By seeing a same-sex couple in ordinary situations, that it might make people think twice about if they have, you know, questions about acceptance of LGBT equality, it's one way to just say that, you know, 'We're members of your family and gay people are like anybody else.'
George TakeiI had a really unusual, remarkably unusual father because he, in our family, was the one that suffered the most. He was the one that explained American democracy to me. He said, โOur democracy is a peopleโs democracy and it can be as great as people can be, and it can be greatโฆ but we are also fallible human beings.โ
George TakeiI've run the marathon several times, so I definitely don't look like the Great Ancestor!
George Takei