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.

More Gay Star Trek Stuff...

Man, this made me LOL!




Have a great Monday everyone!

Oh, I LOVE a gay future, don't you?

Namaste,
Lee

I found this and lots more funny Star Trek "inspiration" posters here!

Watch The Gay Star Trek Episode... Okay, it's Star Trek: Phase II (fan fiction) but it's a future with same-gender marriage and a gay love story!

Space. The final frontier.

Imagine a fourth season of the Starship Enterprise's original TV series run in 1969...

A season where all the parts have been re-cast, and yet many of the sets, costumes, and sound effects remain the same.

And this, the "gay" episode, which had been written for the actual series, approved by Gene Roddenberry, and then rejected by NBC at the time, is now resurrected...

As Star Trek: Phase II "Blood and Fire"

It's really pretty awesome.

Hope you love seeing gay people in the future (as imagined in the 1960s) as much as I do!

Enjoy,


Blood and Fire, part 1



Blood and Fire, part 2



Blood and Fire, part 3



Blood and Fire, part 4



Blood and Fire, part 5




Pretty cool, huh?

Don't you wanna know what happens? If they survive? If Captain Kirk marries them after all?

I do!


Find out more about Star Trek: Phase II here!