It's pandemonium in West Hollywood, where homos shut down the streets as they celebrated gay marriage. George Takei and boyfriend Brad Altman were meant to be the 'hood's first gay marriage, but some eager beavers beat 'em to the punch:

The first pair to wed at the West Hollywood Park Auditorium was originally going to be Star Trek veteran George Takei and his partner, Brad Altman, who arrived in a limo. They spoke at a press conference before heading in to get their license. "May equality live long and prosper," Takei said. "Isn't this a glorious California morning for couples to make history?"

There was just one problem with the perfect photo op. Michael Ferrera and Gregg Boyd didn't realize there even was a line, and when they entered the auditorium, they were awarded the first license. Takei waited patiently, hugging other couples.

The men got the second slot and went on their merry way.

Gay Star Trek star George Takei is very close to boldly going where few men have gone before: into a loving marriage with another man.

With the California Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage taking effect yesterday, Takei and his partner, Brad Altman, talked with The Early Show about being in the final stages of wedding planning, a process Takei calls “delicious anguish.” Oh, the gays!

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New York Post cartoonist Sean Delonas took aim at homo actor George Takei, who will soon marry his long-time lover in California, not space.

Some gay folk aren't pleased with Spock's shock, of course, but this sketch is fairly tame considering Delonas' track record.

Thanks for the heads up, Good As You.

Did someone forget to take their disco nap? Neil Patrick Harris didn't look very pleased during the photo call for HRC's Ally Awards last night.

Meanwhile, George Takei's sudden case of permasmile left guests wondering about his acting future, to which Takei replied, "I guess I'll just have to be type cast: gay!"

Project Runway winner Christian Siriano seemed the gayest to be there. Speaking of smile happy PR alums, why did WireImage credit designer Nick Verreos as an "actor". Even more importantly: what would Shakespeare say about reality shows?

HRC also wrangled wild woman Judith Light for last night's Ally Awards. The Ugly Betty actress seemed randy as ever and got rather cozy with Point Foundation's Jorge Valencia. Hot new couple alert? Speaking of hot couple - check out Ricki Lake's diamond earrings. We're not crying, baby!

Old friend and Ally honoree Anne Hathaway loomed large over HRC honcho, Joe Solmonese, who later gave Miss California Raquel Beezley a bit of a squeeze at the actual ceremony. Do we smell another political sex scandal?

The always handsome John Amaechi also joined the fun and Thea Gill flaunted her seamless skin. And, of course, it wouldn't be a gay event until Wilson Cruz starts the so-called party. Thus it was done…

See the pictures - in that order - after the jump…

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Wired magazine's website recently spilled some virtual ink on gays in space. It's out of this world.

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While some Don Imus' gay-baiting leaves a bad taste, sappho-journo Jenny Stewart celebrates shock jock Howard Stern's seemingly coarse queer discourse:

Most people in the gay community — at least those not familiar with Stern, and few have bothered to familiarize themselves — believe him to be a loudmouth and a homophobe, a nothing-is-sacred Don Imus type who does nothing but make faggot jokes and exploits lesbians on air by reducing them to sexual objects.

But as a lesbian who's been listening to Howard daily for more than 20 years, I can say that this is so not true: Just take a look beneath his shtick, and you'll find one of the most pro-gay media personalities in the country.

Stewart points to Stern's "glamorization" of lesbians, George Takei's stint on the syndicated radio show, as well as his routine roasting of the Westboro Baptist Church as examples of Stern's pro-gay agenda. For the record, we think the secret's in his curls…

Lance Bass doesn't appreciate when potheads clog up the potty. Page Six reports that the former boy bander got combative at Hiro recently when "folks smoking funny-smelling cigarettes" barricaded themselves inside the bathroom. And, as we know, Bass can mean serious business.

One witness squeals: "He was banging on the door like a diva, yelling, 'What the [bleep] are you guys doing in there? Finally he just yelled, 'I just have to pee!'…" Bass then went in, came out and shook everyone's hand - sans hand sanitation. Maybe he just forgot…

Meanwhile, in other gay gossip, The Simpsons reportedly no longer employ Star Trek star George Takei because he got a little creepy.

[Producers stopped hiring him because] he "creeped out the staff" and kept calling one of the interns "sweetie." So said [multi-voiced] Hank Azaria…

[Azaria also] shared his theory on what happens to "many, many" supporting Simpsons characters, including Old Sea Captain and Lenny and Carl: "They start out delightfully wacky and then they get really stupid - and then they turn gay."

That Old Sea Captain always did seem a bit light in the peg leg.

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel's astonishingly long-lived late-night show, former Star Trek star and known homosexual George Takei offered a homo hand to homo hater, Tim Hardaway. Though he didn't specify where he'd be placing his pawn, we have a feeling it won't be a simple shake. More like a stroke, actually…

Obviously we're total nerds, so we definitely care that out actor and Star Trek alum George Takei will make his first Heroes appearance this lovely eve. He's signed on for at least three episodes to star as the ridiculously cute Hiro's daddy. Of course, Hiro's from Japan and, as such, his family speaks Japanese, requiring a bit of a challenge for LA-born Takei:

…Here I am, doing prime-time television, popular television, in Japanese. I haven’t, you know, worked in Japan in Japanese. And here I am in the United States, working in Japanese with English subtitles. So that’s a delight. But it’s also a challenge, because it is not my first language.

A delight? Who says "delight"? Bad ass motherfuckers, of course.

Of course, it wouldn't be a Takei-related article with a little discussion about his politically-motivated coming out:

You know, I’ve been out, with, certainly family and friends, and my Star Trek colleagues, for many, many years… The only thing I had not done is talk to the press” about it, something that changed when California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a same-sex marriage bill… When he played to the narrowest, most reactionary segment of his conservative base and vetoed, I felt I needed to speak out. And for me to do that, my voice needed to be authentic.

That's some real shit right there.

• The police in St. Maarten have arrested two people in connection with the beatings of CBS producers Ryan Smith and Dick Jefferson. They were on the FRENCH side of the island! No wonder the police couldn't find them. [365 Gay]

• Openly gay actor George Takei (aka Mr. Sulu on Star Trek) will be joining the Soulforce Freedom Ride. [insert cheesy Star Trek play-on-words here]. [AP]

•Scott Brison, an openly gay Member of the Canadian Parliament (and former Conservative) will be announcing his candidacy to run for the head of the Liberal party this week, pulling the centrist party a bit more to the left (and into the pink). [FF Times]

• The Arizona bill that would have given married people preference in adoptions over "single" people failed by one vote on Monday. [AP]

• Former superstar Zimbabwe DJ Kevin Ncube has come out as gay. Known as the "Prince of the Airwaves" during his tenure at the ZBC, he is now living a happy homosexual life in England. [NewZimbabwe]

It is time for another So Gay! list and having yesterday listed the year’s villains, today we’re listing those worthy of respect and praise: 2005’s biggest coming out stories.

5. George Takei. Actor George Takei, best known as Mr. Sulu from Star Trek, surprised Trekkies around the world when he declared his homosexuality and spoke of his sibling’s lack of compassion. However, he did not comment on the Richard Gere/Tribble rumor.

4. Logo. MTV Networks launched their little gay channel that could this summer with a great mix of original programming and news. And the network’s commitment to blogs (we’ve been featured) makes us happy it came out this year even more.

3. Tab Hunter. The one time sex symbol and Hollywood star wrote a book, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star, and in doing so came out of the closet. At 74, we’d just wish he’d done it sooner. But we totally think it’s never too late for the truth.

2. Sheryl Swoopes. Sheryl Swoopes is the bomb. She is a sport’s hero, a strong woman, and now an out and proud carpet muncher. In a field where gays are not supposed to show their faces, Ms. Swoopes did just that. We got mad love for you, baby.

The top coming out story of 2005 after the jump.

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This is proving to be an absolutely fabulous week for celebrities coming out of the damn closet. First we had Sheryl Swoopes, a forward for the Houston Comets basketball team, publicly announcing that she only wants to get slam dunked by another woman. Her coming out was facilitated by a six figure endorsement deal with Olivia lesbian cruises.

Now, actor George Takei will be bringing declosetration to the world of science fiction. Famous for playing Mr. Sulu on Star Trek, Takei penned an autobiography To The Stars. Commenting on Amazon’s web site, one reader noted that in the book, Takei made no mention whatsoever of his love life. Wasn’t that reader perspicacious?

Still, as a victim of anti-Japanese prejudice in the United States during the Second World War, Takei has in the past shown himself capable of raising his voice in defense of oppressed minorities. Queerty hopes he will do so in defense of that delightful alphabet soup we call LGBT. If he doesn’t, may a pigeon leave a dropping in his hand print in cement at the Chinese Theater.