I will be forever disappointed that the higher-ups refused to have that alien played by a male actor. I am glad if it helps trans people feel noticed and respected though.
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Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months agoTNG basically had Riker fuck an alien trans woman in 1992.
Any trekkie who complains about Trek being too woke, is either a moron, or not an actual fan.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months ago
Seem to remember Frakes being dissapointed with that too. Wanted a male actor.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yes, he’s talked about that before.
teft@startrek.website 8 months ago
DS9 had Jadzia reconnect with another trill whose host happened to be a woman. TOS had the first televised interracial kiss. ENT had a pregnant Trip Tucker. Trek has always been woke.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And, of course, Discovery has Stamets and Culber, plus their adopted nonbinary child.
I’m pretty sure Mariner’s up for anything.
teft@startrek.website 8 months ago
Mariner is definitely down for anything. She’s dating the andorian Jennifer in a few episodes and she also went on a date with Steve Levy the conspiracy guy. She also dated an Anabaj to annoy her mom so…yeah.
FaceDeer@kbin.social 8 months ago
I like that she had to classify Bynars separately from non-binary people.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
First televised interracial kiss in the US. I believe there was a televised interracial kiss on UK TV a decade earlier.