A beloved TV legend is opening up, proving it’s never too late to come out of the closet and into the spotlight.

Of course, George Takei is beloved by generations of sci-fi fans for playing Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek.

Takei’s new graphic memoir, It Rhymes with Takei, explores his journey as a closeted gay man until he came out publicly in 2005 at age 68. In it, he reminds readers that coming out isn’t just opening a door—it’s a lifelong journey.

“I use the metaphor for a long, narrow, dark corridor,” the TV icon recently said on the Q with Tom Power podcast. “But then you come to a window that allows a little light in … and you keep walking down that corridor and you finally reach that doorknob and you make a decision: you grab it and you open it, ready for combat, if you will.”

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