Gene Roddenberry had made public his plans to add gay characters to the show (with Geordi La Forge reported to be one such character in the original series treatment), and had even commissioned scripts to introduce them at the start of the series' run. However, with his declining health and subsequent death leaving executive producer Rick Berman in charge, these plans were scrapped, and, as of 2015, no overtly gay characters had appeared in any "Star Trek" television series or movie, though several were originally scripted as such. Though no public reason has ever been cited for this omission, writers David Gerrold, Ronald D. Moore, and actors and actress Leonard Nimoy, Kate Mulgrew, and Scott Bakula have all obliquely pointed to Berman as personally vetoing all attempts to introduce LGBT characters into the "Trek" universe. Star Trek, long praised as a pioneer in introducing awareness of social causes into popular entertainment, has been criticized for having cold feet on this particular matter. It wasn't until 'Star Trek: Beyond' (2016) that an LGBT character would appear, when it was revealed that Hikaru Sulu was gay. This decision by the creative team was partly out of respect and an homage to real-life LGBT activist and gay actor George Takei, who originally portrayed him. Ironically, Takei was disappointed by the decision in the change, stating that this development for his character is out of step with what creator Gene Roddenberry would have wanted.
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