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In ''DS9'', Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax (a [[Trill]], a being comprising a humanoid host of a member of another, asexual, species) briefly resumes a relationship with a wife from a previous lifetime (a male host of the same symbiont), and they are shown kissing on screen.<ref>''Rejoined'', originally aired Oct. 30, 1995.</ref>

In ''DS9'', Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax (a [[Trill]], a being comprising a humanoid host of a member of another, asexual, species) briefly resumes a relationship with a wife from a previous lifetime (a male host of the same symbiont), and they are shown kissing on screen.<ref>''Rejoined'', originally aired Oct. 30, 1995.</ref>

According to Ira Steven Behr, DS9's showrunner, "I know they got a lot of negative feedback, which only goes to prove a point I always believed in, which is that science fiction fans and '''Star Trek fans are much more [[conservative]] than people want to believe, and this whole Gene Roddenberry [[liberal]] Humanistic vision is truly not shared by a significant portion of them.'''"<ref>''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine'', issue 5 (credit to Memory Alpha for finding the quote)</ref> As of 2013 with the release of ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' no openly gay characters have been featured and the [[liberal claptrap]] media consider this "a glaring double standard."<ref>http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/star-trek-lgbt-gay-characters/</ref>

According to Ira Steven Behr, DS9's showrunner, "I know they got a lot of negative feedback, which only goes to prove a point I always believed in, which is that science fiction fans and '''Star Trek fans are much more [[conservative]] than people want to believe, and this whole Gene Roddenberry [[liberal]] Humanistic vision is truly not shared by a significant portion of them.'''"<ref>''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine'', issue 5 (credit to Memory Alpha for finding the quote)</ref> As of 2013 with the release of ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' no openly gay characters have been featured and the [[liberal claptrap]] media consider this "a glaring double standard."<ref>http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/star-trek-lgbt-gay-characters/</ref> However, prior to 2016's ''Star Trek Beyond,'' it was revealed that Sulu will be gay.  George Takei said that while he was glad that a gay character will be featured in the film, he felt the move interfered with Roddenberry's original vision.

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