Sulu comes out of the closet.

[Miss Modular]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051028/...e_george_takei

'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out 41 minutes ago

George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise 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."

[bigtimecow]

star wars

[Dr. Boogie]

To boldly go...

[Pub Lover]

Now we just need Walter Koenig to do the same & I'd have everything I need for my fanfiction.

[Emu]

"You assume that because I am of Japanese ancestry that I know kara-te. When have I ever lead you to believe that I know kara-te?"

"Well, you never talk about yourself."

[kellychaos]

Originally Posted by Miss Modular

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.

That's kind of sad.

[ziggytrix]

Mod, do you live in LA or something? Every other post of yours seems like Hollywood gossip. No offense intended, just an observation.

[kellychaos]

Location: Someplace with Gorges

[kahljorn]

A gorge in social values and the strong morals that built america the way it is today. Libreral Corruption has ripped the earth apart and played backgammon with it's innards

[kellychaos]

That's heavy, man. :toke

[Dole]

erm....something about 'beat me off, scotty'.