Oppose gay marriage? Racist.
PARK CITY, Utah – Star Trek star and gay activist George Takei attacked Utah Governor Gary Herbert at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, comparing the Utah politician to segregation-era governor George Wallace for standing in the way of a federal ruling to legalize gay marriage.
In an interview with TheWrap on Saturday for a new documentary about his life Takei said: “On Star Trek we have a motto, ‘Resistance is futile,’” referring to the inevitability of the legality of gay marriage.
Herbert, a Republican, pledged to defend Utah’s same-sex marriage ban even after a federal judge overturned it on December 20. And he further inflamed gay activists when he announced that the state would not recognize the 1,000 or so marriages between same sex couples that had taken place before the Supreme Court halted them in early January pending a final ruling.
Takei said: “He reminds me of Governor George Wallace about 50 years who stood in the schoolhouse doorway trying to deny little black girls and little black boys equality in education. That’s what Governor Herbert is trying to do, deny justice. These are people that legally, lawfully got married, and he’s saying No, no, no.”