First Ellen, now George Takei ... will other celeb gays follow suit?

Following the announcement of the upcoming nuptials of Ellen Degeneres and Portia DeRossi, another well known gay celebrity has announced his intention to marry.

Star Trek icon George Takei has written on his blog that he intends to take the plunge, as well.

"The California Supreme Court has ruled that all Californians have a fundamental right to marry the person he or she loves. Brad and I have shared our lives together for over 21 years. We've worked in partnership; he manages the business side of my career and I do the performing. We've traveled the world together from Europe to Asia to Australia. We've shared the good times as well as struggled through the bad. He helped me care for my ailing mother who lived with us for the last years of her life. He is my love and I can't imagine life without him. Now, we can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily."

It'll be interesting to see if other out celebs are going to follow suit, or maybe, hopefully, if it'll encourage some to inch their way out of the closet. Could we be hearing an announcement from Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka? Or T.R. Knight and Mark Cornelsen? Or maybe Luke McFarlane and Snicks?

Okay, that last one isn't likely (unless my voodoo love doll works its magic, and it should...it says it's "AUTHENTIC"), but we could get a slew of high profile celeb weddings coming up in the near future.

One of the most moving stories to come out of the court ruling is that of Bob Claunch and Jack Reavley, who, after 52 years together can finally, legally get married. The two former soldiers' remarkable romance has been the subject of a documentary (we reviewed it last year), and you can learn more about their story at their site. We wish the both of them a truly joyous wedding.