'Star Trek: Discovery' Adds Franchise's First Transgender and Non-Binary Characters

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2 min read The latest season of the TV series Star Trek: Discovery has recognised ‘Resistance is Futile’ by announcing the shows first non-binary and transgender characters, adding to the same-sex couple already in the franchise.

Two new landmark characters for Star Trek, played by Blu del Barrio (Pic: Phil Sharp) and Ian Alexander (Pic: Jake Akita)

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Star Trek: Discovery will soon boldly go where no other Trek has gone before by introducing transgender and non-binary characters in its third season, a first for the long-running sci-fi franchise.Entertainment Tonight reports that the critically-acclaimed CBS All Access series will introduce non-binary actor Blu del Barrio as Adira, and The OA actor Ian Alexander, who is trans, as Gray.Adira is described as a “highly intelligent” character “with a confidence and self-assurance well beyond their

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Star Trek is making diversity history.

In a first for the “Star Trek” franchise, characters who are gender non-binary and transgender will appear on the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” CBS All Access announced on Wednesday.Ian Alexander (“The OA”) will play Gray, a trans man who has spent his life planning to be a Trill host for a symbiotic alien species that lives in different hosts over its lifetime.And newcomer Blu del Barrio will play Adira, a non-binary character who bonds with Lt.

Gene Roddenberry envisioned a future that celebrated diversity and inclusion, and Star Trek: Discovery will continue to honor that ideal in Season 3, which premieres Thursday, Oct. 15 on CBS All Access.

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