Previews Catalogue IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI HC

(W) Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger (A) Harmony Becker

George Takei has shown the world many faces: actor, author, outspoken activist, helmsman of the starshipEnterprise, living witness to the internment of Japanese Americans, and king of social media. But until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing-one face he did not show the world. There was one very intimate fact about George that he never shared... and it rhymes with Takei. Now, for the first time ever, George shares the full story of his life in the closet, his decision to come out as gay at the age of 68, and the way that moment transformed everything. From his earliest childhood crushes and youthful experiments in the rigidly conformist 1950s, to global fame asv an actor and the terrible fear of exposure, to the watershed moment of speaking his truth and becoming one of the most high-profile gay men on the planet,It Rhymes with Takeioffers a sweeping portrait of one iconic American navigating the tides of LGBTQ+ history. Its richly emotional words and images depict the terror of entrapment even in gay community spaces, the anguish of speaking up for so many issues while remaining silent on his most personal issue, the grief of losing friends to AIDS, the joy of finding true love with Brad Altman, and the determination to declare that love openly-and legally-before the whole world.

Estimated release date: 11/06/2025

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