The last thing Hollywood needs are more stereotyped queer characters whose personalities and actions are founded on their identities alone.
Who cares if Sulu wasn’t envisioned as gay, or if his current sexuality doesn’t perfectly align with his previous incarnations?
Star Trek is a great area to explore the many possibilities of queer sexuality, so why condemn it?
While the openly gay actor and LGBTQ activist was glad the movie will have a gay character, he wasn’t happy with retrofitting the sexuality of his character.