When George Takei came out in 2005, he brought Brad Altman into the public eye with him.
Nearly a decade later, Takei’s now-husband is fully ready for his close-up.
Beloved from his run as Sulu in the “Star Trek” movies, Takei’s career largely went silent in the 90’s and early parts of last decade, thanks in part to his age and the lack of quality roles for Asian actors. But when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a gay marriage bill in 2005, Takei, then 61, felt a responsibility to speak out. At that point, he had been with Altman nearly two decades, and the relationship was no secret to their friends and Hollywood colleagues; still, it’s a precarious time to be gay in America, with voters in many states having just passed anti-gay initiatives during the 2004 election.