Sulu is gay and it's no big deal... and that's a big deal!

This moment in Star Trek: Beyond made me absurdly happy. (Screen shots from watching the movie on a recent plane flight.)

Sulu (played by John Cho), hugging his daughter, his proud/happy husband looking on



Captain James T. Kirk, happy for them, looking on



Sulu, holding daughter, with husband's arm around him



Happy two dad family walking away



Hey, and a cute extra!



It's a powerful statement about LGBTQ people being part of the future.

And it's a tribute to George Takei, the original Sulu, now an out gay man himself, who married his husband Brad Altman in 2008.

And it's pretty awesome.

Thanks to everyone who made this happen, including the writing team, the director, the producers, and John Chu, the actor playing Sulu.

George Takei's fascinating talk: "Why I love a country that once betrayed me"

This TEDx talk by George Takei is really powerful - and it made me even more proud to, like him, work towards a better America.

Thanks, George!

George Takei Responds To The Tennessee "Don't Say Gay" Law

The bill, SB 49, just passed in the Tennesse Senate and while it's future prospects of becoming the law of that state are unclear, George Takei (Gay Rights Activist and Sulu from the original Star Trek) has made this brilliant video:





I'm pretty excited about getting one of those T-shirts.

Bravo, George!

Namaste,
Lee