StarTrek shocker

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

Dam,Sulu is a ****:

George Takei Says He's Gay

Actor Is Best Known for Role of Mr. Sulu on Star Trek

 

 

 

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George Takei said he was ashamed of his ****** orientation when he was younger.

 

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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 27) - George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in "Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of a magazine covering the Los Angeles 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 1973 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."

 

 

10/27/05 21:57 EDT

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[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

He's gay because Shatner got all the tail- didn't leave any for the others.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blush.gif.99bc659ee2012b7d826165e26fb5eebe.gif

 

[badm0f0 10+ year member]

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Heard it on the Radio this morning. I was like O MY GOD. Are you serious. How could this happen...

I really did not care at all...

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

I really did not care at all...

Same for me.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

Who?

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Yea, it really isn't that amazing, but then again somebody said Vin Diesel was gay and now I cant watch Vin Diesel movies... Sula being gay doesn't bother me so much.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

remind me to care next time

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

Yea, it really isn't that amazing, but then again somebody said Vin Diesel was gay and now I cant watch Vin Diesel movies... Sula being gay doesn't bother me so much.

Marks (Vin) not gay at all - who the fvck gets you your information anyways

 

[toaster 10+ year member]

um, that came straight outta vins mouth on jay leno, YEARS ago. what rock you livin under?

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

um, that came straight outta vins mouth on jay leno, YEARS ago. what rock you livin under?

obviosly a heavy rock,never heard that

I went to HS with him in NYC,I never even saw any signs he was

a **** - but now that you mention it I never seen him with any chics:blush: