>‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Will Introduce First Non-Binary And Transgender Characters In Season 3
>Star Trek: Discovery continues the franchise tradition of representation and inclusion with two new additions to the crew in Season 3.
>The non-binary character Adira, (Blu del Barrio), and the transgender character, a trans man named Gray (Ian Alexander), will both debut in the third season of Star Trek: Discovery, the currently-running series that takes place shortly before the canonical Kirk-Spock era.
>According to the announcement, Adira is “highly intelligent with confidence and self-assurance beyond their years,” and finds a new home on the U.S.S. Discovery, forming an unexpected bond with with Lt. Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz). Gray is empathetic, warm and eager to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a Trill host, but he will have to adapt when his life takes an unexpected turn.
>Blu del Barrio (they/them) is a non-binary actor who was in the final year at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and a veteran of theater and short films since age 7. This is their television acting debut.
>Ian Alexander (they/them, he/him), age 19, is the first transgender Asian-American person to act on television and had previously appeared as Buck Vu on the Netflix NFLX series “The OA.” They were also featured in the popular video game “The Last of Us Part II” (Naughty Dog.)
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