# I missed large chunks of the later Star Trek series. was there ever a specifically gay character?

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**Created:** [June 29, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-missed-large-chunks-of-the-later-star-trek-series-was-there-ever-a-specifically-gay-character/501300 "2009-06-29T00:44:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![YamatoTwinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cc9497/32.png) [@YamatoTwinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YamatoTwinkie)\
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At least Riker, Picard, and LaForge. I present as evidence [these](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf9oD_xl8mI&feature=related) [two](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcRg2RiLKzo&feature=channel_page) episodes of TNG.

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According to some online stories I found about the show – all of them were gay. And very active, too.

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-missed-large-chunks-of-the-later-star-trek-series-was-there-ever-a-specifically-gay-character/501300/23 "2009-06-30T05:12:41Z")

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Starfleet has a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-missed-large-chunks-of-the-later-star-trek-series-was-there-ever-a-specifically-gay-character/501300/24 "2009-06-30T06:12:04Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> Unless there was someone in one of the later films(after Undiscovered Country) I think the answer is no.

Unless it was mentioned on screen I don’t really think it counts.

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**Author:** ![2ply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/b2d939/32.png) [@2ply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ply)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-missed-large-chunks-of-the-later-star-trek-series-was-there-ever-a-specifically-gay-character/501300/25 "2009-06-30T06:46:34Z")

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> [@Raguleader](#):
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> I think Mirror Lita hooked up with Mirror Ezri, or maybe Mirror Jadzia. I’m not sure. In the DS9 Mirror Universe, I think Sisko’s wife was the only female who wasn’t at least shown to be bi.

It’s irritating that the bisexuals all exist in the dark and immoral Mirror Universe.

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