“Let me be clear: I am not disappointed that there is a gay character in Star Trek.
One surprising source of consternation was former Sulu actor George Takei, who is himself openly gay.
The upcoming Star Trek Beyond recently won kudos from some and consternation from others when it was revealed that John Cho’s Hikaru Sulu would become the franchise’s first openly gay character.
While it seems that Pegg and Takei will never completely see eye to eye on the new approach to Sulu, they are both in agreement as to what the Star Trek universe represents: diversity.