Mr. Sulu is gay

George Takei, best known as Mr. Sulu on Star Trek and from his voice work on the Simpsons, comes out of the closet in the new issue of Frontiers. In the interview, the 68-year-old actor discusses his childhood in a Japanese-American internment camp, his 18-year relationship, his siblings’ inability to accept his homosexuality and his ultimate decision to come out publicly. Takei says:

“It’s not really coming out, which suggests opening a door and stepping through. It’s more like a long, long walk through what began as a narrow corridor that starts to widen.”

Okay, calm down sweetie. Just cause your officially gay now doesn