Gender, Sexuality, and Star Trek

These pages are a combination of two interests of mine: Star Trek and and queer/feminist issues. Note that they will only cover TNG and DS9, the two Star Trek series I am most familiar with. These essays also assume the reader is familiar with the main characters of both series.

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Important: these links lead to nowhere because I am not done with any of these essays!

The Outcast - Star Treks First Trangender Character (TNG)
The Trill and Sexuality - Star Treks First Lesbian Relationship (DS9 and TNG)
The Skant and Dress Uniform - Gender (Non?)Conformity in Star Trek Men (TNG)
Ferengi and Females - Ferengi Women's Clothes Shouldn't be Dresses (DS9)
Data and Odo - Aro Aces aren't Human (TNG and DS9)
The Trill and Gender - Why are Trill Men Misogynistic if They've been Women Before? (DS9)
Not gender or sexuality oops: Jadzia Dax and ADHD (DS9)

I dont have enough coherent thoughts about this to be a full fledged essay, but Kira should have been a lesbian. To have a well rounded and assertive main female character be a lesbian would have been a major win for lesbians. Also look at her.