Trek could have been way ahead of its time in that regard if it wasn't for executive meddling. Before coming out, George Takei once asked Roddenberry about bringing up gay rights on the show and Roddenberry's answer was that he'd love to, but couldn't get away with that after all the outrage around Uhura.
Many wouldn't want to admit or could handle the fact that Roddenberry was a closet communist
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Trek could have been way ahead of its time in that regard if it wasn't for executive meddling. Before coming out, George Takei once asked Roddenberry about bringing up gay rights on the show and Roddenberry's answer was that he'd love to, but couldn't get away with that after all the outrage around Uhura.