Rhymes with "Gay"

[cukebrian]

George Takei has publicly come "out of the closet."

Comments

[goldenfyre]

Wow, this is an auspicious day. My child's birthday will be shared with the coming out of someone so interesting. :)

That reminds me (oop, never mind that there is a connection with my thought process here), did I ever send you and zoomie the photos I took of you in drag? Must do that now.

I am very interested to hear more about TGOYD, I love that kind of small universe/intuition/coincidence/vision stuff. I want to hear what happens now!!

BTW, thank you again for posting the other day. Hope you got my response.

[cukebrian]

Um, interesting train of thought... thanks for the photos. Though in my defense, it was makeup I was wearing, I wasn't actually in drag!

Keep us posted on the baby developments! hope all goes well on the big day (by the time you read this, you'll officially be a mommy, I think...)

[splattworld]

Looking back, it's amazing how much ground the original Star Trek broke at the time. Even if the principals were white guys (though one was a green-tinged off-white), Sulu and Uhura had continuing supporting roles, as did Chekhov--in some ways equally amazing that he was a proud Russian during the height of the Cold War (and cute as six kittens). Pre-multicultural multiculturalism. I don't think they were quite ready for a gay Asian spaceman...though that sounds like an excellent anime character.

I have some vague memory of an episode where Sulu was waving a samurai sword about...nevermind.

The part that concerns me here...you name your computers? Hmm.

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[cukebrian]

Yes, I looked around on some trek message boards last night to see if this news was getting any reaction. All the messages I saw were supportive... and one said something like "oh well, I bet this is the closest we'll ever get to having a gay main character." Interesting - there was a significant push from some fans to get a gay character on the Next Generation, then on the future shows, though it never happened. There is a great Next Gen episode called "The Outcast" where androgyny is a metaphor for homosexuality, or more generally, difference/other-ness. There is a planet of androgynous aliens, and the ones who feel they are male or female are ostracized and punished

[frogboy29]

Brian,

Those tapes have been in my box at the theater forever! Was I supposed to listen to them???

I will. I just thought...well I don't know. I need to find a tape player.

Weird.

huh.

Balloon knot.

I'll take that.

Who won last night?

[cukebrian]

I won 1st, zoom got second. a fun game.

Did you ask for those tapes? I wonder if I meant to put them in zoom's box and accidently put them in yours instead.

Hot... Wet... Bitches?

[robc]

Mr. Takei saying "Hot Wet Bitches" still will not fail to make me laugh.

Re: Hot... Wet... Bitches?

[cukebrian]

yep, the takei classic. wish you would've been there for poker tonight.