When comparing Riker and Bashir, I'd say the latter is more like Blanche
The streets are paved with Golden Girls:
DS9 s4e17 "Accession"
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I saw an interview where one of the creators of Golden Girls said in their mind they were just making a show about four gay men sharing an apartment but because that was impossible under the Hayes Code, they layered it under four older women in Florida. I can't unsee that perspective now.
It would tickle my funny bone if you share some with Garak and Bashir so I can feel double queer-coded.
I saw an interview where one of the creators of Golden Girls said in their mind they were just making a show about four gay men sharing an apartment but because that was impossible under the Hayes Code, they layered it under four older women in Florida. I can't unsee that perspective now.
It would tickle my funny bone if you share some with Garak and Bashir so I can feel double queer-coded.
On it.
Edit: Done
Beautiful.