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Gormy Cuss

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17. Had Roddenberry lived a bit longer, we would have seen the integration.

Reply to mainer (Reply #10)

Thu May 16, 2013, 03:02 PM

May 2013

Last edited Thu May 16, 2013, 05:46 PM - Edit history (1)

It's not necessary to add "sexual conduct" in order to present an LGBT character. Simply incorporating gender references to mates and as Whoopi apparently did, removing gender referencing when generalizing about relationships, would have been enough to establish the sexuality of some bridge characters.

Roddenberry was ready to address it over 20 years ago.

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Star Trek’s History of Progressive Values — And Why It Faltered on LGBT Crew Members [View all] fizzgig May 2013 OP

Long read, but well worth it! Behind the Aegis May 2013 #1

Of course, the crew member in the red shirt, no matter what his race, always MADem May 2013 #2

yup fizzgig May 2013 #3

Yeah, whatever. Megalo_Man May 2013 #4

Care to elaborate? Behind the Aegis May 2013 #5

I seem to recall a lesbian scene.. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #18

I agree, it's out-dated, though to be fair they wrote that in 1975. arcane1 May 2013 #26

remember when Kirk's brain was swapped with a woman's brain Skittles May 2013 #6

The philosophy that dare not speak its name in US media- cprise May 2013 #7

By TNG and the movies, I started to get the definite impression that Klingons were black yurbud May 2013 #13

The impression I got was Klingons were like Vikings cprise May 2013 #15

the original series Klingons were more like Arabs yurbud May 2013 #16

I am a BIG I Love Lucy fan FunkyLeprechaun May 2013 #8

I had no idea dsc May 2013 #12

Extensive Roddenberry interview cprise May 2013 #9

Sexuality of crew members wasn't really a subject of exploration mainer May 2013 #10

It mostly certainly has been in the many incarnations since the original. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #11

Not a single gay character? AsahinaKimi May 2013 #19

That doesn't sound like a gay character. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #20

so that kiss was a transgender kiss on tv? AsahinaKimi May 2013 #21

You don't seem to understand sexual orientation. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #22

True there have be no RELATIONSHIPS of this manner.. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #23

That was the premise of the entire article and what I was putting forth. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #24

Wow.. you must be tough.. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #25

I am tough. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #29

Just for your information... AsahinaKimi May 2013 #30

Star Trek actually broke ground by showing the least talked about sexual orientation-- yurbud May 2013 #14

Had Roddenberry lived a bit longer, we would have seen the integration. Gormy Cuss May 2013 #17

not to mention... nlomb269 May 2013 #27

and also nlomb269 May 2013 #28