Two scifi shows have announced their Gay Pride: Stargate Universe and Dollhouse.
For SGU, Ming-na and another cast member will be playing lesbians. For their second season, Dollhouse will be fleshing out characters' sexual story lines.
Since there are no openly gay characters in prime time, scifi has picked up the
trend. Scifi has always been about investigating characters, space, and precarious situations. Have the geeks finally been won over by some pride?I believe it's a natural progression in scifi. Homosexual themes have been played within scifi films and television. Anyone remember Dr. Crusher on Star Trek's: The Next Generation? Her love was given a female body and Dr. Crusher was, well, crushed.
Scifi has been home to the fringe and women's equality. Why not gays and lesbians too?
Sources: AfterEllen and AfterEllen
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