Entertainment News
2006-03-30
George Takei
becomes HRC spokesman
"Equality Trek"
will send actor on nationwide speaking tour.
Star Trek veteran and Howard Stern Show
Star Trek veteran and Howard Stern Show
announcer George Takei will make a six-city tour on
behalf of the Human Rights Campaign, the organization
announced Tuesday. Takei will discuss his life as a gay
Japanese-American and encourage others to come forward and
share their stories. "In my own life I have felt the
discrimination that used to separate
Japanese-Americans from the rest of the country melt away,"
the actor, who spent time in an American internment camp
during World War II, said in a statement. "I believe
that by sharing our stories, GLBT Americans can break
down the walls that separate us and help build a more
understanding and truly diverse nation for us all." The
"Equality Trek" tour kicks off April 10 in
Philadelphia. (The Advocate)
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