Mr. Sulu steps out of the closet
10-28-05, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by lordwow
I always thought his line "Sannnnn Fransisco" was a little too enthusastic in Star Trek IV...
10-28-05, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Lane has been "out of the closet" for years...in fact, I don't even think he was IN the closet at any point.
For what it's worth, I agree he's been out for most of his career; my original point is that he has been more coy about it the more successful he's gotten. As a rising stage actor he was out, as a comedy movie & TV actor he's been tending to drift back in. He enjoys his current limbo, more-or-less openly gay in the blue states only. It's good for business.
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10-28-05, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by GuessWho
Anderson Cooper? Really?
Wish I could've seen it.
10-28-05, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
LOL...there's a line with him talking about that? I wonder if that was an "in" joke? I wouldn't put it past them.
http://www.movie-list.net/classics/star_trek4.mov
10-28-05, 02:05 PM
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Seriously had no clue. Never did follow classic Trek that closely. But I say good for him. With Trek's history of making a point to highlight diversity and equality among its crew members, I'm surprised that none of the later Trek shows (or even films) featured a gay crew member.
10-28-05, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Toben
I'm surprised that none of the later Trek shows (or even films) featured a gay crew member.
10-28-05, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Morf
Duh, there are no gays in the future. Sheesh.
10-28-05, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
Yes. There is a galactic holocaust somewhere in the future and they get rid of us and all African Americans. Somehow Lando got through...
Besides, I'm sure that guy with the reverse Cyclops-eyepiece looking thingie attached to the back of his skull that Lando's always hanging out with has some kind of Gaydar jamming device built into it.
10-28-05, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
There is a galactic holocaust somewhere in the future and they get rid of us and all African Americans. Somehow Lando got through...
STAR WARS is set in the past.
Hand over your geek card now, please.
10-28-05, 03:48 PM
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I really waffle on this whole "gay actors should be spokespeople" thing. I understand the desire to put a recognizable face on the "movement," but at the same time, since I couldn't care less who anyone sleeps with, the fact that this actor is gay or this singer is gay is such a non-issue to me that I don't understand why anyone cares about it, gay OR straight.
Of course, I'm not affected by it every day, so who am I to talk? I just get offended at this idea that closeted gay actors have some kind of responsibility to the gay community to "come out" and support the cause. They can do whatever they want to...and deserve their privacy if they choose to have it.
Of course, I'm not affected by it every day, so who am I to talk? I just get offended at this idea that closeted gay actors have some kind of responsibility to the gay community to "come out" and support the cause. They can do whatever they want to...and deserve their privacy if they choose to have it.
10-28-05, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Draven
Of course, I'm not affected by it every day, so who am I to talk? I just get offended at this idea that closeted gay actors have some kind of responsibility to the gay community to "come out" and support the cause. They can do whatever they want to...and deserve their privacy if they choose to have it.
10-28-05, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
STAR WARS is set in the past.
Hand over your geek card now, please.
Hand over your geek card now, please.
10-28-05, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
I still say Rob Halford of Judas Priest has more guts than any Actor in Hollywood coming out because he came out in world of Heavy Metal where the Males are far less forgiving when it comes to -ANY- kind of change. But you know what? He didn't lose any fans because he's awesome and everyone knows it. We stuck by him. In fact, according to him, the real surprise was THE LACK of support form the Gay Community. He said he was expecting them to embrace him but they didn't. He says the music genre probably had a lot to do with that lack of support.
10-28-05, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Draven
I really waffle on this whole "gay actors should be spokespeople" thing. I understand the desire to put a recognizable face on the "movement," but at the same time, since I couldn't care less who anyone sleeps with, the fact that this actor is gay or this singer is gay is such a non-issue to me that I don't understand why anyone cares about it, gay OR straight.
Of course, I'm not affected by it every day, so who am I to talk? I just get offended at this idea that closeted gay actors have some kind of responsibility to the gay community to "come out" and support the cause. They can do whatever they want to...and deserve their privacy if they choose to have it.
Of course, I'm not affected by it every day, so who am I to talk? I just get offended at this idea that closeted gay actors have some kind of responsibility to the gay community to "come out" and support the cause. They can do whatever they want to...and deserve their privacy if they choose to have it.
10-28-05, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
Funny because most of Hollywood is gay yet they still choose to live a lie becuase they feel the public wont like them as much because of it. Look at Tom Cruise and him suing every tabloid that mentions gay in the same sentence?
I don't know, I'm all over the place on this. I just wish it wasn't such a big deal. When Takei's announcement is the first thing I see on Yahoo News when I open my homepage, I get a little concerned about the priorities in this country. This is the very definition of "non-news," right up their with whether Cruise is lying about his sexual preference or not.
10-28-05, 06:47 PM
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So BRAVE of him to come out now that nobody cares...
I'd give more credit to the WNBA player who came out than George Takei who has made about as much impact as Richard Chamberlain did last year.
Every year for National Coming Out day we get some washed up has-been.
When is some closet case who would really make a difference come out like Ryan Seacrest or Jake Gyllenhall...
Every year for National Coming Out day we get some washed up has-been.
When is some closet case who would really make a difference come out like Ryan Seacrest or Jake Gyllenhall...
10-29-05, 06:30 AM
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I don't understand why homosexuality is still such a major issue here in America. But I can understand why many mainstream Hollywood stars keep quiet about their private sex lives, some people have a dim few about people who are "different".
As a bisexual man myself, I understand what it is like to be on the receiving end of irrational descrimination.
As a bisexual man myself, I understand what it is like to be on the receiving end of irrational descrimination.
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10-29-05, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Cancer Man
As a bysexual man myself, I understand what it is like to be on the receiving end of irrational descrimination.