George Takei is a Japanese-American author, actor, director and social commentator. He became famous through his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, but has since become a vocal LGBT spokesperson and activist.
Takei has been involved in numerous campaigns, including to make the American Boy Scouts Association to drop its anti-gay policy and a campaign aimed at California’s governor Arnold Schwarzenegger when he vetoed sex-sex marriage legislation. His use of humour to share important LGBT messages via Facebook has made him very popular, with over 8 million followers.
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