Yes, but in a interview he would be in "Great Bird" mode and trying to appear enlightened, progressive and wise.
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Here are some quotes on the topic
Science-fiction writer David Gerrold was with Roddenberry when he promised that Star Trek: The Next Generation (referred to by fans as TNG) would integrate LGBT characters into the series and thus drafted a script for an episode that would have had two male crew-members that were a couple, in the backdrop of an allegory about the mistreatment of people infected with AIDS. The title of this unproduced episode was "Blood and Fire." Gerrold has since said that while many of the TNG cast and crew (including Roddenberry) were supportive of the storyline, it met stiff opposition from the studio and the script never made it into production. Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Continuing Mission puts the blame on the studio: "Much of the change in perception of the script resulted from Paramount's concern that because the series was syndicated, in some markets it might air in the afternoon when younger viewers would be part of the audience." The October 1992 issue of Cinefantastique magazine laid much of the blame for the fate of the script on executive producer Rick Berman. Roddenberry publicly supported the idea of having gay characters on the show, and in internal meetings about "Blood and Fire" he is paraphrased by Herbert Wright as having said,
It's the 24th century. By that time nobody gives a shit! It's an issue of the 20th century and maybe the 19th century, but it has nothing to do with the 24th century. By that time it's your choice of whoever you want."
Yet, other fans accuse Roddenberry of hypocrisy by allowing studio executives such as Berman and Leonard Maizlish (Roddenberry's lawyer) to order rewrites of the script that removed the gay characters, and then were still nervous about the public reaction to an episode that offered a social critique of the hysteria that surrounded the AIDS epidemic. Other fans have suggested that office politics, including a labor dispute between Gerrold and Roddenberry, prevented the script from getting produced, rather than bigotry or hypocrisy on the part of Roddenberry or the studio.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_in_Star_Trek#LGBT_in_Star_Trek
ETA: Nerys Myk beat me to it.
No, presumably, most parents would want their children to be whatever their genetics made them.
Knight Templar
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I was under the impression that genetic determinism was frowned upon in Star Trek.
Wasn't there a line in "The Masterpiece Society" where LaForge angrily rejected the idea?
I get that you're just messing with us clear across the board and don't really believe this stuff, but could you make an effort to at least be consistent in your arguments?
You wrote that the ideology of the series would be that parents would review the genetic codes of potential offspring and then abort gay kids. When a poster responds to that you immediately move on to the idea that these characters wouldn't "be slaves to their genes"?
How can you believe both of those things?
Knight Templar
Commodore
Who says I believe either one? I was just commenting on what someone (I had thought Roddenberry) said about having gay characters in Star Trek.
I might've been wrong about who said it. It could've been Berman or someone else
I'm going with... NO ONE.
Knight Templar
Commodore
Are you accusing me of lying?
Linky, or it didn't happen.
Knight Templar
Commodore
That is insane.
You do realize that there were books and magazines being printed well before the internet took off don't you?
In fact, back when ST:TNG was in preproduction I don't think internet use was that common at all.
We all are, because that's what you do.
Knight Templar
Commodore
That is complete and utter BS.
I never lie online.
And in real life only when there is money involved
That is complete and utter BS.
I never lie online.
And in real life only when there is money involved
To make a Trek reference - "I seek proof."
The closest thing I've heard to this was a rumor that Wil Wheaton once upon a time said that he believed homosexuality had been "cured" by the 24th century, but even if I'm exactly relating what occurred I'd certainly like to think the current Wil Wheaton would regret having made such a statement.
I say nukes at five paces.
Malcolm Reed and Major Hayes should have both been made bisexual/curious. So that when the Major came onboard, they could have worked in a nice little sub-plot about the underlying sexual tension between the two which made their work-related conflict worse. As well as showing the tough guys on the ship were into some man-love.ENT dropped the ball by not including an openly gay male character. It was beyond time for that to happen. A Latino captain would have been cool, too. Instead they went with a very "safe" cast of characters.
That is so true. Mayweather could have been made an Arabic/Muslim character, which would have given the role a new angle and might have given him more to say other than "aye sir". Granted, they would have lost their token black guy, but made better use of the character.
Zounds, good sir!
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