Roddenberry wanting gay characters on star trek

Homosexuality has a firm place in official Star Trek now, so this topic can be closed. In Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future there is no place for racial stereotypes as they were still commonplace in the s, or for traditional gender roles. At least theoretically. We need to bear in mind that the original Star Trek had three white men in the key roles, and that it was made under the surveillance of conservative network directors.

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