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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: [QB] I thought that the idea of not having a gay character was because one's orientation was simply not an issue within the Trek universe... The two times I can remember it being brought up in DS9, for example, the issue was never about the character being gay - that female Ferengi, for example, was assumed to have the hots for Quark while still disguised as a male, and nothing was made of it; likewise, the fact that Dax and Dr. Formerhost being in love had nothing to do with them both being women. At least within the context of the show for both examples, no one had a problem with same-sex couples. How do you have a show about homosexuality when no one has an issue with it? Hell, in that TNG episode about it, the Federation certainly had no qualms about what gender you "should" be attracted to. It was the alien race only; while all these examples ceratinly touch upon the issue for the audience, it's US that are making the decision about it, and not the characters. "Enterprise", with all its "developing" (read: ignored) ethics for the Trek mythos, has the strongest possibility to develop the theme as a valid issue that the characters can deal with. But as has already been said, such "issue" shows can still be uncomfortable with the percieved demographic, and will likely never be done. It's hardly a ratings grab... You'll note that the three episodes cited above hardly rank as all-time favorites. Mark [/QB][/QUOTE]
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