Originally posted by Nightspore
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Regarding the idea that there are people who are turned off by the idea of gay characters: that's true. However, there seems to be some data out there that suggests that sci-fi actually attracts more GLBT viewers on average than some other genres. What viewers might be lost by having a character with an other-than-het orientation might be counter-balanced by gains from that demographic.
Doubt we'll ever see an other-than-straight recurring or reg character happen, though. Not in the Gate 'verse...
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