opinion
LIGHT OVER DARK
The promise and positivity Kamala Harris and Tim Walz exude stand in marked contrast to the doom and carnage of Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
With an acting career spanning five decades, George Takei is known around the world for his founding role in the acclaimed television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the Starship Enterprise. Takei starred in three seasons of Star Trek and later reprised his iconic role in six movies.
Mashable.com says Takei is the #1 most-influential person on Facebook, with more than 4 million friends. Takei has more than 650,000 followers on Twitter. Debuting at #10 on the New York Times E-book nonfiction list, Takei’s fast-track journey to social media super-stardom is told in his new book, “Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet,” available at Amazon.com in e-book and paperback. Among current projects, Takei and actor/singer Lea Salonga co-star in a new musical called "Allegiance.” The musical is an epic story of love, family and heroism during the Japanese American internment of World War II. A Broadway run is planned for “Allegiance” which world premiered at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre in 2012. Recognized worldwide as a member of the original Star Trek cast, Takei has a star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame and his signature and hand print are in cement in the forecourt of the landmark Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
opinion
DARK PLACE
As a boy, I saw how awful scapegoating was when directed against “Japs.” Today, this poisonous bigotry is being used to harm me and the rest of the LGBTQ community. It must end.
opinion
WAY TO GO
The short-sightedness of Donald Trump Jr. seeking highly sensitive, damaging information on Hillary from Russia is matched only by his insipid defense. Sit down, Junior.
HISTORY LESSON
The ‘Star Trek’ actor, activist, and LGBT icon writes about the president-elect’s cavalier—and deeply troubling—attitude towards nuclear weapons.
HOPE
The acclaimed ‘Star Trek’ actor and social activist writes about his own experience in Japanese internment camps in the 1940s, and how there is a way out of the darkness ahead.
HOPE
The acclaimed actor and activist writes about how our youth can lead the U.S. to a brighter, more tolerant future post-Trump.
IT IS TIME
The longtime actor and LGBT activist writes about how, in the wake of the Orlando gay club massacre that left 49 people dead, the LGBT community can lead the charge on gun reform.
Constitution 101
The Kentucky clerk and her supporters ignore the Constitution’s Establishment Clause—which prohibits anyone from forcing their own religious views on others.
GAY RIGHTS
The Star Trek actor, author, and lifelong human rights activist writes about why Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom’ law is dangerous, and why gay couples deserve their wedding cake, too.
Khaaan!
From ermagherd to viral cats, social-media star and original cast member George Takei picks his favorite ‘Star Trek’ memes.