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20. That doesn't sound like a gay character.

Sun May 19, 2013, 03:27 PM

May 2013

It could possibly be a transgender character, if one stretches a bit, but not gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

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

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

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

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