One kiss between two male gay characters, "No one wants to see that."
Some people don't, that's their privilege, and how they raise their children is their business too. There are other influences on their kids, and the children will make their own choices in time.
So Star Trek should just do it and continue their history of being ahead of society.
Yes, Star Trek should do it and as soon as possible, in a two hour movie would (debateably) be the wrong venue.
As to Star Trek's "history of being ahead of society," that train left the station a long time ago.
but by god you ever show two people of the same sex having anything other than a platonic relationship (not too platonic, because hugging and sharing feelings between two men causes lust and teh gay syndrome!)
I'm Latin, in our culture (right here in America) men commonly hug and kisses on the cheek are occasionally on display too. Here in Seattle there is also a Arab community, very common to see men holding hands as they walk on the street and sit in restaurants and cafes.
While my particular brand of Christianity isn't fundamentalist, I have friends who are, the fact that I am a gay bi-sexual transsexual doesn't fill them with horror. No, it is not how they would conduit their lives, and yes, there have been (very polite) discussion on my lifestyle, that's fine.
You might not be in total understanding of fundamentalist religion. The extreme isn't the standard by any means, you apparently are referring to the extreme end of the spectrum of fundamentalism, and there aren't that many people there .
there are no gay children
Yes there are, sexual orientation is establish in the womb as the brain develops.
But how much of that actually has anything to do with them being married?
The 7% poverty rate is linked to the couple being married. Cohabiting (unmarried) poverty rate is 14%.
Cohabiting couples statistically average two-thirds of the combined income of married couples, and are less likely to pool all of their incomes. The U.S. Census Bureau in 2011 puts that figure at 75% for cohabiters verses 83% for married couples. Cohabiting couples who've had children together are more likely to pool their money.
Cohabiting couple are more likely to separate than marrieds (of course they do separate as well, just less) and therefor have less chances to accumulate financial assets over time.
