But to me, it was right in line with the whole history of Star Trek’s gestural progressivism. Rowling revealed that Dumbledore preferred the company of other Dumbledores.) The decision displeased original Sulu George Takei, who is gay but doesn’t think Sulu is (it’s complicated). I don’t intend to dismiss it entirely there is political content, impact, and value in retconning an element of a beloved long-running series to say, “Oh, by the way, this guy in this thing you’ve loved for 50 years? He’s gay.” (If you doubt that can have impact, recall the furor in 2007 when J.K. In 2016, that pair of glimpses-let’s be generous and call it 15 seconds of a 122-minute movie-is what passes for gay content in a mainstream Hollywood release.
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