Sci-fi icon George Takei compared people who are concerned by transgender operations on children to those who allowed the internment of Japanese-Americans.
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Star Trek actor George Takei attempted to draw parallels between the interment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II and current legislation againstActor and commentator George Takei is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the television and film franchise"Star Trek." In more recent years, he found new fame as a liberal commentator and activist.
Actor George Takei compared bans on transgender surgery for minors for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. He emphasized that this had been done when"President Franklin Delano Roosevelt needed to prove he was tough on the ‘Japanese,’" and that it was"unchallenged by most Americans" and was"signed off on by our Supreme Court." "Armed with dangerous tropes from over 50 years ago, where gay and trans people are labeled as ‘groomers’ who are a danger to children, wily politicians such as Gov.
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