What episode am I thinking of?
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It must be "The Outcast" because homosexuality was never addressed in TNG.
I think it was adressed in that very episode.
Well, it was and it wasn't. It's been talked to death.
The Outcast metaphorically addressed the issue. The J'Naii even had a practice of brainwashing their citizens who displayed overtly masculine or feminine characteristics so they would once again act in an androgynous fashion. That's similar to deprogamming of homosexuals by groups like the Church of Scientology. So was homosexuality addressed in TNG? In a roundabout way. Not sure why they were so squeamish about tackling the issue head-on, though. -- RR
It was address breifly in the "The Host".
But I think that meant not being able to get used to these constant changes. Hawk was rumored to be Star Trek's first openly gay character, but the actor has denied that.
While I agree with what you say about constant change, I also felt it had undertones of same sex relationships aswell.
I know the Section 31 and Titan novels have Hawk as being openly gay and in a relationship.
The fact that the actor himself has his own opinion suggests that even if Hawk was gay, it may not have ben that "open", it might be a single line on an early draft of the script, known only to a select few
I'm not even sure how they would've slipped it in while the ship was being overrun with Borg, would've made an interesting scene though 
I was watching "Rules of Acquisition" a couple days ago. I noticed that when Quark still thought Pel was a man, he wasn't at all grossed out when she tried to kiss him. And Dax observed that Pel was in love with Quark before finding out she was really a woman. But the Ferengi are a very socially conservative society, making the hypotheses that homosexuality is accepted implausible. Dax's perceptions might suggest that the Trill are more open. What was socially unacceptable about having a relationship with Lenara was the previous host was married to Torias Dax. That's consistent with the fact that Hawk's partner in the novels is a Trill.
I read in multiple places that Melinda Culea's character was meant to be a guy and that Frakes was more than willing to play the part. In the end, while the episode addresses the issue of homosexuality in a roundabout way, it deals with Riker being attracted to a "woman" and has all sorts of "feminine issues" like the J'nai girl asking Dr. Crusher why do women wear makeup, or Worf grunting that the Poker game with too many wildcards is a "girls game".
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