Gee Takei lls 'Star Trek Beyond' gay Sulu scene 'a whisper' - CNET

Contents:

• GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'
• HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED
• FOR PRI MONTH, WE CELEBRATE STAR TREK’S GAYT MOMENTS
• STAR TREK BEYOND'S GAY KISS SCENE WAS CUT
• SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
• 'STAR TREK BEYOND'S SULU IS THE FRANCHISE'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
• GEE TAKEI DON’T THK THE GAY SULU SCENE WAS GAY ENOUGH
• WHY DID STAR TREK BEYOND ED OUT SULU'S FIRST GAY KISS?

GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'

The reboot versn of Sulu is gay, we learned "Beyond, " the third of the new movi.

Takei has said publicly he is agast the ia of Sulu beg gay, and he had plenty to say about here at the 50th anniversary Star Trek nventn Las Vegas.

HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED

Takei would have preferred for the reboot filmmakers to create a new gay character.

FOR PRI MONTH, WE CELEBRATE STAR TREK’S GAYT MOMENTS

" Takei says he has agreed to disagree on the issue of gay Sulu wh the movie's -wrer Simon Pegg, wh whom he has exchanged emails.

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.

STAR TREK BEYOND'S GAY KISS SCENE WAS CUT

Why Takei Was Upset That Sulu Beme Gay.

SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY

Takei publicly disagreed wh wrer and Stty actor, Simon Pegg about the plan to make Sulu gay.

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. Was Sulu Gay In The Wir Star Trek Canon?

'STAR TREK BEYOND'S SULU IS THE FRANCHISE'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER

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. More than halfway through Pri Month, the LBGT+ staff here at TrekMovie thought the perfect time to brg a ltle gayns to your life.

And what better way to unwd durg the tough tim than wh a gay Star Trek marathon? But, spe Trek not havg any openly gay characters for s first five s, there’s a lot of LGBT+ love to go around. This isn’t exactly a “rah rah we love the gays” moment, but ’s too funny not to clu.

GEE TAKEI DON’T THK THE GAY SULU SCENE WAS GAY ENOUGH

Jadzia Normaliz Gay Romance DS9’s “Rul of Acquisn”. While you uld argue that this isn’t a gay Trek moment ( lerally isn’t—that’s the pot of the scene), ’s still a msage about the general acceptance of LGBT+ people the 24th century. It’s so monplace that beg gay is ls of an issue for Pel than beg a woman is.

WHY DID STAR TREK BEYOND ED OUT SULU'S FIRST GAY KISS?

While Dax was already one of the most socially liberal characters Star Trek, ’s still a nice feelg to see someone assumed to be gay get treated like a normal person. Jt bee ’s one of Trek’s “gayt moments” don’t mean ’s one of our favore on.

In realy, we’re jt as discerng as straight or gay folks—’s jt that genr don’t terme whether or not we are attracted to someone.

Not all gay moments are great moments…. Garak is gay! Andrew Robson gave Garak such chaotic gay energy that me through like twenty pounds of prosthetics.