Star Trek Actor & Hubby to Appear on Newlywed Game

Actor George Takei and husband Brad Altman are going where no gay couple has gone before: “The Newlywed Game.”

Takei and Altman will appear in a special celebrity episode of the show, which starts its second season in a revamped format on Oct. 12, the Game Show Network said.

“George and I are thrilled. It’s pretty historic for us,” Altman told the Daily News. “It’s going to be a great experience for both of us to see how well we really know each other after 22 years together.”

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Damnit Jim, I’m Not a Doctor, I’m Gay!

Former Star Trek actor, George Takei, has come out with words of disappointment and disapproval after the people of California voted to put a stop to gay marriage.

Takei, who played Mr Sulu on the TV series, and his long-term partner, Brad Altman, were the first to receive a marriage license in West Hollywood after the court ruling in may that a ban on gay-marriage was unconstitutional.

Takei stated, “There are going to be heartbreaks, setbacks and sacrifices to be made,” he said, “but we will soldier on.”

Update: San Mateo County Officials Oppose Prop 8

As reported on September 15;

San Mateo California County officials are set to officially oppose Proposition 8, a California ballot measure that would take away the legal right of Gay and Lesbian citizens to marry by defining marriage as the union between only a man and a woman.

The Board of Supervisors will be voting on a resolution opposing Proposition 8 at it’s Tuesday meeting. Unless an unanticipated opposition arises, the decision the resolution is expected to pass. The resolution does not carry any legal weight, but the board’s stances will send a clear message to the county of where its elected leaders stand.

County Manager, John Maltbie stated, San Mateo county has “long supported the rights of same-sex couples by providing domestic partner benefits to its employees.”  The board also feels that only recognizing civil partnerships and civil unions would be a poor substitute for granting couples the “dignity and respect that our society places on the institution of marriage.”

It has also been noted that if Proposition 8 were to pass, the state and local governments could lose revenue estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars.

UPDATE:  Now according to a post on theburlingamedailynews.com;

Mark Church and the four other county supervisors voted unanimously in favor of a resolution opposing Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that would change the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

In other gay marriage news, George Takei, of Startrek fame and his partner of 21 years, Brad Altman, were wed Sunday night in Los Angeles.

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Gay Sulu To Tie The Knot

Gay actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu on Star Trek, announced his intention to marry his long time partner in California.
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