Star Trek Actors in LGBT Roles

Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan)

portrayed lesbian character Celie Harris Johnson in "The Color Purple" (1985).

portrayed (and won the Oscar) for character Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost" (1990)

who has an interestingly edited girl/girl scene scene with Demi Moore in which

Whoopi's character is possessed by a dead man's spirit.

portrayed lesbian character Jane Deluca in "Boys on the Side" (1994).

appeared in the 'LGBT in Film' documentary "The Celluloid Closet" (1994).

portrayed Nurse Myrna who cared for a dying gay man in 1997's "In the Gloaming".

Also of note are her cameos (as herself) in the gay themed films "In & Out" (1997) & "Showboy" (2001).

She also appeared in the "Gay" 2002 Christmas Special for Absolutely Fabulous.

Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean Luc Picard / Locutus of Borg)

portrayed gay character Sterling in "Jeffrey".