On Thursday, the Herald Sun revealed that Hika Sulu will be revealed to be gay "Star Trek Beyond," which hs theaters July 22.
Contents:
- HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED
- SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
- ‘STAR TREK BEYOND’ NFIRMS THAT HIKA SULU IS GAY
- GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'
HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED
* was sulu gay in star trek *
Hika Sulu is now known as the first openly gay character Star Trek, but the character's sexualy hasn't always been so clear-cut. In 2005, 36 years after Star Trek: The Origal Seri end, Sulu's origal actor, Gee Takei, publicly me out as gay.
Wantg to honor this legacy, Simon Pegg me up wh the ia of havg Sulu be gay J. John Cho supported the ia, as did Zachary Quto, the actor who played Spock and who publicly me out as gay 2011.
Why Takei Was Upset That Sulu Beme Gay. Takei publicly disagreed wh wrer and Stty actor, Simon Pegg about the plan to make Sulu gay.
SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
While he wholeheartedly supported the cln of LGBTQ+ characters Star Trek, he thought a new character should be created stead of makg Sulu nonilly gay.
Pegg was also wary of Takei's advice to create a new character simply to fulfill the purpose of havg a gay character, as he thought that would lim the character to tokenism.
‘STAR TREK BEYOND’ NFIRMS THAT HIKA SULU IS GAY
Was Sulu Gay In The Wir Star Trek Canon?
The fact that his dghter existed many of the novels and gam don't preclu the possibily that Sulu might be gay. Abrams' Star Trek exist on different timel, 's possible to say that both a straight Sulu and a gay Sulu exist as part of the multiverse's non.
GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'
On Thursday, the Herald Sun announced that the character Hika Sulu will be revealed to be gay Star Trek Beyond, which hs theaters July 22.