Cho plays gay Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek Beyond
Actor John Cho has confirmed that his character 'Hikaru Sulu' in Star Trek Beyond is gay. "I liked the approach... which is where I hope we are going as a species, to not politicize one’s personal orientations," said Cho. The decision to portray the character as gay was to acknowledge openly gay actor George Takei, who earlier played 'Sulu'.