Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 17:28:37 -0500 (EST) From: David Casti Subject: ACTION ALERT: GLAAD on DS9 episode Submitted by: GLAADNATL@aol.com GLAAD Salutes "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLAAD, commends the creators of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" for including a story about same-gender love in this ground breaking step for the Star Trek series. On November 1st, an episode entitled "Rejoined" revolved around the female Trillian Symbiot Jadzia Dax being reunited with a woman with whom she was married when her Symbiot Dax was hosted by a male humanoid. Although the episode is not specifically a story about lesbians, it does show how love has no boundaries and also features one of the most passionate kisses between two women on network television. GLAAD's mission is to promote fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events in the media as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. We encourage you to write the producers of the show and thank them for such an honest and well done story. Also, encourage them to do more stories about same-gender love. Write: Rick Berman, Executive Producer Jeri Taylor, Executive Producer Michael Piller, Creative Consultant Rene Echevarria, Writer Ron Moore, Writer Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 5555 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, California 90038 (213) 956-5000 Kerry McCouggage, President Paramount Television 5555 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, California 90038 (213) 956-5000 Lucy Salhany, President United Paramount Network (UPN) 1180 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 575-7000 For more information about the episode, visit the "Voyager Visibility Project" page at http://www.gaytrek.com/gaytrek