| George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality [message #156087] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 05:05 |
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George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality
..c The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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 21:58 EDT
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| Re: George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality [message #156089 ] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 05:09 |
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OMG, a professional actor actually was GAY!? I am shocked. SHOCKED!
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| Re: George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality [message #156091 ] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 05:28 |
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Are Spock and Kirk coming out?
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| Re: George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality [message #156098 ] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 06:12 |
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What next? Will Shatner finally talk about his toupee?
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| Re: George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality [message #158258 ] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 16:00 |
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"ToolPackinMama" <laura [at] lauragoodwin.org> wrote in message
news:qs-dnb9BG4X1C_zeRVn-tQ [at] comcast.com...
> OMG, a professional actor actually was GAY!? I am shocked. SHOCKED!
It's a damn, damn, DAMN shame he felt he could not do this earlier in his
life & career. This, along with some reactions to this event, goes to show
you how much "acceptance" is still inside our current society.
Squat.
It's all lip service.
He would have made a great role model for young gay adults dealing with
their own sexuality issues - instead of killing themselves at 3 times the
going national rate.
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| Re: George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality [message #158260 ] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 16:23 |
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That's quite a shock. It certainly caught my attention when I was
scanning the news headlines this morning.
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| Re: George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality [message #158262 ] |
Fr, 28 Oktober 2005 18:03 |
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I am so totally not surprised...
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