it was the first show that I felt cornered by the crowd

Yeah, sometimes you just get a crowd that doesn't work with or respect your personal boundaries. I'd rather deal with a circle pit developing next to me than people who won't stop feeling me up.

Aw -- George Takei is getting married, too! [link]

Aw -- George Takei is getting married, too!

Go, Captain Sulu!

Go, Captain Sulu!

There might be a "...where no man has gone before" joke in there....

BTW, has Trek ever had a gay character? I vaguely remember gay rights activists complaining about the lack of gay characters when ST:TNG was on.

Google thinks I'm a spammer. I'm not amused.

Aw -- George Takei is getting married, too!

OK, this made me a bit teary! They've been together for 21 years! It must mean so much to them, and to other non-celebrity couples that just thinking about it makes me so happy for them!

ETA Also I can't escape the Ashlee Simpsom/Pete Wentz wedding news-- it was the next story on the George Takei link. I have heard there is kerfuffling about the marriage on the internets with the fans, and I am trying to avoid it like a big avoidy thing.

It must mean so much to them, and to other non-celebrity couples that just thinking about it makes me so happy for them!

Yeah -- my aunts were together for like 25 years before they got married in MA a few years back. It was GREAT.

BTW, has Trek ever had a gay character? I vaguely remember gay rights activists complaining about the lack of gay characters when ST:TNG was on.

The first was supposed to be Lt. Hawk from First Contact, but most of his scenes were cut so his orientation never got mentioned.

I. Am. Such. A. Dork.

Who was Lt. Hawk?

The first was supposed to be Lt. Hawk from First Contact, but most of his scenes were cut so his orientation never got mentioned.

Oh, Neil McDonough's character? Hottie.

They also copped out a couple of times on NextGen and DS9 with aliens of ambiguous or changeable sex.

(Though Garak, really. I mean, come on.)