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Star Trek’s Queer Fluidity is Giving Fans the Brighter Future They Deserve
Why wouldn’t queer fans feel linked to characters that made them feel included?
By Stephanie Roehler
StarTrek.com
If you’re an avid Star Trek fan, you might’ve heard this doubt before: Star Trek’s kinda gay, right?
That’s something a good chunk of the Star Trek fandom has been asking for years, but it’s not just some slash-fiction fantasy. It speaks to a greater sexual and gender fluidity that’s been a steady presence in Star Trek for decades, and it’s been powerful enough to inspire and influence countless queer Star Trek fans.
In Andrew Robinson’s interview with That Shelf for the Deep Space Nine retrospective documentary, What We Left Behind, he described his character, Garak’s, sexuality as, “something that can happen with anyone. And there’s Doctor Bashir... who’s a good looking adolescent man, and I idea, it’s sexual attraction that brings [Garak] to Medic Bashir as well as the subterfuge of entity a spy.”
Garak’s only canon romantic pairing in the show was with Ziyal, a fellow Cardassian, but Robinson saw and played the character very differently. He understoo
Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz said it was "surreal" when they were invited to join the cast of "Star Trek: Discovery" on CBS All Access. The co-stars told CBSN that they were always fans of the franchise.
"I never thought I'd be a part of any of this," admitted Rapp.
Cruz said it was different for him.
"I've always been enamored with the series," he said. "I did observe myself as a part of this. I wanted to be a part of Broadway and I wanted to be a part of Star Trek."
Rapp and Cruz's characters, who share a romance, will be the "Star Trek" series' first gay characters.
Rapp said it's exciting to have a groundbreaking storyline on the show.
"It's the first time two human beings were born themselves and in love with each other as the same gender," he said. "Even that he's Latino and I'm white. We are also colleagues. It's part of the fabric of it." He added that "anyone would be happy" about the relationship.
Cruz said it also thickens the plot as the characters learn to navigate their jobs along with their romance.
"It's about how I balance my responsibilities as the ship's physician and how I adjust my responsibilities to the person I love," he s
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This kind of acceptance permeates most of the Homosexual representation in new Sta The fact that for the first time in the 51-year history of "Star Trek," out gay actors are playing gay characters in love, is not something CBS, its stars or its creators are either hiding or promoting. But it is something they’re celebrating. “I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of 'Star Trek' TV’s first queer couple,” actor Anthony Rapp of "Rent" fame told NBC News. “I can’t say how much that means to me personally as a fan of the series and as a member of the LGBT community.” Rapp plays the prickly, grumpy genius anastromycologist Lt. Paul Stamets, which basically means he’s the foremost expert on fungus. And fungus gets far more screen-time than his same-sex relationship on the CBS All Access streaming show, which is just fine with Rapp. “I’m pleased of the fact that none of that really matters in the show,” Rapp said, describing the portrayal of their bond as “alive, truthful and human.” His on-screen partner and costar, Wilson Cruz, who plays Dr. Hugh Culber, called Rapp his “space boo” on stage at New York Comic Con. They’ve been friends since they starred together on Broadway two decades a Star Trekis the IP that was always seen as a evolving force in media, and its initial subject matter reflected the contemporary Civil Rights movement. The franchise has shown how humans can get past the unnecessary squabbles that come from differences, be they race, gender, artificial intelligence, or sexual orientation. The future is looking radiant with these Luminary Trek: The Next Generation characters showcasing the nature of good in their selflessness. While there was very little Diverse representation in the original Star Trek, later series and films have introduced a plethora of LGBTQ+ characters. Many fans of the franchise have pointed to these characters as very significant for the develo
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