is janeway a lesbian?

[Valdimer]

I'm not sure of the name, but he sits in the navigators chair. He seems like the most likely of them all. Or it could be the captians dog too. LOL.

That was bad. Last I knew, they were tossing that idea around, but since the series has been on, it doesnt seem like they decided to go along with it. Maybe they will at a later date, who knows.....

 

[Chanson_bleu]

Gays in the Galaxy

That, never, I believe is the only thing Star Trek has yet to fully tackle. Homosexuality.

Well, there was that one TNG episode where Riker helped that little person from the androgenous species in which it was illegal to be either male or female. The storyline tackled a "don't be afraid to be who you are; you're born that way" theme that in my mind addressed homosexuality in an interesting Trekkie way.

And then there was the episode where Beverly fell in love with a symbiant creature who had to change from his hunky male host and ended up in a female host. Don't you remember the girls kissed?! That was a bit of a shocker: same gender full on the mouth kissing! So I'm a firm believer there are plenty of gays in the galaxy. Don't be afraid to come out, whatever star system you're on!

 

[Svedish_Chef]

I just wanted to highlight it again

So I'm a firm believer there are plenty of gays in the galaxy. Don't be afraid to come out, whatever star system you're on!

 

[Never]

Chanson_bleu:
"Well, there was that one TNG episode where Riker helped that little person from the androgynous species in which it was illegal to be either male or female. The storyline tackled a "don't be afraid to be who you are; you're born that way" theme that in my mind addressed homosexuality in an interesting Trekkie way."

There is a huge difference between gender and sexual orientation. While "The Outcast " is often given as an example or a pro-homosexuality show it has nothing to do with sexual orientation. The alien that Riker was attracted to identified him/herself as female. Not only that but at the end of the show when J'naii becomes 'normal' once again he/she is perfectly happy.

Chanson_bleu: "And then there was the episode where Beverly fell in love with a symbiant creature who had to change from his hunky male host and ended up in a female host."
In "The Host," after the man became a woman the Doctor stopped showing any interest and, in fact, the expression on her face when she first met the changed alien was one of shock/repulsion. I did read an interview in which Gates McFadden stated that she had suggested a more positive ending (I believe it was that they grab a hold of one another's hands, kiss and have a tearful goodbye) but that idea was rejected by the director and producer. Instead she says that "Maybe in the future our ability to love won't be so limited.:

Chanson_bleu: "Don't you remember the girls kissed?! That was a bit of a shocker: same gender full on the mouth kissing!"
I'm assuming you're talking about Dax in DS9 and in "Rejoined" there was a scene with Dax kissing another female that she had been married to in another life, when Dax was male. There was also Ezri Dax but I wasn't watching the show when she was on so I've borrowed a paragraph from an article by Julia Houston.

http://startrek.about.com/library/weekly/aa041700.htm
Less helpful is the lesbian Ezri Dax of the Alternate Universe, who is basically played for laughs as Quark drools over her. Here, actually, things work pretty well, as the initially bad Ezri eventually gives up her emotionally unsupportive relationship with the bisexual Intendant, helps the good guys, and flirts with the lesbian Leeta. The only problem is the fact that this all does happen in the Alternative Universe, where everything is understood to be evil, perverted, and basically inferior to our universe.

And from the same article:

But okay. Let's say that we acknowledge that Star Trek is only controversial and human rights-oriented when it suits The Powers That Be. The shows' producers once again have the right to decide what battles they will and won't take on. Perhaps the audience should just assume that since there's no open condemnation of homosexuals on the show, silence equals acceptance.

The problem is that silence does "speak" when it's contrasted to a usually loud and powerful voice. We are told time and again on Star Trek that humanity has overcome its prejudices, that all humans are treated equally. On Earth of the 24th century there is no war, no poverty, no hunger, and no greed.

If this is true, then what we don't see is as important as what we do.
For example, there's no Earth money. People on Earth get "credits" which they can turn into goods and services, and citizens need do no work to live a good life. (Of course, they want to work anyway so they can better themselves, but that too is another essay.)

For another example, there are no humans on the show who have a poor education. They may have a specialized education because they're members of a colony, but no one is running around who doesn't have or can't get the education they need for the life they choose.

There are also no humans who are mentally ill. Barclay's got some neuroses, but clinical depression and paranoia and schizophrenia have all been cured.
We've also been told or shown that Earth has no crime, no pollution, no bad weather (except when the Q are around), and no religious or social persecution.

And, evidently, no gays.

 

[pabloback]

i always thought that dax was a bit of a slapper

 

[Never]

Never - What in the hells is a slapper?

lavender - I have no clue.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Now rug muncher we would have got, but SLAPPER?

 

[pabloback]

closest definition for your benefit would be a bit of a slut , i mean the woman dates ferengis, how low can you get?

 

[Phoenyx]

closest definition for your benefit would be a bit of a slut , i mean the woman dates ferengis, how low can you get?

WHEN DID SHE DATE a FERENGI?

Last I heard she was knocking boots with Bashir.

 

[pabloback]

one of the first episodes kira teased her about it , and she admitted it
how many members of the enterprize did data sleep with ?
and how many did deanna troi bed?