# George Takei announces his engagement **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 21, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138 "2008-05-21T19:12:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/1 "2008-05-21T19:12:09Z")
George Takai and his longtime partner and business manager have announced that they will soon be married. Congrats George! [http://www.georgetakei.com/news.asp](http://www.georgetakei.com/news.asp) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/2 "2008-05-21T19:18:40Z")
Nitpick: “Takei.” ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/3 "2008-05-21T19:28:09Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Nitpick: “Takei.” [/QUOTE] Bah. Stupid vowel. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/4 "2008-05-21T20:10:24Z")
He should have posted an audio clip so we could have heard it in his own incredibly distinctive voice. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/5 "2008-05-21T20:18:24Z")
Think Shatner’s going to be invited to the wedding? ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/6 "2008-05-21T20:21:30Z")
The engagement ring was made from a dilithium crystal, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/7 "2008-05-21T20:23:24Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Amazing] Think Shatner’s going to be invited to the wedding? [/QUOTE] I’m sure he’ll help with the travel arrangements. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/8 "2008-05-21T20:28:33Z")
Well, I’m stunned. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/9 "2008-05-21T20:30:45Z")
_ **To boldly go where two men have almost never gone before.** _ ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/10 "2008-05-21T21:49:13Z")
“Oh, my.” Seriously, they’ve been partners for, what, twenty years? Good for him. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/11 "2008-05-21T22:00:59Z")
_sniff_ All those years of Sulu slash-fic and now it’s coming true! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/12 "2008-05-22T00:02:13Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] George Takai and his longtime partner and business manager have announced that they will soon be married. Congrats George! [http://www.georgetakei.com/news.asp](http://www.georgetakei.com/news.asp) [/QUOTE] > [@](#): > > The California Supreme Court has ruled that all Californians have a fundamental right to marry the person he or she loves. I feel so out of it these days. Did this actually happen? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/13 "2008-05-22T00:07:20Z")
Demora must be so confused. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/14 "2008-05-22T00:10:49Z")
From the Howard Stern Show website, Monday 5/19: > [@](#): > > George Takei called in to say he and his boyfriend Brad are planning to celebrate the legalization of gay marriage in California by getting married. George added that he was considering several sites for the ceremony and reception, but was still afraid conservative petitioners might get the decision overturned before they can go through with it. Howard wondered who the bride would be, but George countered: “We’re both grooms.” > > Artie asked, “If I’m your cuddly muffin, can I be your Maid of Honor?” George said he’d consider having a “Muffin of Honor,” so Artie serenaded the happy groom with a special A Capella version of Anne Murray’s “Feelings.” Artie added that he couldn’t wait to sing at the wedding, as he’d like to hear his father spin in his grave. George then thanked everyone for their support and said he hoped to see them at the wedding. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/15 "2008-05-22T00:17:14Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] I feel so out of it these days. Did this actually happen? [/QUOTE] Yes. [State’s top court strikes down marriage ban](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/16/BAGAVNC5K.DTL&hw=supreme+court+gay+marriage&sn=003&sc=822). ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/16 "2008-05-22T00:22:40Z")
Wish 'em luck. Some gay couples have experienced the phenomenon that a lot of straight cohabiting couples have experienced for years, that being that they’ll live together 10 or 20 years or even longer and get along fine, then they’ll make it legal, and then a year later they’re split up. Some gay couples (I don’t have stats, but it does happen) who’ve been together forever have similarly split up soon after having it legalized and officialized. But none of them played Sulu, so here’s hoping his goes fine. (He was probably just waiting until his character was dead on HEROES anyway so that he wouldn’t have to share those paychecks if they divorced.) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/17 "2008-05-22T00:48:55Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Wish 'em luck. Some gay couples have experienced the phenomenon that a lot of straight cohabiting couples have experienced for years, that being that they’ll live together 10 or 20 years or even longer and get along fine, then they’ll make it legal, and then a year later they’re split up. [/QUOTE] So? Shouldn’t gay couples have the right to fuck up their marriages or do we need to protect society from gays doing the same thing straights do everyday? > [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Yes. > > State’s top court strikes down marriage ban. Cool. But it says “possibly short lived.” That usually means, “definitely short lived.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/18 "2008-05-22T00:56:32Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] Cool. But it says “possibly short lived.” That usually means, “definitely short lived.” [/QUOTE] It’s good at least until November, when there might be a constitutional amendment against gay marriage on the ballot, which might or might not pass. Otherwise, the Supreme Court of California has spoken, no one in the state can gainsay them, and the SCOTUS has no grounds to get involved. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/19 "2008-05-22T13:32:04Z")
Anyone know if the proposed amendment to the California constitution would retroactively void existing same-sex marriages? ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138/20 "2008-05-22T13:40:42Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] George Takai and his longtime partner and business manager have announced that they will soon be married. [/QUOTE] You mean Walter Koenig? Cool! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-announces-his-engagement/450138.md?page=2)