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Happily, the days when overt racial discrimination and segregation were championed by social conservatives are long past.

~George Takei

Topics: Conservatives Days Discrimination Happily Long Past Racial Segregation Social Were

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In Indiana, gays and lesbians can be fired from their jobs with impunity, and in Arkansas, it's the same thing. We need those protective laws to truly have an equal society.

~George Takei

Topics: Arkansas Equal Fired Gays Impunity Indiana Jobs Laws Lesbians Need Protective Same Same Thing Society Thing Those Truly

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I was pursuing my acting career, but I was silent on the LGBT issue, the issue that was closest to me. I knew if I came out then, I'd have had to change careers.

~George Takei

Topics: Acting Acting Career Came Career Careers Change Closest Had Issue Knew Me Out Pursuing Silent Then I Came

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It's important for all Americans to know how vulnerable our Constitution is.

~George Takei

Topics: All Americans American Constitution How Important Know Our Vulnerable

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I've been an activist since my late teens. I take this very seriously and try to use the gift that's been given to me - access to the media - as positively as I can.

~George Takei

Topics: Access Activist Been Gift Given Late Me Media Positively Seriously Since Take Teens Try Use Very I Can

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When I came out, I was 68, and I was totally prepared for my career to recede when I spoke to the press for the first time. What happened after that blew me away. I started getting more offers. My career blossomed.

~George Takei

Topics: After Away Blew Came Career First First Time Getting Happened Me More Offers Out Prepared Press Spoke Started Time Totally I Came

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I had convinced my father to let me pursue this career, and I passionately wanted it. And here was this conflict in me, and I hadn't shared it with my father. And it was excruciating to always have your guard up. Particularly because, being an actor, you're public and visible. I could be seen coming out of a gay bar. Who could have seen me?

~George Takei

Topics: Actor Always Bar Because Being Career Coming Conflict Convinced Could Excruciating Father Gay Guard Had Here Me Out Particularly Passionately Public Pursue Seen Shared Up Visible Wanted Who You Your

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I'm George Takei, and I'm straight... up asking you to vote.

~George Takei

Topics: Asking George Straight Up Vote You

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In many ways, my decision to come out changed the course not only of my personal life but of my professional one as well.

~George Takei

Topics: Changed Come Course Decision Life Many Only Out Personal Personal Life Professional Ways Well

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It has long been a dream of mine that this important story one day would be told on the great American stage of Broadway. In fact, I've dedicated much of the latter half of my life to ensuring the story of the internment is known.

~George Takei

Topics: American Been Broadway Day Dedicated Dream Ensuring Fact Great Great American Half Important In Fact Internment Known Latter Life Long Mine Much My Life One Day Stage Story Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: April 20th, 1937

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