Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Introduce Non-Binary and Transgender Characters

The first "Star Trek" franchise featuring non-binary and transgender characters. It was announced by CBS All Access on Wednesday 02 September 2020 that "Star Trek: Discovery" will add the roles of Adira and Gray.

Adira is a smart and confident non-binary character who joins USS Discovery. This character is played by Blu del Barrio who has acted in theater and short films since the age of 7.

Non-binary itself is a gender variety where a person feels that he does not have a tendency to be male or female. So that they can admit that they are neither male nor female. And they can also consider themselves to have two sexes at once.

Meanwhile, Gray is a warm and passionate transgender character who wants to fulfill his dream of hosting Trill. The character Gray will be played by Ian Alexander.

Reporting from us today, the two new characters will be played by actors with the same gender identity as their characters.

Welcome Blu del Barrio and @ianaIexander to the #StarTrekFamily! They will be playing Adira, Star Trek's first non-binary character, and Gray, Star Trek's first transgender character in #StarTrekDiscovery Season 3. Learn more about Blu in this @glaad Q&A: https://t.co/gd54tVl8p0 pic.twitter.com/WroJ32n7Cp

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"When I got the call that I would play Adira, I had not told the majority of my friends and family that I was non-binary," said Blu del Barrio.

Meanwhile, Ian Alexander will become the first transgender American to act on television.

In a statement co-showrunner and executive producer, Michelle Paradise said that "Star Trek" has always made a mission to provide visibility to an underrepresented community.

"Star Trek has always made a mission to provide visibility to underrepresented communities because it believes in showing people that a future without division on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation is completely within our reach," said Michelle Paradise.

The third season of Star Trek: Discovery is set to premiere on October 15.