The caller had a friend who wanted to come out publicly — and wanted to do it through the magazine. That friend was Star Trek actor George Takei. Takei’s decision to come out as gay in 2005 was a ...

On TV screens in 1966, Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu boldly soared through the universe to discover lands “where no man has gone ...

One of America's most beloved actors and activists, George Takei recently released a new full-color graphic memoir, titled, It Rhymes with Takei . The beautifully illustrated autobiography reveals ...

"They didn't talk about because they knew it would be damaging to me, and they were my friends, and so they never mentioned it. So, they all knew. Except for one." ...

Takei came out in 2005 amid the fight for marriage equality. He has used his popularity as having starred as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu in the beloved “Star Trek” franchise to give voice to what ...

Lastly, there's the George Takei who, until he was 68, stayed in the closet. When he did come out as a gay man in 2005, he did so not because he felt especially comfortable doing so, but because ...

The actor, who came out as gay in 2005, recalled how one day ... so there’d only be another 14 episodes before the show was cancelled anyway. But George Takei understood where Gene Roddenberry was ...

Takei came out in 2005 amid the fight for marriage equality. He has used his popularity as having starred as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu in the beloved “Star Trek” franchise to give voice to what ...

Takei also has his memories of how he and his family were treated during World War II. “They categorized us as ‘enemy alien.’ We were neither,” he said.