Bakula In Favour Of Gay Character

[Neo]

Bakula In Favour Of Gay Character

This has been a big discussion on other forums...

This comes from Trek today.com... I dont want this to become a big polictically correct discussion so what u think ???


Is time for a gay character to go boldly where none have gone before? Enterprise's Scott Bakula (Jonathan Archer) certainly seems to think so.

"I haven't heard anything coming down the pipeline, but I would be in favour of it," Bakula told MetroSource magazine. "I would hope it would be handled in a great way. It would be wonderful if it was not such a huge issue, but was just there."

Bakula's predecessor in the big chair, Voyager's Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway), agreed the issue was an important one. "It can be pushed, it should be pushed and it has been pushed by every actor I know of," the actress said.

Episodes of The Next Generation such as 'The Outcast' and 'The Host' briefly explored themes of gender identity, but a more on-the-nose attempt at addressing homosexuality - the first-season AIDS allegory 'Blood and Fire' - was shelved (story). Do the cast feel it is time for the franchise to finally address the issue?

"We've had a lot of exploration of heterosexuality," said Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher), "but if you are going to explore sexuality then you have to explore what sexuality in on every level."

Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard) thought Star Trek should catch up with the real world. "Given what growth and advancement has been made in the past 20 years even in the most rigid male bastions, one would have thought that Star Trek would be the ideal environment [for a gay character]."

 

[Shaun]

I have to agree. Star Trek, when it first premiered, was at the forefront of delving into delicate issues. Like having a Russian on the bridge (this was aired during the cold war) as well as having the first inter-racial kiss on tv. This quality has been lacking in recent years. But, as Bakula said, they shouldn't make a huge deal about it in the show.

 

[Neo]

Lets hope they do promote a gay character male or female but dont make a BIG polictical statement about it..

 

[Tabitha]

I don't know if I am picking up on something that isn't there, but if there is to be any developing of a gay character I think it could be in the relationship of T'Pol and Hoshi.

I know they are supposed to be 'sisterly', but it seems to be a bit deeper than that to me. Their antagonism and developing friendship could be an interesting lead in to that kind of story.

Does anyone know anything about Vulcans and homosexuality?

 

[Neo]

Its not locgical... homosexuality is not logical.. thats what the vulcan would say