George Takei, who played Sulu in Star Trek, comes out publicly in an interview with Frontiers, a gay magazine.
In the interview, he says he's not so much coming out, but, "It's more like a long, long walk through what began as a narrow corridor that starts to widen. And then some doors are open and light comes in, and there are skylights and it widens. Brad’s my partner, we’ve been together for 18 years. So, I've been 'open,' but I have not talked to the press."
He also talks about his childhood experiences in a Japanese internment camp and the duality of feeling ashamed for being different -- because he is Japanese American and gay -- earlier in his life.
I'll admit it, I'm a Star Trek fan, and though they have problems like most of the entertainment media, the Star Trek shows and movies have always had the most diverse casts in Hollywood. A gay-Asian-starship captain fits right in in Star Trek's make-believe world of the future and in today's society.
Posted by harry at October 27, 2005 10:06 PM
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Good for him! May he live long and prosper.
Was reading the SFGate article about him, and I didn't know that he is also part of the East-West Players. Way to represent!
Posted by: Amy at October 28, 2005 11:50 AM
Pretty funny discussion on the startrek.com boards, including this comment:
Posted: Oct. 28 2005, 8:57 am
So what you're saying is ......
Takei, like many fans of Star Trek, has never been with a women.
Posted by: Amy at October 28, 2005 12:03 PM
i've always admired takei -- for never playing stereotyped characters when it would have been so easy for him to do so; for always giving his time and his name to asian american community organizations and causes; for performing in community productions rather than always pursuing the high-paying hollywood gigs he could undoubtedly get if he lowered his standards; for always being outspoken about his asian americanness in public. but now he's definitely entered the realm of hero status for me. wish we had more celebrity role models like this.
Posted by: claire at October 28, 2005 1:51 PM
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