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Gay wedding for Star Trek's Takei
BBC News ^ | May 20, 2008

Posted on 05/20/2008 10:19:56 AM PDT by PROCON

US actor George Takei is to wed his long-term partner after California lifted its ban on same-sex marriage.

Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, said he and Brad Altman were going through the "delicious dilemma" of where to marry.

The actor and 54-year-old Mr Altman have been together for 21 years.

"We can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily," Takei wrote on his website.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: creepyreallycreepy; georgetakei; hollyweird; homosexualagenda; startrek; sulu
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To: CDHart

The Rock was decent in Ice Station Zebra. I’m having a hard time thinking of another Rock Hudson movie I find watchable.


41 posted on 05/20/2008 11:22:51 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: Eye On The Left

New meaning for “The Naked Time”.


42 posted on 05/20/2008 11:23:35 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: fredhead

I think Liberace was an ‘open secret’. No one cared because he was excellent at what he did. He didn’t speak to the press about his orientation...he didn’t need to. Women thought he was cute, men respected his talent, even if they saw something ‘odd’ about him. He didn’t flaunt his gayness as in shoving it in your face to get you to agree with him or accept him.

Find some of his old shows and watch the guy play. He was one of the best on the planet, bar none.

As for Peter Lorre...heck, I didn’t know!


43 posted on 05/20/2008 11:24:31 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: swain_forkbeard

What the heck was that episode about anyway?

44 posted on 05/20/2008 11:34:00 AM PDT by Eye On The Left
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To: fredhead

Wikipedia states that Peter Lorre (born Lazlo Lowenstein) was married 3 times and had a daughter. I never heard anything about his being gay.


45 posted on 05/20/2008 11:36:01 AM PDT by stanz (Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
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To: B-Chan

"Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, said he and Brad Altman were going through the "delicious dilemma" of where to marry."

46 posted on 05/20/2008 11:39:24 AM PDT by Eye On The Left
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To: LetsRok
There are no gay characters in the Star Trek franchise because by the time StarFleet was formed, homosexuality was cured.

I believe they used Transporter Special Protocol H to cure it.

47 posted on 05/20/2008 11:39:45 AM PDT by polymuser (Those who believe in something eventually prevail over those who believe in nothing.)
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To: Eye On The Left

The episode where a virus makes people go crazy.

I forget the exact name. The remade it in the next generation episode and link it to the original 66 episode.

I forget how they purge the virus. Been so long since I have seen that one.
Tekei was also in a fascinating Twilight Zone episode where he played a grounds keeper possessed by a WWII samurai sword. It was considered controversial.
Fascinating episode though.


48 posted on 05/20/2008 11:42:56 AM PDT by Larebil (My name is liberal backwards, since they backwards thinking)
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To: PROCON

Fudge


49 posted on 05/20/2008 11:43:13 AM PDT by Vaduz (and just think how clean the cities would become again.)
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To: PROCON

“These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise... It’s five year mission... to seek out new worlds and new civilizations... to boldly go where no man has gone before... Oh, except for Mr. Sulu, he’d be happy just to get off on Uranus.”


50 posted on 05/20/2008 11:43:25 AM PDT by DCBurgess58
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To: PROCON

This is why one of the star trek movies WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY to point out the Sulu character was a father and had a family.

they had to protect the monetary future of the franchise.


51 posted on 05/20/2008 11:48:23 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: PROCON

Maybe California can resolve its budget woes by taxing the revenues from FAAAABULOUS gay weddings!


52 posted on 05/20/2008 11:52:21 AM PDT by informavoracious (Freedom Isn't Free)
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To: LetsRok
Uh, yes there were.

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There was also a kiss in the 7th season between Kira and Ezri Dax
53 posted on 05/20/2008 11:56:19 AM PDT by Raymann
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To: ConservaTexan

AUUUGHGH!! My mind’s eyes!!!! Oh, Lord, I’m gonna have manly giggles for the next 30 minutes...

Colonel, USAFR


54 posted on 05/20/2008 12:00:53 PM PDT by jagusafr ("Bugs, Mr. Rico! Zillions of 'em!" - Robert Heinlein)
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To: Eye On The Left

Disgusting.....


55 posted on 05/20/2008 12:01:41 PM PDT by CORedneck
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To: Eye On The Left; Larry Lucido; Squantos

Mr. Sulu, a pillow biter... Whodda thunk it??


56 posted on 05/20/2008 12:06:38 PM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Eye On The Left

Infectious agent invades Enterprise and causes the crew to act drunk. Sulu sashays, Spock cries, Riley locks himself in engineering, extolling the virtues of the Irish while serenading the crew and turning the engines off, as the ship spirals down in a decaying orbit. How do they get out of this one? It’s a cliffhanger.


57 posted on 05/20/2008 12:06:51 PM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Great photo. Love the street signs at the gay parade.

“One Way”
“Do Not Enter”

You’d think they’d get the hint?!


58 posted on 05/20/2008 12:07:38 PM PDT by 21twelve (Don't wish for peace. Pray for Victory.)
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To: Raymann

I thought that Dax was a man in a previous form?


59 posted on 05/20/2008 12:18:38 PM PDT by LetsRok
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To: Larebil
I believe the episode was titled ‘The Naked Time’. Sheesh, sometimes, they just write themselves.
60 posted on 05/20/2008 12:23:13 PM PDT by WVRockDJ (Mountaineer by choice; USMC by choice; Christian by Grace.)
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