As evidenced by the profiles in this issue, Star Trek: Discovery is one of television’s queerest shows. Out space heroes like Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp), Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio), and Gray (Ian Alexander) routinely perform feats of derring-do aboard the U.S.S. Discovery. Behind the scenes and the camera, there are LGBTQ+ folks and allies ushering in a universe of rainbow representation for the long-running sci-fi franchise.
Michelle Paradise, in the captain’s chair as ’s co-showrunner, helps guide the writers’
