#i cant imagine seeing that on TV during the aids crisis

[merrysithmas]

still crying bc Jim leaning over Spock in a hospital bed, hands clasped, desperation alight, and Spock's famous line, "This simple feeling is beyond V'ger's comprehension."

this was in 1979. The AIDS crisis started in 1981.

That scene must have rang so agonizingly true for so many queer fans during those dark days. Another reason why Star Trek & Spirk are inexorably linked to queer history and queer fandom.

And not to sound vindictive because I genuinely don't mean it like that: but truly Star Trek is a queer fandom for a queer show. That is why modern iterations who gloss over or omit this, (or refuse to admit this) just do not ring true to the fandom.

Straight or Queer - it doesn't matter who you are - if you enjoy Trek you enjoy it for what it is and you can instantly recognize when it is not itself. You veritably cannot de-queer Trek.

It is empowering, beautiful, and truly goes where no one has gone before.