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TNG had guy crew members wearing skirts during the first season. It was never any of the main cast, but occasionally you'd see guys without pants walking around the ship in the background. Not sure if that was supposed to be pro-gay or a gender equality thing.

bbb wrote:TNG had guy crew members wearing skirts during the first season. It was never any of the main cast, but occasionally you'd see guys without pants walking around the ship in the background. Not sure if that was supposed to be pro-gay or a gender equality thing.

Gender equality I would hope. Gay men don't usually wear dresses.

I find it very odd that person would be more comfortable witnessing a 'prison-rape'-type scenario...

Well, I should put it more context...

When I was in college some people I was friends with wanted a bunch of guys to watch homosexual porn so that they could then comment on our reactions for the purpose of some paper they were writing.

So, we watched some porn, and while it wasn't exactly comfortable, it wasn't quite as squeamy is two guys kissing. I think maybe it's less about"domination" and more like Shuma is saying, if it's sexual, it's less upsetting cause people do odd things for sexual gratification, whereas real affection is more "pure" and thus more upsetting when done "wrong."

When you put it as you have, yeah, I don't think I'd be very comfortable with rape type scenarios, probably much worse than two gay guys kissing.

Altho, FWIW, the porn that we were shown in the aforementioned college experiment was a bit "coercive." It was a "hey, you have to do xyz if you want to be on the tennis team" sort of scenario, so one guy was being "coerced" by the other.

Goran and Medrit Beviin the first openly gay couple in the Star Wars novels,.

The two are Mandalorians, a culture that doesn't really give a damn what you are because even if you're straight that stuff is saved for the bedroom. The couple also have an adopted daughter, who they adopted after her mother, also a Mandalorian, was killed in the Yuuzhan Vong war

Goran is also one of Boba Fett's most trusted Lieutenants and damn near his only friend.

Khornholio wrote:The Hutts are a stereotype of my mom's side of the family.

GalacticDefender wrote:

Khornholio wrote:The Hutts are a stereotype of my mom's side of the family.

@Phryxis - Fair enough. FWIW, I am completely repulsed by the thought of two men having sex, and feel pretty squeamish about gay porn - but I don't mind seeing two blokes holding hands and kissing. Fair play to 'em!

Wonder what that says about me, though?

Also, whilst I don't have a problem with seeing two gay men holding hands, I think it's hilarious when you see two Arab men doing it!



I am SO considering using that pic as my avatar....