George Takei to lecture on equality

Actor and political activist George Takei will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Tuesday, April 18 to talk about coming out publicly and how his experiences as a Japanese American have shaped his views on equality.

Takei is best known for his role as “Mr. Sulu” on the classic television show “Star Trek.”

The event, titled “Equality: The Final Frontier,” will take place at 7 p.m. in Room 3650 of the Humanities Building. The event is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center and the Human Rights Campaign.

For more information on the event, call (608) 265-3344, nfigueroa@wisc.edu.

To make arrangements to interview Takei, contact Mark Shields, director of the Human Rights Campaign’s Coming Out Project, (202) 216-1500, ext. 8996.