![]() I came to the conclusion that I was wrong. “My attitude toward homosexuality has changed. It’s worth noting that Gene himself was once at least an enabler of homophobes, or tolerant of homophobia. (Gene was referring, of course, to the famous forced kiss between William Shatner’s KirkĪnd Nichelle Nichols’s Uhura in “Plato’s Stepchildren”). The interracial kiss was very controversial.” ![]() Gene told Takei, “…I’m walking a tightrope. Gene wanted to do it, but pointed out that he also wanted to keep the show on the air. Though everyone knew about him anyway, asked Gene about including gays on the show. Sulu), who was still closeted at the time, And this is true.ĭuring the original series, George Takei (Mr. To see gays aboard the Enterprise in his prejudice-free view of the future. I’d tell them that Star Trek as aĬreation was not homophobic it is inclusive of everyone in principle and its creator wanted “homophobic” because there was never anyone gay on it. NBC and am also gay, used to defend Star Trek from fans who accused Trek of being There was a time when I, as a lifelong Trekker who was there when it was brand-new on Then we do not deserve to go out into space and meet the diversity that is almost certainly Take a positive delight in those small differences between our own kind, here on this planet, If we cannot learn to actually enjoy those small differences, to That it begins not just to tolerate, but take a special delight in differences in ideas andĭifferences in life forms. “ Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day Galaxy and shagging space babes along the way.” But the very creator of Star Trek, Gene Kirk, bringing Straight White Male justice to a lawless Of Trek fandom seems to believe that Star Trek is about “the adventures of two-fisted, Such blindness to gayness flies in the face of what Star Trek is really all about. You may ask why it even matters whether gays and lesbians are included in Star Trek at all. To show how difficult it’s been to see any portrayal of gay life included in the many iterations Sexual behavior is between people with the same body parts. Stigma against portrayals of the human body and any kind of sexuality, especially if the Maimed, and mutilated in any number of ways. Violence.” We find violence honorable and think it’s okay to watch people being killed, On the one level, this points up the perverse attitude that Americans have about “sex and Said, “Well, maybe you’d better think about who it is that is ruining your kids.” Watched that?” The aggrieved man said, “Yes, of course.” The Production Assistant then Have been okay if one of the women had shot the other to death with a phaser and the kids ![]() The Production Assistant who took the call replied, “Let me ask you a question. An outraged viewer called Star Trek andĬomplained, “You’re ruining my kids by making them watch two women kiss like that.” Inhabiting, and in one scene the two hosts kiss. The symbionts’ love is blind to the bodies they are In the Deep Space Nine episode “Rejoined,” Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) is reunited with aįormer love, a Trill symbiont who now lives in a female host (Susanna Thompson, later the Rapp revealed his favorite costume is the red pajamas in the "famous bathroom scene." "They just felt right for the moment.The following article was written by my friend JA Fludd, my go-to for all things Trek. "We're always tweaking things by millimeters as bodies change," he said. Cruz talked about how the uniforms in Discovery will work with costume designer Anthony Tran. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." The next stop was in the costume department where his "TV husband" Anthony Rapp, who plays Cmdr. "Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light. The third stop was Burnham's quarters, where Cruz revealed how Martin-Green and production designers collaborated on its room's aesthetics that includes African-inspired features.Ĭruz then proceeded to show Discovery's plaque that features a poem by Sarah Williams. All three convene at the area dubbed "Margaritaville," where the cast relaxes between filming. Both, like Martin-Green, are not in costume and play Ensign Adira and Lt. The next stop was a visit to Blu del Barrio and Mary Wiseman, along with Blu's four-legged furry canine companion, Beetle.
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