Religions > Atheism > OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet
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28 Oct 2005 08:29:33 AM |
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OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as 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 considers himself as "having been out for
quite some time." Takei and his partner, Brad Altman, have been together
for 18 years.
The article continues at
http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=3204
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Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"[W]e have never held that moral disapproval, without any other asserted
state interest, is a sufficient rationale under the Equal Protection
Clause to justify a law that discriminates among groups of persons."
- Sandra Day O`Conner, _Lawrence v Texas_
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=02-102
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28 Oct 2005 09:00:03 AM |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:29:33 -0700 in alt.atheism, Gregory Gadow
(Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net>) said, directing the reply to
alt.atheism
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
"But this was invented in Russia!"
[snip]
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| User: "Wunderkind" |
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28 Oct 2005 06:29:54 PM |
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Therion Ware wrote:
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:29:33 -0700 in alt.atheism, Gregory Gadow
(Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net>) said, directing the reply to
alt.atheism
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
"But this was invented in Russia!"
[snip]
You're thinking of Ensign Chekov, Walter Koenig. Info about him is here:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000479/
WK
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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28 Oct 2005 07:07:02 PM |
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On the auspictious date of Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:29:54 GMT, Wunderkind
said unto the multitude in message-id
<Svy8f.1087$8c5.917@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>:
Therion Ware wrote:
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:29:33 -0700 in alt.atheism, Gregory Gadow
(Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net>) said, directing the reply to
alt.atheism
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
"But this was invented in Russia!"
[snip]
You're thinking of Ensign Chekov, Walter Koenig. Info about him is here:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000479/
Indeed I was, but intentionally: I always thought they made a nice
pair, and when Mr Checkov, ah ... Bester ... notes that Sulu has come
out it would be only natural when he claims it first.
Don't you hate it when someone explains a joke?
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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28 Oct 2005 08:57:34 PM |
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Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers,
a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian
community.
Funny...he doesn't LOOK gay... *grins to show he's kidding*
--
Doc Smartass XP - New Interface, Same Old *****
Brought to you by...
The Catholic Church. No, we don't like gays.
But if you're a pedo, you're PRIEST material!!
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| User: "Enkidu the Atheist" |
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28 Oct 2005 03:38:19 PM |
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Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on what
Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
--
Enkidu AA#2165
EAC Chaplain and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
PGP ID: 0xC4CE8CF0
"Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed
conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a
heaven or an afterlife. For Carl, what mattered most was what was true,
not merely what would make us feel better. Even at this moment when
anyone would be forgiven for turning away from the reality of our
situation, Carl was unflinching. As we looked deeply into each other's
eyes, it was with a shared conviction that our wondrous life together was
ending forever."
-- Ann Druyan
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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31 Oct 2005 08:24:34 AM |
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Enkidu the Atheist wrote:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on what
Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
People care because gay rights issues keep coming to the front and center of
national attention. Takei has been a role model for more than 40 years for
being one of the first educated, high profile Asian character on television
and for being part of the very first integrated ensemble cast on television.
His coming out publicly has made many people stop and rethink what they feel
about gay people.
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"[W]e have never held that moral disapproval, without any other asserted
state interest, is a sufficient rationale under the Equal Protection
Clause to justify a law that discriminates among groups of persons."
- Sandra Day O`Conner, _Lawrence v Texas_
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=02-102
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| User: "Enkidu the Atheist" |
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31 Oct 2005 12:23:00 PM |
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Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:43662922.5FD5643D@serv.net:
Enkidu the Atheist wrote:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of
Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and
lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on
what Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time
with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
People care because gay rights issues keep coming to the front and
center of national attention. Takei has been a role model for more
than 40 years for being one of the first educated, high profile Asian
character on television and for being part of the very first
integrated ensemble cast on television.
His coming out publicly has
made many people stop and rethink what they feel about gay people.
I wish I could believe this last sentence was really true. I think the
tolerant people, people who respect the privacy of others and expect
others to respect their own privacy don't care at all. And the self-
righteous bigots who push their noses and distorted values into everyone
else's faces think it's just another example of the "homosexual agenda".
--
Enkidu AA#2165
EAC Chaplain and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
PGP ID: 0xC4CE8CF0
When I die I won't go to heaven or hell, there will just be nothingness.
-- Isaac Asimov, interviewed in Bill Moyers' television series "A
World of Ideas"
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| User: "stoney" |
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03 Nov 2005 09:23:12 AM |
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On 31 Oct 2005 18:23:00 GMT, Enkidu the Atheist <enkidu@leaddogs.org>
wrote:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:43662922.5FD5643D@serv.net:
Enkidu the Atheist wrote:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of
Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and
lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on
what Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time
with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
People care because gay rights issues keep coming to the front and
center of national attention. Takei has been a role model for more
than 40 years for being one of the first educated, high profile Asian
character on television and for being part of the very first
integrated ensemble cast on television.
His coming out publicly has
made many people stop and rethink what they feel about gay people.
I wish I could believe this last sentence was really true. I think the
tolerant people, people who respect the privacy of others and expect
others to respect their own privacy don't care at all. And the self-
righteous bigots who push their noses and distorted values into everyone
else's faces think it's just another example of the "homosexual agenda".
The problem is bigots are unable to or don't think.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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29 Oct 2005 01:29:28 AM |
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In article <Xns96FD8ABC5D67C255229@130.133.1.4>,
Enkidu the Atheist <jdwnx4702@sneakemail.com> wrote:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on what
Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
I'm with you on this. If another famous person comes out, on the one
hand there's nothing wrong with it, but on the other hand, so what?
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "towelie" |
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30 Oct 2005 12:37:00 AM |
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TV's johac wrote:
In article <Xns96FD8ABC5D67C255229@130.133.1.4>,
Enkidu the Atheist <jdwnx4702@sneakemail.com> wrote:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of
Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and
lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on
what Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
I'm with you on this. If another famous person comes out, on the one
hand there's nothing wrong with it, but on the other hand, so what?
Sounds like he wanted some publicity to me. Is he coming out with a book or
something?
--
aa #2133
ap #19
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30 Oct 2005 05:58:20 PM |
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In article <XoOdnVQoYaqWwfneRVn-sQ@centurytel.net>,
"towelie" <bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
TV's johac wrote:
In article <Xns96FD8ABC5D67C255229@130.133.1.4>,
Enkidu the Atheist <jdwnx4702@sneakemail.com> wrote:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of
Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and
lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on
what Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
I'm with you on this. If another famous person comes out, on the one
hand there's nothing wrong with it, but on the other hand, so what?
Sounds like he wanted some publicity to me. Is he coming out with a book or
something?
Could be. It seems though that celebrity 'coming outs' are not exactly
novel and they have been happening for years. Perhaps it's a sign that
in spite of the fundies and our government, we are becoming a more
tolerant nation, which is good.
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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30 Oct 2005 09:25:05 AM |
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What's so funny about peace, love and "towelie"
<bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> posting the following on Sun, 30 Oct 2005
00:37:00 -0500 iin alt.atheism?
Sounds like he wanted some publicity to me. Is he coming out with a book or
something?
His autobiography came out a decade ago, and I'm not aware of any new
works by him.
Mr. Takei stated that it was his current role in a production of
"Equus" that prompted his coming out.
--
Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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30 Oct 2005 10:29:46 AM |
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Douglas Berry <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote in
news:vbp9m19n57bg8lne2m7i3fq667trhturt7@4ax.com:
What's so funny about peace, love and "towelie"
<bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> posting the following on Sun, 30 Oct 2005
00:37:00 -0500 iin alt.atheism?
Sounds like he wanted some publicity to me. Is he coming out with a
book or something?
His autobiography came out a decade ago, and I'm not aware of any new
works by him.
Mr. Takei stated that it was his current role in a production of
"Equus" that prompted his coming out.
If he want's to share this, that's fine. I'd rather live in a world
where nobody cared, and such an announcement was as newsworthy as his
shoe size or the fact that I am hertosexual.
To quote a song I once heard, "Keep your Jesus off my penis, I'll keep my
penis off of you."
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Enkidu AA#2165
EAC Chaplain and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
PGP ID: 0xC4CE8CF0
"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either
case, the thought is staggering."
* R. Buckminster Fuller
(02/12/1895 - 07/01/1983)
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30 Oct 2005 01:31:57 PM |
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TV's Enkidu the Atheist wrote:
Douglas Berry <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote in
news:vbp9m19n57bg8lne2m7i3fq667trhturt7@4ax.com:
What's so funny about peace, love and "towelie"
<bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> posting the following on Sun, 30 Oct 2005
00:37:00 -0500 iin alt.atheism?
Sounds like he wanted some publicity to me. Is he coming out with a
book or something?
His autobiography came out a decade ago, and I'm not aware of any new
works by him.
Mr. Takei stated that it was his current role in a production of
"Equus" that prompted his coming out.
If he want's to share this, that's fine. I'd rather live in a world
where nobody cared, and such an announcement was as newsworthy as his
shoe size or the fact that I am hertosexual.
I think that is the world most of us here live in, but unfortunately there
is a large segment of the population, especially in the US, who do not live
in the real world.
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aa #2133
ap #19
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28 Oct 2005 04:45:58 PM |
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on 28 Oct 2005 in alt.atheism, dear sweet Enkidu the Atheist
(jdwnx4702@sneakemail.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:436227BD.899D93DA@serv.net:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of
Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and
lesbian community.
Really, who should care? It's not me business to have an opinion on
what Mr. Takei does in private, who he loves and spends his time
with.
I don't spend my time thinking about other people having sex (gay or
straight). Why do so many other people?
Because he is (or was at one time) in the limelight. This is better than
the National Enquirer - because it's true!
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Uncle Vic
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
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"The world is only 5-6 thousand years old does not mean the planet
earth is only 5-6 thousand years old. There have been many worlds
created and destroyed on this planet. The creation of the planet is
described in Genesis 1. The creation of the world is described in
Genesis 2. Two different kind of creations." --Eric Brze
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29 Oct 2005 07:37:53 PM |
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Gregory Gadow wrote:
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual
I always knew that fucking gook was queer, he was always looking at
Spocks crotch...
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03 Nov 2005 09:23:44 AM |
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On 29 Oct 2005 17:37:53 -0700, wrote:
Gregory Gadow wrote:
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual
I always knew that fucking gook was queer, he was always looking at
Spocks crotch...
***** bigotted maggot.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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28 Oct 2005 06:26:26 PM |
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Gregory Gadow wrote:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as 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 considers himself as "having been out for
quite some time." Takei and his partner, Brad Altman, have been together
for 18 years.
The article continues at
http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=3204
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"[W]e have never held that moral disapproval, without any other asserted
state interest, is a sufficient rationale under the Equal Protection
Clause to justify a law that discriminates among groups of persons."
- Sandra Day O`Conner, _Lawrence v Texas_
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=02-102
Warp speed, Mr. Sulu!
I just knew the "starbow" warp effect in the Trek movies and series were
for you!
WK
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
31 Oct 2005 08:08:36 AM |
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Gregory Gadow wrote:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
This is highly ironic.
I'm sure everybody here knows about "fan fiction" where fans of
TV shows and movies write their own stories. One genre of fan
fiction is "slash" (homosexual stories) and the term originated
from all the Kirk/Spock pairings....
Star Trek had the first "interracial" kiss on TV plus other
milestones, now this. Cool, although I never suspected Takei
of being gay.
Bob Dog
Atheist #153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
EAC's chief cook and brainwasher
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"I always thought our house was haunted,
'Cause nobody said boo to me."
- John Hiatt
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| User: "Katt" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
31 Oct 2005 11:38:21 AM |
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<bg12345@apexmail.com> wrote in message
news:1130767716.104906.323730@o13g2000cwo.
Star Trek had the first "interracial" kiss on TV plus other
milestones, now this.
Huh. White guy; black woman. Big deal.
Doing it *the other way around* would have been something!
Katt.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
03 Nov 2005 06:46:24 AM |
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Katt wrote:
<bg12345@apexmail.com> wrote in message
news:1130767716.104906.323730@o13g2000cwo.
Star Trek had the first "interracial" kiss on TV plus other
milestones, now this.
Huh. White guy; black woman. Big deal.
Doing it *the other way around* would have been something!
Katt.
You're probably forgetting that the Kirk/Uhura scene was on TV about
the same time as "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" was in theatres.
They truly were breaking a barrier.
Bob Dog
Atheist #153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
EAC's chief cook and brainwasher
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"Half the bible is nothing but
who to kill and how to kill them."
- 2, The Ranting Gryphon
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
31 Oct 2005 05:20:30 PM |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:29:33 -0700, Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net>
wrote:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Mr. Takei is correct, and good for him for coming out. :)
[]
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "thamus" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
28 Oct 2005 09:23:46 AM |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:29:33 -0700, Gregory Gadow wrote:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
....and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
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thamus
http://craptaculus.com
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
28 Oct 2005 09:54:52 AM |
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"thamus" <thamus@pantskc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.28.14.24.48.570064@pantskc.rr.com...
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:29:33 -0700, Gregory Gadow wrote:
George Takei, Mr. Sulu of 'Star Trek' fame, comes out
Actor likens prejudice against gays to racial segregation
LOS ANGELES (AP) | Oct 27, 8:47 PM
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in "Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
...and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
SNORT! ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "DaveJr" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
28 Oct 2005 10:29:40 AM |
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Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
...and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
SNORT! ;)
Warp factor 9 to 'Uranus' Mr. Sulu. Hopefully there's no Klingons there.
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| User: "Steve Knight" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
28 Oct 2005 03:33:55 PM |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:29:40 -0600, "DaveJr" <davesbrain@qwest.net>
wrote:
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
...and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
SNORT! ;)
Warp factor 9 to 'Uranus' Mr. Sulu. Hopefully there's no Klingons there.
Gives new meaning the the words 'Beam me up'.
Warlord Steve
BAAWA
www.sonic.net/~wooly
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
28 Oct 2005 03:44:23 PM |
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"Steve Knight" <wooly@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:0035m1tiv82i4mdci5nhalslbh884n1bpi@4ax.com...
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:29:40 -0600, "DaveJr" <davesbrain@qwest.net>
wrote:
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian
community.
...and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
SNORT! ;)
Warp factor 9 to 'Uranus' Mr. Sulu. Hopefully there's no Klingons there.
Gives new meaning the the words 'Beam me up'.
Oh, grow up, the lot of you!
<snicker> :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
29 Oct 2005 03:12:13 AM |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:44:23 -0400 in alt.atheism, Robibnikoff
("Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>) said, directing the reply
to alt.atheism
"Steve Knight" <wooly@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:0035m1tiv82i4mdci5nhalslbh884n1bpi@4ax.com...
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:29:40 -0600, "DaveJr" <davesbrain@qwest.net>
wrote:
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian
community.
...and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
SNORT! ;)
Warp factor 9 to 'Uranus' Mr. Sulu. Hopefully there's no Klingons there.
Gives new meaning the the words 'Beam me up'.
Oh, grow up, the lot of you!
Shan't!! I've spent 44 years not growing up, and I don't intend to
start now!
<snicker> :)
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
29 Oct 2005 07:31:46 AM |
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"Therion Ware" <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote in message
news:blb6m15b4uve441esghos3o7nsr25jo7ol@4ax.com...
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:44:23 -0400 in alt.atheism, Robibnikoff
("Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>) said, directing the reply
to alt.atheism
"Steve Knight" <wooly@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:0035m1tiv82i4mdci5nhalslbh884n1bpi@4ax.com...
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:29:40 -0600, "DaveJr" <davesbrain@qwest.net>
wrote:
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers,
a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian
community.
...and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
SNORT! ;)
Warp factor 9 to 'Uranus' Mr. Sulu. Hopefully there's no Klingons
there.
Gives new meaning the the words 'Beam me up'.
Oh, grow up, the lot of you!
Shan't!! I've spent 44 years not growing up, and I don't intend to
start now!
Good point - Apparently I'm doing the same for the exact same amount of
time :)
If you can't beat them, join them! :)
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: George Takei (Hiraku Sulu from Star Trek) has left the closet |
02 Nov 2005 12:56:41 PM |
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 08:31:46 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Therion Ware" <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote in message
news:blb6m15b4uve441esghos3o7nsr25jo7ol@4ax.com...
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:44:23 -0400 in alt.atheism, Robibnikoff
("Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>) said, directing the reply
to alt.atheism
"Steve Knight" <wooly@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:0035m1tiv82i4mdci5nhalslbh884n1bpi@4ax.com...
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:29:40 -0600, "DaveJr" <davesbrain@qwest.net>
wrote:
Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in
"Star
Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers,
a
biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian
community.
...and boldly go where no man has gone before.
(I know, I know.)
SNORT! ;)
Warp factor 9 to 'Uranus' Mr. Sulu. Hopefully there's no Klingons
there.
Gives new meaning the the words 'Beam me up'.
Oh, grow up, the lot of you!
Shan't!! I've spent 44 years not growing up, and I don't intend to
start now!
Good point - Apparently I'm doing the same for the exact same amount of
time :)
If you can't beat them, join them! :)
The Christian variant; "If you can't beat them, stay the course of
futility!"
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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