I’ve never understood the “political” accusation. A gay couple kissing on TV has little to do with politics since there are gay men with horrendous Right-Wing politics: Roy Cohn, Peter Thiel and we all know even if he doesn’t…Lindsey Graham. Besides, it’s the 23rd Century, this is supposed to be no biggie and a standard occurrence which Humans don’t really sweat like we don’t freak out over a woman showing their ankles. I can’t speak for the other members of the Federation or its enemies except the Klingons have yet to show a female in command of a D-7 battle cruiser.
Now I will admit, I’m not perfect but I’m always trying to keep evolving and adapting. Seeing those dudes kissing back in the in the Eighties would’ve resulted in me going “Ewww!” followed by a homophobic joke. I was a typical immature young person with little sensitivity when it came to hurting others’ feelings. Plus, American society mostly approved this, including much of the Left. Overall I’m glad it has changed. We’re gradually getting closer to Star Trek‘s idealized goal even if we’re experiencing some serious tugs in the wrong direction from the MAGAts.