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For the first time s 51-year history, the seri will feature a gay romance on the new CBS reboot.

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FOR PRI MONTH, WE CELEBRATE STAR TREK’S GAYT MOMENTS

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Leonard Nemoy himself gave support 1991, sayg, "It is entirely ftg that gays and lbians will appear unobtsively aboard the Enterprise—neher objects of py nor melodramatic attentn.

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However, this is not somethg that is unique to Star Trek: Disvery, even if that is the first seri to pict openly gay characters. There is an argument that may not be valid, though Gene Rodnberry himself said that before he died, he had planned to troduce gay characters.

More than halfway through Pri Month, the LBGT+ staff here at TrekMovie thought the perfect time to brg a ltle gayns to your life. And what better way to unwd durg the tough tim than wh a gay Star Trek marathon? But, spe Trek not havg any openly gay characters for s first five s, there’s a lot of LGBT+ love to go around.

This isn’t exactly a “rah rah we love the gays” moment, but ’s too funny not to clu.

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Jadzia Normaliz Gay Romance DS9’s “Rul of Acquisn”.

While you uld argue that this isn’t a gay Trek moment ( lerally isn’t—that’s the pot of the scene), ’s still a msage about the general acceptance of LGBT+ people the 24th century. It’s so monplace that beg gay is ls of an issue for Pel than beg a woman is. While Dax was already one of the most socially liberal characters Star Trek, ’s still a nice feelg to see someone assumed to be gay get treated like a normal person.

GEE TAKEI EXPLAS WHY THERE WERE NO GAY CHARACTERS ON STAR TREK

Jt bee ’s one of Trek’s “gayt moments” don’t mean ’s one of our favore on. In realy, we’re jt as discerng as straight or gay folks—’s jt that genr don’t terme whether or not we are attracted to someone. Not all gay moments are great moments….

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Garak is gay!

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Andrew Robson gave Garak such chaotic gay energy that me through like twenty pounds of prosthetics. This was a big moment Star Trek history: the first openly gay character Star Trek. And, as we’ve monstrated here, there have been clearly LGBT+ characters Trek before, but that don’t tract om the importance of this moment, this small blk-and-you-miss- moment between Sulu, his hband, and their dghter that means fally, ’s official: Star Trek has a gay character!

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