to the TWO community that "I'm straight".

[Guest The B-Man]

I would like to announce to the TWO community that "I'm straight".

 

You just wait to you hit your mid 60's:P

[Guest PHIZZLE]

Looks like your in with a chance Tajiri san :xyx

[Guest Dave7g]

You just wait to you hit your mid 60's:P

 

won't be long now...

[Guest Anime Otaku]

Looks like your in with a chance Tajiri san :xyx

yeah whatever:roll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baka!

[Paul 584]

Oooooh! Look Taj has resorted to using other languages in a hope that he can one up people! ;)

[wyndorf 389]

Nah, I think he just got his hand stuck in his spokes.............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'mgoingtohellI'mgoingtohell

[Guest Anime Otaku]

Nah, I think he just got his hand stuck in his spokes.............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'mgoingtohellI'mgoingtohell

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Tajiri_san/humour/signofhell.jpgIts that way

[Guest MrFill]

Oooooh! Look Taj has resorted to using other languages in a hope that he can one up people! ;)

The funniest thing is that I speak some Japanese, so I could report his posts for what he says. :lol

[Paul 584]

Ooooh, is Taj thinking he can be fuuny and swear in another language? :P

 

Shame Im not on my home PC where I can download translators ect.........PM me what he said Fill. :D

[Guest Anime Otaku]

I didn't use a swear word actually

[Paul 584]

So I found out! Still, it WAS flaming! ;)

[Guest PHIZZLE]

nah don't report him I made a joke he made one back

 

Its only banter as far as I'm concerned

 

Next time though Taj insult me in english though :thumbsup

[Guest A.C.]

LOS ANGELES' date=' California (AP) -- George Takei, who as "Star Trek's" Sulu was part of the Starship Enterprise crew through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a [b']bi[/b]weekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.

 

Heheh.

 

Sorry.