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Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz on 'Star Trek: Discovery' Coupledom
The fact that for the first time in the year history of "Star Trek," out gay actors are playing gay characters in admire , is not something CBS, its stars or its creators are either hiding or promoting. But it is something they’re celebrating.
“I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of 'Star Trek' TV’s first gay couple,” actor Anthony Rapp of "Rent" fame told NBC News. “I can’t say how much that means to me personally as a fan of the series and as a member of the LGBT community.”
Rapp plays the prickly, grumpy genius anastromycologist Lt. Paul Stamets, which basically means he’s the foremost expert on fungus. And fungus gets far more screen-time than his homosexual relationship on the CBS All Access streaming show, which is just fine with Rapp.
“I’m confident of the fact that none of that really matters in the show,” Rapp said, characterizing the portrayal of their partnership as “alive, truthful and human.”
His on-screen partner and costar, Wilson Cruz, who plays Dr. Hugh Culber, called Rapp his “space boo” on stage
Last time, we began by taking a brief stare at the history of the word &#;woke.&#; (You can read the complete history here.) Although &#;woke&#; began as a positive word connoting being attentive of racial injustice, in the last half-decade, &#;woke&#; has been co-opted into a toxic, negative insult, implying (from conservatives) an overly liberal and evolving view of race relations and inequality and (from liberals) an overcompensation to try to mitigate implied social injustice.
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