The Star Trek universe just got a lot more inclusive.
In a first for the beloved science-fiction franchise, Sundays episode of Star Trek: Discovery featured a kiss between Lt. Stamets (Anthony Rapp ) and Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz ). The two men had been building their romantic relationship all season, but this was their first on-screen smooch and boy, it was steamy.
Queer director Q. Allan Brocka tweeted out a clip of the lip lock on Tuesday.
Out gay men kissing on Star Trek. You #BoldlyGo @wcruz73 & @albinokid pic.twitter.com/fEo1wWOWt1
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You #BoldlyGo @wcruz73 & @albinokid pic.twitter.com/fEo1wWOWt1
Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) November 15, 2017
Cruz, who is best known for his groundbreaking role as a gay man on the 90s cult favorite My So-Called Life , appeared to share Brockas enthusiasm by retweeting the clip.
Once more with feeling. https://t.co/TTyXrFDrCl
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cruz","slug":"wilson-cruz","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/wilson-cruz","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/wilson-cruz","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/wilson-cruz"},"relegenceId":2851535,"url":"https://action.news/topic/wilson-cruz"},{"name":"Queer Voices","slug":"queer-voices","url":"https://action.news/topic/queer-voices"},{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment","url":"https://action.news/topic/entertainment"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["\r\n\r\n","\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false,"enhancements":{}}">Once more with feeling. https://t.co/TTyXrFDrCl
Wilson Cruz (@wcruz73) November 15, 2017
For some Trekkies, the kiss marked the start of a new chapter in the franchise, which has been pushing cultural boundaries since it first aired in 1966. Though a 1995 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine titled Rejoined featured a kiss between two women , this was the first time two men have smooched on the series and, in this case, the characters are in a committed, same-sex relationship.
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Hikaru Sulu was revealed to be in a same-sex relationship in 2016s Star Trek Beyond, but the move angered George Takei , who played the character in the original TV series and felt the move twisted creator Gene Roddenberrys vision.
That same year, Star Trek: Discovery executive producer Bryan Fuller vowed to include at least one new gay character in the series. I feel like actually gay rights have come a lot further in that time than race issues and womens issues, he told Entertainment Weekly at the time.
After it was announced that Cruz would be joining the cast as Stamets love interest, the actor wrote a lengthy Facebook post to defend the shows inclusion of a queer character.
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Star Trek, he wrote, is and has always been here to challenge you to look outside of yourself and to see other people and other experiences in yourself.
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Cruz told HuffPost contributor James Frew last month that hed like viewers to walk away from the series more willing to see themselves in other people .
In this political and cultural climate in which some people want to divide us, I hope Discovery will help to remind us that at the cellular level, there is no separation between us and in fact, we all long for the same things, he said.
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Clarification: This article has been updated to specify that this was the first time the Star Trek franchise has featured a kiss between two gay men.
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