Star Trek: Discovery airs first gay male kiss in franchise s history

Los Angeles Nov 16 (IANS) After introducing Anthony Rapp s Lt. Stamets as the first-ever openly gay character in the 50-year history of the "Star Trek" franchise the makers have taken another bold move to feature a same-sex kiss in the most recent episode.

In an episode titled "Into the Forest I Go" Rapp was shown kissing another male character Hugh Culber played by openly gay actor Wilson Cruz in the TV series form of franchise "Star Trek" titled "Star Trek: Discovery" reports aceshowbiz.com.

Director Q. Allan Brocka took to his Twitter account to share the video of the scene.

"Out gay men kissing on Star Trek . You boldly go Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp " he captioned the 10-second clip.

Following the episode fans took to Twitter to express their excitement over the history-making scene.

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