Contents:
- SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
- JOHN CHO SAYS GAY KISS WAS CUT IN STAR TREK BEYOND
SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
One of the “Star Trek” universe’s most beloved characters is revealed to be gay the latt stallment of the inic anchise.
JOHN CHO SAYS GAY KISS WAS CUT IN STAR TREK BEYOND
“I liked the approach, which was not to make a big thg out , which is where I hope we are gog as a speci, to not policize one’s personal orientatns, ” he and Pegg’s cisn to pict Sulu as a gay man was a nod to Gee Takei, who played the role the origal 1960s “Star Trek” televisn seri and six subsequent films, Cho said.
Takei, 79, me out as gay 2005, and has sce gone on to bee an outspoken advote for LGBT rights. UPDATE: After news of this story broke, Takei lled the cisn to pict Sulu as a gay man “really unfortunate” a Hollywood Reporter terview.