posted 10-29-2005 07:58 AM         

I bet Mr. Spocks eyebrows certainly are arched now.....

"that is not logical"

LOS ANGELES -- George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise through three television seasons and 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.

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 1966 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.

posted 10-29-2005 08:11 AM         

"uhhhhhh, heh heh, hey Butthead heh heh.....that Sulu dude on Star Track is a homo, heh heh, heh heh"

Butthead...

"uhhhhhh, fly me to Uranus Helmsman Bunghole"

posted 10-29-2005 09:18 AM         

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Originally posted by tangled up in BLUE:
Beavis...

"uhhhhhh, heh heh, hey Butthead heh heh.....that Tangled dude down at the smoke store is a homo, heh heh, heh heh"

Butthead...

"uhhhhhh, fly me to Uranus Helmsman Bunghole/Cornhollio Tangled up in Brown"

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posted 10-30-2005 05:49 AM         

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Originally posted by Tom Santella:
HEY NOW!

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Speaking of Howard Stern...without researching on the web...has anyone heard the exorbitant amount that Sirius satellite radio is willing to pay him for a 5 year contract?

I mean I thought the salaries for the baseball players were bad.

Have a good Sunday guys! Well...off to go cruise with some good POA friends up in the White Mountains of NH.

Yep...I wish you guys could be there with us.

Brian