Sherlock (2010 series), James Watson/Sherlock, from the inside Watson's and Sherlock's relationship doesn't need explanation, like so many other aspects of their lives since they met it just happened and it just is. But from the outside it's confusing--people don't understand, and they constantly want to sort Watson and Sherlock into a box, and Watson finds that very uncomfortable. How does Watson describe his relationship with Sherlock to outsiders? Does he care about making everyone understand? Or is he willing to let people see what they want? Watson and Sherlock's self identities (sexual orientation and gender identity) are the author's choice. Sherlock (BBC) : Harry Watson, Growing up, she didn't think she'd ever have the chance to get married. When her marriage broke up, it felt like a double failure. Sherlock (BBC) : John/Sherlock. Sherlock can see that John is bi -- the signs are obvious. Can he make John see it too? Sherlock (BBC), John Watson, look; how many times does he have to say it; he's NOT GAY. And NO, that does not mean he's straight! Sherlock (BBC), John, he's a soldier, he's a doctor. Those things are part of his identity. Somehow being interested in both genders never felt like that big a part of him. Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock and John/Any Female, John doesn't understand why none of his relationships with women work out. Sherlock knows (or deduces) why. Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock and John/Mary, John can't go on living this lie Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock and John/Mary, John's never told his wife the exact nature of his and Sherlock's relationship Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock, John and Sherlock dealing with their friends' and colleagues' curiosity about their sex life (could include asexual!Sherlock and/or het!John, yet Sherlock and John must be in a committed relationship with each other) Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock, John doesn't consider himself gay or even bisexual, but how else can he explain these feelings he has for Sherlock? (figuring out orientation/identity) Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock, John never thought himself homophobic until he fell in love with a man. Sherlock (BBC), Mycroft Holmes, just because he's gay doesn't mean he has to support gay rights. Sherlock (BBC), Mycroft Holmes, Mycroft does not exactly keep his homosexuality a secret, but that does not mean he enjoys having it plastered all over the tabloids. Sherlock Holmes 2009, Holmes/Watson, Watson has been reading some of the German studies about human sexuality and gets quite an eye-opener as he starts to match some of the findings with his situation with Holmes. Sherlock, John, He usually ignores it when Anderson and Sally insult Sherlock at crime scenes, the man can take care of himself. But he’s gotten in too many fights protecting Harry to let it go when they start questioning Sherlock’s ‘freakishness’ in other areas. Sherlock, John, Once the Yard figures out that Sherlock’s gay, it’s absolutely impossible to convince them that he and John aren’t sleeping together. John would rather say ‘We’re just flatmates’ a thousand times than try to explain the concept of a biromantic heterosexual. Sherlock (BBC), Mycroft Holmes, some people make the mistake of assuming gay stereotypes apply to him. Those people learn their lesson painfully.
Star Trek (any series), any character, It's pretty much impossible to keep secrets when you're surrounded by Betazoids. Star Trek (any series), any characters, Andorians have four sexes. How does this affect what it means for them to be LGBT? Star Trek any series, any character or pairing, Trek's history diverges from our history right around when the gay rights movement was gaining steam. Instead of progress, the Eugenics Wars and World War III pushed social change to the backburner. As a result, the gay rights movement, far from being finished, is only in its middle stages by the 2200s. What is it like to be a citizen in a galaxy where people from different planets get along famously, but your own species still is hesitant about accepting your sexuality? (bonus points if the alien species commonly seen (Klingons, Vulcans, Romulans, Andorians) are more accepting than humans Star Trek: Enterprise : Malcolm Reed & Trip Tucker, Trip discovers Malcolm is actually gay or bi, but Malcolm asks him to keep it to himself. Trip thinks Malcolm is ashamed or scared - but Malcolm argues it's simply no one's business but his own. Star Trek TNG, A Matter of Honor, Worf warned Riker about Klingon females, pity he forgot to warn him about the males Star Trek TNG, Alexander Rozhenko, the real reason he joined the Defence force over Starfleet is he finds it easier to be who he really is with other Klingons. Star Trek TNG, Geordi La Forge, Humans are precieved as being homophobic by other aliens, including Klingons. Trouble is both sides tend to forget that a species is made up of people. Star Trek TNG, Klingons are very accepting of homosexuality, their literature is full of warriors who shared that special bond and it is celebrated in song and stories (think Ancient Greece for ideas), but Worf was raised human Star Trek TNG/DS9 Alexander Rozhenko, he's spent his life being a disappointment to his father, but he thinks a male lover, even a Klingon male lover, might just take the cake. Star Trek, TNG Wesley comes out. Everyone deals with it differently Star Trek, TNG, Wesley Crusher, the real reason he left Starfleet is that he was caught having sex with another cadet. A Male Cadet Star Trek: The Next Generation, Jean-Luc Picard/Jack Crusher, Tapestry - in the universe created for Picard by Q, Jack is not only alive, but unmarried. Could Picard's life be just as fulfilled but in a different way, if he chooses to explore his feelings for Jack rather than suppress them yet again? Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wesley Crusher, Wesley supposes he's lucky the other kids on the Enterprise are too busy harassing him for his job and his IQ to notice his obvious crush on Commander Riker. Then one day, they do. Star Trek: The Next Generation, Worf, Parallels - Worf jumps into a universe where he's married not to Deanna Troi, but to a male crew member. Once home, how does a Klingon go about questioning their sexuality? Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Tom Paris, Sexual identity in the 24th century isn't much of an issue anymore, but someone had forgotten to tell Admiral Paris that. Chakotay deals with the fallout that this has on Tom and their relationship Star Trek: Voyager, The Doctor, The Doc is very enthusiastic about his newfound [LGBTQIA+] identity. There are slideshows. Many slideshows. Star Trek: Voyager, Tom Paris/Chakotay, Everyone is surprised when ladies’ man Tom Paris kisses Chakotay. Tom doesn’t get what the big deal is. Chakotay has to deal with the fact that his view of Tom has been wrong all along. Star Trek: XI : Chekov. "You just haven't met the right person." "You're too young to know what you want." But Chekov knows for a fact that he is asexual. Star Trek: XI : Jim Kirk, it wasn't a big deal before he became captain Star Trek: XI : Spock Prime, He knows that there have been many unanticipated changes to the timeline, but it's still a surprise to find his counterpart in a relationship with a woman.
The Mentalist : Patrick Jane, Becoming a father was the best moment of his life, but what he'd always really wanted was to be a mother. The Mentalist : Patrick Jane/Kimball Cho, Cho fears that Jane is only with him because having sex with a man doesn't count as cheating on his wife. The Mentalist : Teresa Lisbon, Despite the rumours otherwise, Lisbon does have a life outside CBI - she just doesn't want anyone to know about her girlfriend because in her position just being a woman is difficult enough. The Mentalist: Patrick Jane/Kimball Cho, Cho doesn't like it when Jane uses homophobic language to get a rise out of a bigoted suspect. Jane doesn't see what the problem is.
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Date: 2013-03-03 01:06 pm (UTC)Sherlock (BBC) : Harry Watson, Growing up, she didn't think she'd ever have the chance to get married. When her marriage broke up, it felt like a double failure.
Sherlock (BBC) : John/Sherlock. Sherlock can see that John is bi -- the signs are obvious. Can he make John see it too?
Sherlock (BBC), John Watson, look; how many times does he have to say it; he's NOT GAY. And NO, that does not mean he's straight!
Sherlock (BBC), John, he's a soldier, he's a doctor. Those things are part of his identity. Somehow being interested in both genders never felt like that big a part of him.
Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock and John/Any Female, John doesn't understand why none of his relationships with women work out. Sherlock knows (or deduces) why.
Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock and John/Mary, John can't go on living this lie
Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock and John/Mary, John's never told his wife the exact nature of his and Sherlock's relationship
Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock, John and Sherlock dealing with their friends' and colleagues' curiosity about their sex life (could include asexual!Sherlock and/or het!John, yet Sherlock and John must be in a committed relationship with each other)
Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock, John doesn't consider himself gay or even bisexual, but how else can he explain these feelings he has for Sherlock? (figuring out orientation/identity)
Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock, John never thought himself homophobic until he fell in love with a man.
Sherlock (BBC), Mycroft Holmes, just because he's gay doesn't mean he has to support gay rights.
Sherlock (BBC), Mycroft Holmes, Mycroft does not exactly keep his homosexuality a secret, but that does not mean he enjoys having it plastered all over the tabloids. Sherlock Holmes 2009, Holmes/Watson, Watson has been reading some of the German studies about human sexuality and gets quite an eye-opener as he starts to match some of the findings with his situation with Holmes.
Sherlock, John, He usually ignores it when Anderson and Sally insult Sherlock at crime scenes, the man can take care of himself. But he’s gotten in too many fights protecting Harry to let it go when they start questioning Sherlock’s ‘freakishness’ in other areas.
Sherlock, John, Once the Yard figures out that Sherlock’s gay, it’s absolutely impossible to convince them that he and John aren’t sleeping together. John would rather say ‘We’re just flatmates’ a thousand times than try to explain the concept of a biromantic heterosexual.
Sherlock (BBC), Mycroft Holmes, some people make the mistake of assuming gay stereotypes apply to him. Those people learn their lesson painfully.
Star Trek (any series), any character, It's pretty much impossible to keep secrets when you're surrounded by Betazoids.
Star Trek (any series), any characters, Andorians have four sexes. How does this affect what it means for them to be LGBT?
Star Trek any series, any character or pairing, Trek's history diverges from our history right around when the gay rights movement was gaining steam. Instead of progress, the Eugenics Wars and World War III pushed social change to the backburner. As a result, the gay rights movement, far from being finished, is only in its middle stages by the 2200s. What is it like to be a citizen in a galaxy where people from different planets get along famously, but your own species still is hesitant about accepting your sexuality? (bonus points if the alien species commonly seen (Klingons, Vulcans, Romulans, Andorians) are more accepting than humans
Star Trek: Enterprise : Malcolm Reed & Trip Tucker, Trip discovers Malcolm is actually gay or bi, but Malcolm asks him to keep it to himself. Trip thinks Malcolm is ashamed or scared - but Malcolm argues it's simply no one's business but his own.
Star Trek TNG, A Matter of Honor, Worf warned Riker about Klingon females, pity he forgot to warn him about the males
Star Trek TNG, Alexander Rozhenko, the real reason he joined the Defence force over Starfleet is he finds it easier to be who he really is with other Klingons.
Star Trek TNG, Geordi La Forge, Humans are precieved as being homophobic by other aliens, including Klingons. Trouble is both sides tend to forget that a species is made up of people.
Star Trek TNG, Klingons are very accepting of homosexuality, their literature is full of warriors who shared that special bond and it is celebrated in song and stories (think Ancient Greece for ideas), but Worf was raised human
Star Trek TNG/DS9 Alexander Rozhenko, he's spent his life being a disappointment to his father, but he thinks a male lover, even a Klingon male lover, might just take the cake.
Star Trek, TNG Wesley comes out. Everyone deals with it differently
Star Trek, TNG, Wesley Crusher, the real reason he left Starfleet is that he was caught having sex with another cadet. A Male Cadet
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Jean-Luc Picard/Jack Crusher, Tapestry - in the universe created for Picard by Q, Jack is not only alive, but unmarried. Could Picard's life be just as fulfilled but in a different way, if he chooses to explore his feelings for Jack rather than suppress them yet again?
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wesley Crusher, Wesley supposes he's lucky the other kids on the Enterprise are too busy harassing him for his job and his IQ to notice his obvious crush on Commander Riker. Then one day, they do.
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Worf, Parallels - Worf jumps into a universe where he's married not to Deanna Troi, but to a male crew member. Once home, how does a Klingon go about questioning their sexuality?
Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Tom Paris, Sexual identity in the 24th century isn't much of an issue anymore, but someone had forgotten to tell Admiral Paris that. Chakotay deals with the fallout that this has on Tom and their relationship
Star Trek: Voyager, The Doctor, The Doc is very enthusiastic about his newfound [LGBTQIA+] identity. There are slideshows. Many slideshows.
Star Trek: Voyager, Tom Paris/Chakotay, Everyone is surprised when ladies’ man Tom Paris kisses Chakotay. Tom doesn’t get what the big deal is. Chakotay has to deal with the fact that his view of Tom has been wrong all along.
Star Trek: XI : Chekov. "You just haven't met the right person." "You're too young to know what you want." But Chekov knows for a fact that he is asexual.
Star Trek: XI : Jim Kirk, it wasn't a big deal before he became captain
Star Trek: XI : Spock Prime, He knows that there have been many unanticipated changes to the timeline, but it's still a surprise to find his counterpart in a relationship with a woman.
The Mentalist : Patrick Jane, Becoming a father was the best moment of his life, but what he'd always really wanted was to be a mother.
The Mentalist : Patrick Jane/Kimball Cho, Cho fears that Jane is only with him because having sex with a man doesn't count as cheating on his wife.
The Mentalist : Teresa Lisbon, Despite the rumours otherwise, Lisbon does have a life outside CBI - she just doesn't want anyone to know about her girlfriend because in her position just being a woman is difficult enough.
The Mentalist: Patrick Jane/Kimball Cho, Cho doesn't like it when Jane uses homophobic language to get a rise out of a bigoted suspect. Jane doesn't see what the problem is.