Gay wedding step for actor Takei

Actor George Takei and his partner were among the first Californian couples to get a wedding licence after the state lifted its ban on same-sex marriage.

Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, received his licence in West Hollywood on Tuesday.

But the actor has said he does not plan to marry long-term partner Brad Altman until September.

“Congratulations to all of us and may equality live long and prosper,” Takei told a cheering crowd.

Takei, who recently appeared in the popular US TV series Heroes, and 54-year-old Mr Altman have been together for 21 years.

Last month he said they were going through the “delicious dilemma” of where to marry.

“We can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily,” Takei wrote on his website.

Here at the GSFN show, we wish them both the best of times and hope the invitation to the wedding is in the post.