Star Trek Actor George Takei Is Gay
Legendary actor George Takei, who played helmsman Hikari Sulu for three Star Trek seasons on television and in 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.
"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."
George, 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. The 68-year-old actor said he and his partner, Brad Altman, have been together for 18 years. William Shatner must be very jealous.