The world has changed from when I was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay, ... The issue of gay marriage is now a political issue. That would have been unthinkable when I was young. (George Takei)

The world has changed from when I was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay, ... The issue of gay marriage is now a political issue. That would have been unthinkable when I was young.

George Takei

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