There were other interracial kisses on television before, but I think it’s undeniable that Star Trek’s was the first a lot of people saw and had great cultural impact.
There were other interracial kisses on television before, but I think it’s undeniable that Star Trek’s was the first a lot of people saw and had great cultural impact.
As Baume points out, the context of the kiss was somewhat complicated. The female characters involved, Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) and Lenara Kahn (Susanna Thompson), were from an alien race known as the Trill that exists as symbionts implanted in host bodies.
When Dax was inhabiting a male body a lifetime or two ago, she and Kahn were a married couple. Unfortunately for them, re-associating with a former spouse in Trill society is strictly prohibited.
Here's the direct link to the video that HuffPost is summarising: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p4ARhYRJSQ
Star Trek was also the first show to have an interracial kiss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Interracial_Kiss_on_Television
There were other interracial kisses on television before, but I think it’s undeniable that Star Trek’s was the first a lot of people saw and had great cultural impact.