Mr sulu is gay

They later escaped from the Krall's attack and then the whole family attended Kirk's 30th birthday party together.

In the upcoming Star Trek Beyond Mr. I’ve got to keep the show on. Farrell later stated that Dax was pansexual. With the fourth Star Trekmovie currently under development, many fans hope to see more exploration of Sulu's sexuality and his family life.

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He believed that Roddenberry would have definitely wanted to explore characters with different sexual orientations, but it was too risky for him to ever do so. The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Rejoined” featured a kiss between Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax and guest star Susanna Thompson as Lenara Kahn. Star Trek has always been known for being a progressive and inclusive franchise, so it's important to have some clarity when it comes to how sexuality is depicted, especially when it comes to a character as well-loved as Sulu.
Sulu first appeared as the swashbuckling helmsman who was part of Captain Kirk's (William Shatner) bridge crew in Star Trek: The Original Series.

That’s baked into the franchise’s DNA as envisioned by creator Gene Roddenberry. Takei's Sulu remained part of the Star Trek franchise for three seasons and six movies.
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In 2009, J.J. Abrams made Star Trek, the first in a series of alternate timeline films following the characters from Star Trek: The Original Series.

Openly gay actor Zachary Quinto, who play Mr. Spock, applauded the addition of a gay character to the storyline. Since then he has become known as a prominent LGBTQ+ activist. In the video game Star Trek: Starship Creator, Sulu married a woman named Yoshika, but even this doesn't mean the character is heterosexual.
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Both George Takei's continued involvement in the Star Trek world and the important representation created by John Cho's Sulu have contributed to making Star Trek a more diverse franchise.

And [a gay character], as you say, may be a bridge too far.”
Star Trek wouldn’t see its first same-sex kiss until 1995. But, George Takei isn’t happy with the news that in the new version of Star Trek, his character is gay.
According to Rolling Stone, “the actor has stated that he wishes that the reboot hadn't taken liberties with the character painstakingly conceived by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.”
Takei told Rolling Stone that Roddenberry, although a strong supporter of LGBT equality, envisioned Sula as heterosexual.
Writer, actor, and Trekkie Simon Pegg, who is co-writer for Star Trek Beyond, although noting his “huge love and respect” for Takei, defended Sulu’s new sexual orientation.
In written remarks to The Guardian, he said, “’Our Trek is an alternate timeline with alternate details,’ Pegg added.

Despite the fact that there's not as much clarity around Sulu's sexuality as there could be, it would be wrong to call Sulu's characterization inconsistent because of this. In these films, Sulu is portrayed by John Cho. Cho has said that his only hope going into playing Sulu was to deepen the character's emotional life.

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by Rob Howard
Associate Editor
The original Star Trek series included George Takei playing Mr. Hikaru Sulu way back in 1966. In the original Mr. Sulu is heterosexual. Star Trek: The Original Series was famous for pushing the boundaries of 1960s conservativism with its vision of a utopic future society.