“I was going to gay bars, having affairs”: George Takei on the torments of life in the closet — salon.com

Who’d have thought Mr. Sulu would be the member of the “Star Trek” cast who’d be with us the longest? Start looking for actor George Takei in the culture and you’ll see him everywhere — a pop culture staple by virtue of his inexhaustibility. He’s on Twitter, where he’s amassed over a million followers; on TV and radio talk shows, where he’s game for practically anything; online, where a video he made mocking the homophobia of basketball star Tim Hardaway went viral; and now on movie screens. A documentary, “To Be Takei,” opens in select cities and on VOD and iTunes Aug. 22.

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