On January 11, 1993, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine introduced the first gay power couple of the 24th century ... Garak and Bashir. One’s a dashing young doctor....

An in-depth look at the star crossed lovers we didn’t get to see in DS9 including interviews with the cast and crew about why it didn’t happen. Includes some details about the origin of slash fic

  • bosterm@pricefield.org
    4·
    1 year ago

    I mean characters aren’t heterosexual by default. Sexuality is a matter of interpretation when it comes to fictional characters, and it is definitely possible to interpret Garak as pan or bi.

    • startrekexplained@startrek.website
      45·
      1 year ago

      They’re heterosexual if they exclusively pursue heterosexual relationships and show not an inkling of being anything else. Anything else is just desperate fan-wishing.